1. Circles Squares or Rectangles Triangles
Designing a Column
Circles
Squares or Rectangles
Triangles

2. Outside Shape
You must have a 2" Diameter Cylinder for your outside shape, then you can have any combination of shape, including all circles or all squares or all triangles

3. Shapes Interaction
When putting a square in side of a triangle or a triangle in side of a square, put a circle in between them so they will fit easier and better.

4. Circles
Pi or π : Is 3.14
Circumference: is the distance around the out- side of a circle.

5. Circles Diameter: Is the distance across the circle.
To find the Circumference of circles
Diameter: Is the distance across the circle.

6. Circles
The formula to find the circumference of a circle is : Diameter X π = Circumference
2"X 3.14 = 6.28"≈ 6 1/4“(look on the pink sheet)

7. Squares or Rectangles
Draw a circle, then put the tic mark from the template on the circle. Draw lines that connect
each of the
tic marks and
that touch the
circle.

8. Squares or Rectangles
Perimeter : is the distance around the out- side of a square or rectangle.
Measure from : 2”

9. Squares or Rectangles
Then from:
2” X 2”
2” X 2” X 2”

10. Squares or Rectangles
Then from:
2” X 2” X 2” X 2”

11. Triangle
Draw a circle : Draw a circle, then put the tic mark from the template on the circle and make cross hairs in the
middle of the circle.

12. Triangle
Draw a mark down 120 degrees form the top of the circle (one side). Then draws a line
back to the center of the circle, where the line crosses the circle is the a corners of the a triangle.

13. Triangle
Draw a mark down 120 from the top (on the other side). Then draws a line back to the
center of the circle, where the line crosses the circle,
is the other corners of the triangle

14. Triangle
Connect the top mark with the other two marks and it makes a triangle

15. Triangle Perimeter: is the distance around the out-side of a Triangle.
Measure from :
2” X

16. Triangle
Measure from :
Measure from:
2” X 2” X 2”

17. Top View:
A. 2" X 3.14 = 6.26 ≈ 6 1/4“. B. 1 ½" X 1 ½" X 1 ½" X 1 ½". C. 1 ½" X 3.14 = 4.71” ≈ 4 11/16". D. 1 1/4" X 1 1/4" X 1 1/4".

18. Lay-out:
You may lay-out your shapes with a paper turned ether way (8½” X 11”).

19. Lay-out All of your shape need to be 3" tall. So divide
our paper in to 3" tall
pieces.

20. Lay-out Start laying out your different shapes, starting
with the largest
ones first. Don’t
forget to put 1/8"
to 1/4" tabs at the
end of each shape.