this is the code to create a series of hexagons var counter:Number = 1; var p:Number = random(5); for (i=0;i<20;i++) { createEmptyMovieClip("line", i); line.lineStyle(4 , 0xFF0000, 5*i); line.moveTo(10+p*i,20+p*i); line.lineTo(27+p*i,10+p*i); line.lineTo(44+p*i,20+p*i); line.lineTo(44+p*i,40+p*i); line.lineTo(27+p*i,50+p*i); line.lineTo(10+p*i,40+p*i); line.lineTo(10+p*i,20+p*i); p=p+1; }