Basic shapes with great ease and high accuracy for art and science
The 26 TactiForma tools to draw basic shapes bring a fast and accurate drawing experience.
The TactiForma set includes the following tools:
- 7 Squares from 2 to 8 centimetres
- 7 Triangles from 3 to 9 centimetres
- 1 Rectangle L-shape hook 10*10 centimetres
- 5 Regular polygon tools of 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 sides plus magnetic foot
- 2 Spur wheels with 12 and 20 teeth
- 4 Ellipses of 5*3 , 6*4, 7*5, 8*6 centimetres
A square as an example
Creating a square completely by hand is not that easy at all! Of course, one has to understand the concept of four sides of equal length and four angles of 90 degrees. But to put the lines in their correct positions, making sure they have the same length and the corners are 90 degrees and using a ruler and measuring the angles with a protractor is a tedious process. Once this is understood and has been done a few times, this is not very rewarding anymore. Having a tool to create a square in the desired size makes drawing much more efficient. The same applies to various shapes like triangles, ellipses, regular polygons and spur wheels.
The real win; more than basic shapes
The win of the TactiForma tools is already in your hands by creating a single basic shape with ease. However, the real advantage shows when applying combinations of the various tools with their built-in ‘mathematical’ features in your drawings, whether for artistic or more technically oriented subjects. By using pushpins for alignment or as referential markings, the accuracy of the drawing will be further improved.
Product characteristics
- The tools have such dimensions that they can be manipulated by children’s hands.
- The tools are suitable for left or right hand usage.
- Each tool comes in a useful range of different sizes.
- The tools have anti-slip material on the bottom to keep them in place more easily.
- Most tools allow the pen to follow the inner contour for a smooth and accurate drawing.
- Pushpin markers help to fixate the tool on the TactiPad drawing board.
- The positioning and alignment of the tool in the drawing or with another tool has natural measurement units in centimetres, even when rotating the tool.
- Finger grips make it easy to place and hold the tool on the drawing surface.
- It is easy to recognise a particular tool.
- Measurement indications and indents help to measure distance and size.
- The tools are sized precisely to compensate for pen offset, ensuring accurate dimensions in the finished drawing.
The TactiForma tool descriptions and manual sections really deserve your attention because this will increase the level of finesse in your output.