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#ModernIonicCapital sketch

The modern #IonicCapital with curved faces and radial symmetry is a drop-in replacement for the classic Ionic capital with flat faces.

Unlike the classic variant, which has a rectangular footprint, the modern variant has a footprint that fits in a square. In the classic variant, the volutes and scrolls project out so that they are visible from the top. In the modern variant, there are no scrolls, the volutes have a curved face, and they are completely nestled under the top.

The sketch omits the #fillet at the bottom because we added that to the column #shaft in https://pixelfed.social/p/Splines/791794072490907090.

So, we start at the bottom with an #astragal which is exactly the same size as in the classic variant.

Next up from the bottom is the #ovolo which is shorter than in the classic variant. It still has a #tectonicSurface on which #decorativeElements rest, and a #virtualSurface that envelops the decorative elements. In this case, I chose a minimalist design with no #eggsAndDarts. Instead, I use another plain ovolo as a substitute that is offset from the tectonic surface by 1 part (or 8 units, when µ = 144).

Above the ovolo is the #channel, which in this case is a round slab whose surface matches the neck of the column with a radius equal to 5/6 of µ (120 units).

Above the channel is the #abacus which has a curved face that is repeated on all four sides. There is an abacus with flat sides in the classic variant as well, but it is not visible from the front because it is hidden behind the #volute slab. In fact, the vertical #braidsAssembly in the classic variant is attached to the abacus.

Above the abacus is a #reed, and above that, another small Ovolo that tops the modern capital.

The curved volutes follow the blue circular arcs at the bottom of the sketch. The volutes are shaped like a wedge, as can be seen more clearly in the corner facing the front. The portion of the wedge between the outer rims has a concave surface.

#ModernIonicEntablature with #modillions and #dentils adapted for #arcadeIntercolumnation.

This image shows modillions across the top of the entablature, including modillions visible on the side wall. The dentils are below the modillions and are a bit shorter than in the classic variant.

As with dentils, a #modillion must be centered on a column axis. In the front, there are two modillions directly above the two columns and eight other modillions equally spaced between them. The number is always 10. So the spacing is different for an #arch with no #pedestals.

This image also shows a skinnier #keystone. Its thickness is half that of the one shown in https://pixelfed.social/p/Splines/804548474524642209 but all other measurements remain the same. There is never a modillion directly above the keystone.

The #cymaReversa and #fillet above the keystone have #profileCurves identical to those in the #capital but the top is a square that is only µ x µ units. The top slab is centered front to back on the face of the arch.

In this image, the modern entablature is shown with the classic capital, but it goes really well with the #modernIonicCapital. As I mentioned in https://pixelfed.social/p/Splines/791065657488081419, the classic variant of the column capital has parallel flat #volute slabs only visible from the front and back, but not from the sides. Because of its lack of radial symmetry, the capital does not look as satisfying when viewed from the side, especially in a #colonnade, as seen in https://pixelfed.social/p/Splines/803089629244302486.

The modern variant has curved volute faces on all four sides with pointed ends at all corners and optimized for use in a corner column, but not limited to that. The modern #IonicCapital is the last remaining piece in our systematic look at the complete #IonicOrder.

This concludes our look at the entablature, both classic and modern, and both for #simpleIntercolumniation, or #Architravato, and #arcadeIntercolumniation.

#Arcade #Intercolumniation without #Pedestal

In https://pixelfed.social/p/Splines/803089629244302486, we saw #simpleIntercolumniation, also known as #Architravato.

Roman architects combined columns with walls thick enough to bury half of the column width inside the walls and added arches to them for better load distribution. An arcade (multiple arches) can be run in series along a single wall, or in parallel to form a walkway. They can also be combined in both series and parallel configurations, perhaps the most famous of which is the #Colosseum in Rome.

In the Colosseum, the outer walls follow an elliptical curve (even though it looks circular from the outside), and it has multiple tiers of arches in series. The interior has arches in concentric passageways in the lower tiers giving it a lattice-like design.

Because arches distribute the load from above, they allow for wider intercolumniation. The rules for #ArcadeIntercolumniation differ depending on whether the columns have pedestals or not.

Besides the arch itself, which is part of the wall, the figure shows some new architectural elements.

The narrow part of the wall immediately behind a column is known as a #pier. The visible face of a pier between a column and the opening under the arch is known as #alette. The base of the pier has a molding, the flat part of which has the same height as the column base (µ) while the rest follows the #fillet and #cavetto or #conge of the #shaft.

As we move up the pier, there is a horizontal molding known as #impost just below where the arc of the arch starts. The impost wraps around on the sides of the pier.

Around the arc is a circular molding known as #archivolt, the bottom portion of which has a #fascia that is aligned with the face of the wall.

