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Revision as of 15:18, 3 August 2013
In the domain of Dwarf Fortress, orthogonal, or orthogonally, is a fancy word used to mean "not diagonally". It's shorthand for "East-West, North-South" or "up or down or left or right".
This concept is important in many aspects of construction, fluid pressure, and other areas. Especially in above-ground construction, where a tile not connected orthogonally to something either cannot be built, or will collapse.
Diagram 1:
xox oCo xox
- The center tile, C, is orthogonal to the four o tiles.
- Each o tile is orthogonal to the center C tile, plus two x tiles.
- The x tiles are all orthogonal to two o tiles.
- No x tiles are orthogonal to each other, nor are any o tiles orthogonal to each other.
- The center tile, C, is orthogonal to the four o tiles.
These X's are all connected orthogonally:
XXXXXX XXX X X XXXXXXX
These X's are not--some connections are diagonal:
XXX XX XX
XX X
XXXXXX