# 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. ``` init(tileSet: SKTileSet, columns: Int, rows: Int, tileSize: CGSize, tileGroupLayout: [SKTileGroup]) ``` ## Parameters `tileSet` The tile set that is used to render the tiles `columns` The number of columns in the map `rows` The number of rows in the map `tileSize` The size of each tile in points `tileGroupLayout` An array of tile groups to fill the tile map with. ## Return Value A new tile map node. ## Discussion This initializer fills each tile with a texture defined by the final argument which is a row-major array of [`SKTileGroup`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKTileGroup) objects. For example, for a 2 by 2 map node, a `tileGroupLayout` of `[A, B, C, D]` would place tile group `A` in the bottom left of the node and group `D` in the top right. The length of the tile group layout array should be the same as columns multiplied by rows. --- 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)