# Creating a Tile Map Programmatically ## Overview The collection of functions you use to create a tile map node programmatically. > Tip: > You can create a tile map node much quicker by using Xcode’s SpriteKit Scene Editor. ## Topics ### Creating a Tile Map [`init(tileSet: SKTileSet, columns: Int, rows: Int, tileSize: CGSize)`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKTileMapNode/init(tileSet:columns:rows:tileSize:)) Creates and initializes a tile map node using the provided tile set with a specified number of columns and rows. [`init(tileSet: SKTileSet, columns: Int, rows: Int, tileSize: CGSize, fillWith: SKTileGroup)`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKTileMapNode/init(tileSet:columns:rows:tileSize:fillWith:)) Creates and initializes a tile map node using the provided tile set with a specified number of columns and rows. [`init(tileSet: SKTileSet, columns: Int, rows: Int, tileSize: CGSize, tileGroupLayout: [SKTileGroup])`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKTileMapNode/init(tileSet:columns:rows:tileSize:tileGroupLayout:)) Creates and initializes a tile map node using the provided tile set with a specified number of columns and rows. For a grid set type, the overall size, in points, of the node will be `numberOfColumns * tileSize.width` wide and `numberOfRows * tileSize.height` high. [`class func tileMapNodes(tileSet: SKTileSet, columns: Int, rows: Int, tileSize: CGSize, from: GKNoiseMap, tileTypeNoiseMapThresholds: [NSNumber]) -> [SKTileMapNode]`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKTileMapNode/tileMapNodes(tileSet:columns:rows:tileSize:from:tileTypeNoiseMapThresholds:)) Creates a tile map node by allowing a to choose its tiles. [`+ (instancetype) tileMapNodeWithTileSet:(SKTileSet *) tileSet columns:(NSUInteger) columns rows:(NSUInteger) rows tileSize:(CGSize) tileSize;`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKTileMapNode/tileMapNodeWithTileSet:columns:rows:tileSize:) [`+ (instancetype) tileMapNodeWithTileSet:(SKTileSet *) tileSet columns:(NSUInteger) columns rows:(NSUInteger) rows tileSize:(CGSize) tileSize fillWithTileGroup:(SKTileGroup *) tileGroup;`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKTileMapNode/tileMapNodeWithTileSet:columns:rows:tileSize:fillWithTileGroup:) [`+ (instancetype) tileMapNodeWithTileSet:(SKTileSet *) tileSet columns:(NSUInteger) columns rows:(NSUInteger) rows tileSize:(CGSize) tileSize tileGroupLayout:(NSArray *) tileGroupLayout;`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKTileMapNode/tileMapNodeWithTileSet:columns:rows:tileSize:tileGroupLayout:) ### Defining a Tile Map’s Contents [`var enableAutomapping: Bool`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKTileMapNode/enableAutomapping) When creating a tile map node programmatically, specifies whether the tile map uses automapping behavior like the scene editor. [`func fill(with: SKTileGroup?)`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKTileMapNode/fill(with:)) When creating a tile map node programmatically, this function performs a fill operation with the specified tile group. [`func setTileGroup(SKTileGroup, andTileDefinition: SKTileDefinition, forColumn: Int, row: Int)`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKTileMapNode/setTileGroup(_:andTileDefinition:forColumn:row:)) Set the tile group and tile definition at the specified tile index. [`func setTileGroup(SKTileGroup?, forColumn: Int, row: Int)`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKTileMapNode/setTileGroup(_:forColumn:row:)) Set the tile group at the specified tile index. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)