Arranging triangles in grid order

Question

My program generated triangles automatically, however the arrangement of the triangles are random on JPanel. How can I plot the triangle in a grid order? Thanks.

EDITED:

for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++)    
{ 

  xCoord[0] = generator.nextInt(MAX_WIDTH);
  yCoord[0] = generator.nextInt(MAX_HEIGHT);

  xCoord[1] = (int) (xCoord[0] - xWidth);
  xCoord[2] = (int) (xCoord[1] + (xWidth/2));         

  yCoord[1] = yCoord[0];
  yCoord[2] = (int) (yCoord[1] - yHeight);  

  triangles.add( new Polygon(xCoord,yCoord, 3)); 
}

EDITED: OUTPUT DESIRED

How can I make the program generate many pattern but it MUST be in symmetrical form? e.g. left and right is symmetrical. I've tried to make Loop but so far it only generate 1 pattern. Help please :-(

*** ***      OR    **   **        OR  ***   ***    etc (as long as it is symmetrical)
*** ***            **   **             *     *
 *   *

Answer 1

If your triangles are not all the same size, shape and orientation (or only approximately), then you could place them such that their circumcentre points are on a precise grid, giving you an approximation of being "equally" spaced. You can try other points, such as the centre of the nine-point circle to see if you can find a visually more pleasing arrangement.

See the [Wikipedia article on triangles][1] for more information about these points.

[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle"Wikipedia article on triangles"