learning me some openscad by playing with a hexagonal grid

hex_grid.scad

module hexagon(radius)
{
  circle(r=radius,$fn=6);
}

module shell(radius)
{
  difference()
  {
    hexagon(radius*1.2); // base
    hexagon(radius*1.1); // hole
  }
}

module piece(radius)
{
  translate([0, 0, -radius/12])
  {
    scale([1,1,0.5])
    {
      hexagon(radius);
    }
  }
}

module shell_with_piece(radius)
{
  shell(radius);
  piece(radius);
}

function column_to_offset(column, offset) = (column % 2) * offset;

module translate_to_hex(x_coord, y_coord, hex_width)
{
  translate([x_coord*hex_width*1.75, y_coord*hex_width*2+column_to_offset(x_coord, hex_width), 0])
  {
    child(0);
  }
}

module lattice(rows, columns, hex_width)
{
  for(x = [0:columns-1])
  {
    for(y = [0:rows-1])
    {
      translate_to_hex(x, y, hex_width)
      {
        shell(hex_width);
      }
    }
  }
}

linear_extrude(height=4)
{
  lattice(4, 5, 8);

  // translate_to_hex(2, 2, 4)
  // {
  //   piece(4);
  // }
}

Hey! I was wondering how I could edit this code to make stacks of hexagons at different sizes. I can make each individual layer but I'm not sure how to edit the code to add multiple layers. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers :)

@knowledgewhale22 Great question! I don't know! This fragment is from a decade ago and I haven't tinkered with OpenScad since, however...

I would look at the translate function on line 36. You can see I'm passing a parameterized x and y value, but the z value is a constant 0, creating a 2 dimensional grid. I think if you want to stack them instead, you'll iterate while varying your radius as desired and increasing the z value to go "up".

Good luck!