#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define loop(n) for (int ngtkana_is_genius = 0; ngtkana_is_genius < int(n); ngtkana_is_genius++)
#define rep(i, begin, end) for(int i = int(begin); i < int(end); i++)
#define all(v) v.begin(), v.end()
#define lint long long
auto cmn = [](auto& a, auto b){if (a > b) {a = b; return true;} return false;};
auto cmx = [](auto& a, auto b){if (a < b) {a = b; return true;} return false;};
void debug_impl() { std::cerr << std::endl; }
template <typename Head, typename... Tail>
void debug_impl(Head head, Tail... tail){
  std::cerr << " " << head;
  debug_impl(tail...);
}
#define debug(...)\
  std::cerr << std::boolalpha << "[" << #__VA_ARGS__ << "]:";\
  debug_impl(__VA_ARGS__);\
  std::cerr << std::noboolalpha;

template <typename T>
auto make_vector_impl(size_t sz, T t) {return std::vector<T>(sz, t);}

template <size_t N, typename T, typename U, std::enable_if_t<N == 1, std::nullptr_t> = nullptr>
auto make_vector(size_t sz, U u) {return make_vector_impl(sz, T(u));}

template <size_t N, typename T, std::enable_if_t<N == 1, std::nullptr_t> = nullptr>
auto make_vector(size_t sz) {return std::vector<T>(sz);}

template <size_t N, typename T, typename... Args, std::enable_if_t<N != 1, std::nullptr_t> = nullptr>
auto make_vector(size_t a, Args... args) {return make_vector_impl(a, make_vector<N - 1, T>(args...));}

template <typename T, typename Size_t>
auto& at(T& t, Size_t i) {return t.at(i);}

template <typename T, typename Size_t, typename... Args>
auto& at(T& t, Size_t i, Args... args) {return at(t.at(i), args...);}

template <typename T>
std::istream& operator>> (std::istream& is, std::vector<T>& v) {
  for (auto & x : v) is >> x;
  return is;
}

template <typename T>
std::ostream& operator<< (std::ostream& os, const std::vector<T>& v) {
  auto n = v.size();
  os << "{";
  for (size_t i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {os << (i > 0 ? "," : "") << v.at(i);}
  return os << "}";
}

int main() {
  std::cin.tie(0); std::cin.sync_with_stdio(false);
  int n, k; std::cin >> n >> k;
  auto N = (n + k - 1) / k;
  auto ret = make_vector< 2, int >(N, N, false);
  auto cnt = 0;
  rep(i, 0, N) rep(j, 0, N) {
    if ((i + j) % N < k) {
      cnt++;
      at(ret, i, j) = true;
      if (cnt == n) break;
    }
  }
  std::cout << N << std::endl;
  for (auto& v : ret) {
    for (auto x : v) {
      std::cout << (x ? '#' : '.');
    }
    std::cout << std::endl;
  }
  return 0;
}