The TactiForma contains seven equilateral triangles. The length of the sides ranges from three to nine centimetres. To description sectionTo manual section 03.1 – Detailed description of the triangle tool The body of the triangle is about 12 millimetres wide. On all three outer sides a finger fitter is provided for easy lifting or extra grip. One outer corner is rounded, the other two are sharp. All three corners have a pushpin marker on the top …
The TactiForma has one rectangle hook tool with two orthogonal rulers of a length of 10 centimetres. To description sectionTo manual section 04.1 – Detailed description of the rectangle hook tool The rectangle hook tool has the shape of a capital L, where the horizontal and vertical parts of the character have the same length of 10 centimetres/approx. 4 inches. The two parts enclose an angle of 90 degrees. They are equipped as rulers with …
05.1 – The TactiForma contains four ellipses with the inner dimensions To description sectionTo manual section 05.2 – Detailed description of the ellipse tool The body of the tool is symmetrical. It can be seen as a circle, equally stretched in two opposite directions. The frame of the tool is one centimetre wide. On the outer side the frame has two finger fitters for easy grip. Pushpin markers are located at 0, 90, 180 and …
The TactiForma set contains regular polygon tools with five, six, seven, eight or nine corners referred to as pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon and nonagon respectively. The radius of the polygons ranges from three to eight centimetres. The magnetic foot is an essential part of the regular polygon tool, as it holds the tool in place. To description sectionTo manual section 06.1 – Introductory description Imagine a line drawing of an isosceles triangle pointing upwards. The …
The TactiForma set contains two spur wheel tools: To description sectionTo manual section 07.1 – Detailed description of the spur wheel tool The wheels in the set have 12 and 20 teeth respectively. The body of the spur wheel is a circle with eight finger fitters around the outside. The body width is about six millimetres. From this inside circle the ‘negative’ teeth are pointing towards the centre. After tracing the inner contour, the spaces …
The Spur Wheel Template Detailed description of the 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 Regular Polygon Template Detailed description of the regular 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. In a regular polygon all corners have the same angle. The corners are interconnected with lines that have all the same length. Another way to describe a polygon: …
The rectangular hook / L-shape hook Template Detailed description of the rectangular 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 …
The equal sided Triangle Template Detailed description of the 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 …
The Square Template Detailed description of the 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 …