A/F Hexagon Construction Drawing Abilities Teacher A/F Hexagon Construction © J Lewis 2004

A/F Hexagons Construct a hexagon using the “ Across the Flats “ or A/F technique. © J Lewis 2004

A/F Hexagons Notice that for ” Across the Flats “ you need to draw the circle inside. But for “ Across the Corners “ you draw the circle outside. © J Lewis 2004

Drawing the inscribing circle Draw a circle with the diameter set to the A/F distance. © J Lewis 2004

Drawing the hexagon sides Draw horizontal lines as tangents to the circle at the top and bottom of the vertical centre line. © J Lewis 2004

Drawing the sloping sides Using the 60 ° set square, draw a sloping line as a tangent to the circle as shown. © J Lewis 2004

Completing the hexagon Complete the sloping sides of the hexagon as shown, using the 60 ° set square. © J Lewis 2004