TactiForma More shapes,
more precision
and more creativity
on your TactiPad
Square Template (TactiForma Set) Draw a diamond,
parallelogram, trapezium
or 3D shapes like a
pyramid or cube
Triangle Template (TactiForma Set)
Use the equal sided triangle
for rectangular triangles
of 30, 60 or 90 degrees,
a diamond or a star
Rectangular hook /L-shape hook Template (TactiForma Set)
Create a 90 degree angle.
Or turn it into an
irregular triangle.
Draw diamonds or kites.
Polygon Template (TactiForma Set)
Your drawing options range
from penta via hexa, hepta
and octa to nonagons.
You can also create mandalas.
Spur Wheel Template (TactiForma Set)
Interlink spur wheels
for drawings in mechanics or
use them to express yourself
with flower design.
Oval Template (TactiForma Set)
Start practicing
for next year's
easter greeting cards
with the oval templates.
TactiForma: More drawing templates for your TactiPad!
The TactiForma set of tools makes the drawing process easier for you and is an extension for the TactiPad drawing board. The set consists of templates to assist with the drawing of squares, equal sided triangles, irregular rectangular triangles, regular polygons and spur wheels. The set enables you as an inexperienced user to create these often used shapes without the need for positioning and measuring. As a more experienced user you will discover they are a great help to draw these shapes in a fast and accurate manner. The dimensions are precise.
The tools have been created for an artistic or technical application. They are a very helpfull accesory for the TactiPad as well as the CircleFrame and the GraphGrid.
General specifications
- The dimensions and the layout will help you identify the dimensions of the tools and the alignment to other already created shapes.
- You can hold the tools either in your left or right hand.
- Large indents for picking up the template, referred to as ‘finger fitters’
- Small indents (1.5 mm) for measurement, alignment and rotation purposes.
- Pushpin markers to fixate the tool on the TactiPad.
- Extra length to compensate for the ‘drawing loss’. The shapes are a little larger to make sure that when drawing following the inner contour, the raised line has the correct length.
Description of all templates
Here are some details about each of the tools.
Square Template
The sizes of the squares ranges from two to ten centimetres. The frame that forms the square is one centimetre wide. So a four centimetre squared template has the inner dimension of four centimetres. The outside is six centimetres in square.
Two diagonal opposite outside corners are sharp, there you can find the pushpin. The other two corners are rounded. Along the outside a small indent is provided at every centimetre. The inner side has an indent at the halfway position of each of the four sides. In two of the opposing outer sides you find finger fitters for easy lifting or extra grip.
Utilising the square template
When you position the square somewhere on the TactiPad in any orientation and then draw along the inner contour, you create your first square. With the square template you can create many more shapes such as diamond, parallelogram, trapezium, and also 3D shapes such as pyramid or cube.
Triangle Template
The templates for the triangles are of the type equal sided triangle. The length of the sides ranges from three to eight centimetres respectively. One outer corner is rounded, the other two are sharp. Along the outside you find indents at every centimetre. They correspond with the corners at the beginning/ending of the inner sides. The body of the triangle is about 12 millimetres wide. On the top surface, you find pushpin markers.
The inner sides have an indent at their halfway position. On one of the outer sides you find a finger fitter for easy lifting or extra grip.
Utilising the triangle template
When you place the triangle template somewhere on the TactiPad in any orientation and then draw along the inner contour, you create your first triangle.
With the equal sided triangle you can create other shapes: a rectangular triangle of 30, 60 or 90 degrees, a diamond and star.
Rectangular hook / L-shape hook Template
The two sides of the rectangular hook are under an angle of 90 degrees and are 10 centimetres long. The body of the tool is two centimetres wide. The corner between the sides is rounded at the outer side. The sides are ending with a 90 degree hook. Near the rounded corner and near to the tips, you find push pin markers.
You find indents for 30, 45 and 90 degrees at the rounded corner for alignment with the ruler. There are centimetre indicators along the inner side on the top surface. The inner sides have indents every half centimetre. At the outer side you find indents to perform a 30 or 45 degree rotation in reference to the inside angle. On the outer sides, near to the tips you find a finger fitter for easy lifting or extra grip.
Utilising the rectangular hook template
When you drawing along the two sides towards the inner corner you create two lines with a 90 degree angle. When you connect the two endings of the previously created lines you will get an irregular triangle on the TactiPad. By rotating and/or mirroring a triangle, you can create shapes such as diamond or kite.
Polygon Template
The set contains templates for regular polygons with five, six, seven, eight and nine corners referred to as pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon and nonagon respectively. The radius of the polygons ranges from two to eight centimetres.
The body of the tool is two centimetres wide. It is shaped as a triangle where one side is not present. It could be described as a jaw hook. The angle between the two sides is less than 90 degrees. Near to the rounded outside corner and near to the tips you find pushpin markers. One side of the polygon tool contains a number of wholes, indicating the number of corners of the particular polygon.
The side with the wholes is referred to as ‘radius side’. This radius side has a centimetre indication in the top surface and indents every half centimetre. The inner side of the side with the finger fitter to the far right is referred to as ‘drawing side’. The drawing side has the same number of indents as found on the radius side.
To construct the polygon, the pen position in the radius side has to correspond with the one in the drawing side, measured starting at the inner corner. As an example, a groove as a visual tactile clue ending at the four centimetre radius indication shows the direction to look for the corresponding indent in the drawing side and/or the respective bisectrix position. The value for the radius is measured starting at the inner sharp corner and increases towards the tip. The once selected position at the radius side is going to be the centre of the polygon.
At the outer side of the drawing side you find indents as well. They indicate the position for the bisectrix of the equal leg triangle. The outside corner in between the radius side and the drawing side is rounded to allow for alignment with the ruler; the distance from the sharp hook to the ruler remains the same when you move/rotate the polygon tool.
Utilising the regular polygon template
The regular polygon tools are mainly used to create these shapes. You can also create mandalas. You have to use at least one pushpin to mark the centre of the polygon. A second pushpin is handy to mark the position to draw to along the drawing side.
Spur Wheel Template
There are different types of spur wheels. This shape represents the mechanical properties with which the force can be maximised. When you interlink two wheels of this type, their teeth always have a point of contact under an angle of 90 degrees when rotating. Although it looks like an arbitrary number of teeth can be placed in a circle, this is not the case.
The wheels in the set have 12 or 15 teeth respectively. The spaces between them – their negative counterparts – are placed on the inside of the round template, so that the drawing result will have its teeth on the outside. The body of the spur wheel has finger fitters in eight positions along the outside for easy lifting or extra grip. You find pushpin markers in the top surface of the body.
Utilising the spur wheel template
The spur wheel is a relative complex tool to use / shape to create. We recommend to use one to two push pins to fixate to tool on the TactiPad. Draw the inner contour of the spur wheel and you have created the first step into the mechanical domain or flower design.
Once you have interlinked two spur wheels, you will experience a complex issue: finding the perfect position for one tooth on the one and two teeth on the other wheel to “bite each other”. This gives you an impression of how delicate spur wheel systems are in mechanics.
Oval Template
(This section will be completetd soon)
Content of the Set
Order them all together! The set contains:
- 7 squares of different sizes. Some fit into each other.
- 7 triangles of different sizes. Some fit into each other.
- 1 rectangular / L-shape hook
- 4 polygon templates of different sizes.
- 2 spur wheels of different sizes. They fit into each other.
- 4 ovals. Two and two fit into each other respectively.
- 1 double sided board case with moulds to squeeze in each template.
