diff --git a/src/cli/mapshaper-options.mjs b/src/cli/mapshaper-options.mjs
index 53d1d234..2cc1d9dd 100644
--- a/src/cli/mapshaper-options.mjs
+++ b/src/cli/mapshaper-options.mjs
@@ -995,12 +995,12 @@ export function getOptionParser() {
       describe: 'side length (e.g. 500m, 12km)',
       type: 'distance'
     })
-    // .option('cols', {
-    //   type: 'integer'
-    // })
-    // .option('rows', {
-    //   type: 'integer'
-    // })
+    .option('cols', {
+      type: 'integer'
+    })
+    .option('rows', {
+      type: 'integer'
+    })
     // .option('bbox', {
     //   type: 'bbox',
     //   describe: 'xmin,ymin,xmax,ymax (default is bbox of data)'
diff --git a/src/grids/mapshaper-grid-utils.mjs b/src/grids/mapshaper-grid-utils.mjs
index c118464a..6ad302ce 100644
--- a/src/grids/mapshaper-grid-utils.mjs
+++ b/src/grids/mapshaper-grid-utils.mjs
@@ -14,4 +14,6 @@ export function twoCircleIntersection(c1, r1, c2, r2) {
   }
   return r1sq * Math.acos(d1/r1) - d1 * Math.sqrt(r1sq - d1 * d1) +
     r2sq * Math.acos(d2/r2) - d2 * Math.sqrt(r2sq - d2 * d2);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+
diff --git a/src/grids/mapshaper-hex-grid.mjs b/src/grids/mapshaper-hex-grid.mjs
index 5fd3b41e..969d24fe 100644
--- a/src/grids/mapshaper-hex-grid.mjs
+++ b/src/grids/mapshaper-hex-grid.mjs
@@ -8,6 +8,24 @@ import { orient2D } from '../geom/mapshaper-segment-geom';
 // Currently the origin cell is always an "outie" (protruding); in the future
 //   "innie" origin cells may be supported
 
+export function getHexGridParams(bbox, interval, opts) {
+  var params = {};
+  params.flatTop = opts.type != 'hex2'; // hex2 is "pointy-top" orientation
+  // origin cell (bottom left) may be "outie" or "innie" ... could be settable
+  params.outieOrigin = true;
+
+  // get origin and counts for centered grid
+  // params.u0 = _getUOrigin();
+  // params.v0 = _getVOrigin();
+  // params.colCounts = _getColCounts(bbox, interval);
+  // params.rowCounts = _getRowCounts(bbox, interval);
+
+  if (opts.aligned) {
+
+  }
+}
+
+
 // interval: side length in projected coordinates
 // bbox: bounding box of area to be enclosed by grid
 //
@@ -23,6 +41,8 @@ export function getHexGridMaker(bbox, interval, opts) {
   var _uOrigin = _getUOrigin();
   var _vOrigin = _getVOrigin();
 
+  var params = getHexGridParams(bbox, interval, opts);
+
   function cells() {
     return _rowCounts[0] * _colCounts[0] + _rowCounts[1] * _colCounts[1];
   }