The wall itself extends all the way to the top of the #entablature. It is worth noting that the entablature is repeated on the wall. It doesn't end at the columns and has two "outside" corners and one "inside" corner.

#IonicColumn #Flutes

This diagram shows the 2D geometry of an #Ionic #flute. The larger blue circle shows the flute outline near the #base of the #column. The smaller blue circle shows the flute outline near the #neck of the #shaft. Both subtend a 12° angle at the center of the column.

Like an egg in the #EggsAndDarts motif, a flute must be centered on the column axis when viewed directly from the front, back, or the sides. This is why the 12° are split into 6° on either side of the X axis. The center of the larger circle is µ = 144 units from the origin on the X axis. The center of the smaller circle is 5/6 of µ, or 120 units from the origin.

In https://pixelfed.social/p/Splines/799340150182400358, I mentioned working at sub-micron precision, and you might wonder where that came from when we have been using abstract units like µ without specifying any physical units. My apologies for not making it clear that I had assumed 1 unit was equal to 1 mm. If that assumption holds, then µ = 144 mm gives a total order height of 4104 mm, that is 13.46 ft. At smaller scales, the precision is even higher than 1/10 of a micron.

With that said, here the radius of the larger circle is 15.0728 units and that of the smaller circle is 12.5606 units, with sub-micron precision if 1 unit = 1 mm.

Refer to https://pixelfed.social/p/Splines/791399680747885646 and place the center of the smaller circle exactly at point J on the neck line. Later we will draw a sphere at the same location with the same radius.

If you want a flat bottom for flutes, place the center of the larger circle at exactly 28 units (12 for the #fillet and 16 for the #cavetto or #conge) above point A in that figure. If you want a round bottom, then further move the larger circle up by the size of its radius.

Nobody would quibble if you used a radius of 15 units instead of 15.0728 units, but it would make it easier to switch from flat to round bottom or vice-versa by simply moving the circle up or down 15 units.

In https://pixelfed.social/p/Splines/792511464365923534 we created the outer spiral for the #IonicVolute. We will now create the inner spiral. Remember that we're temporarily using a 3x scale.

Recall from https://pixelfed.social/p/Splines/792124787573855518 that the vertical gap between the maxima for the 2nd turn of the spiral and that of the first turn shown by points G and H, respectively, is exactly 4 parts or 32 units when µ = 144. With a 3x scale, it is still 4 parts, but each part is 24 units, so gap is 96 units now. Of these 4 parts, 1 part (now 24 units) is the #fillet that gets progressively narrower as it follows the spiral, and 3 parts (now 72 units) form the #channelGroove.

The volute extends 3/4 parts or 18 units now (6 units in the original) to the left of the point of horizontal tangency of the outer spiral. This is the amount needed to accommodate the ribbon and 3-strand #braid on the flat vertical wall on the sides of the #capital as shown earlier in the same post by points F and H.

Now focus on the square where we have the 12 numbered vertices. At present scale, the square is 1 part or 24 units wide. Now inset each concentric square by 1 unit on each side, effectively dividing the gap between the original squares in a 1:3 ratio — same as the fillet height to groove size ratio.

Move to new point 1 in the square and sweep arc 1 of the inner spiral using a radius of 181 units so that the vertical gap between the top of original arc 1 and new arc one is exactly 1 part (24 units at present scale), and the vertical gap between the start of new arc 1 and the old arc 5 is exactly 3 parts or 72 units.

Continue with inner arc 2 from where inner arc 1 ended, using new point 2 as the center. Finish drawing the entire inner spiral exactly as described earlier for the outer spiral. This time you don't need arc zero or the outer circle unless you are contemplating a #medallion.

All that's left now is to complete the #eye of the volute, which I show next.

Classic #IonicCapital #Tectonic Surfaces Plan

We already made the 8 unit tall #fillet at the bottom of the #capital a part of the #shaft in https://pixelfed.social/p/Splines/791794072490907090. So, excluding that, the remainder of the capital is 14 parts or 112 units tall, for the bottom half of which we use the #revolve operation (like the #columnBase and #columnShaft), and for the top half we use the #extrude operation (like the #pedestal, #entablature, and #plinth).

Starting at the bottom, we have an #astragal that is 2 parts or 16 units tall and has the same profile as a #reed and #torus, falling in between the two in terms of size. The arc AD is shown in gray because it is an invisible #virtualSurface that envelops the decorations like #eggsAndDarts on the #ovolo. This is the measurement that is given in #Scarlata's #PracticalArchitecture, but it makes no mention of the #decorative and #tectonic surfaces. Arc BC with a radius of 4 parts or 32 units is the tectonic surface on which the Ovolo decorations rest. Such decorations have a variable or uneven surface which may not exceed 1 part or 8 units.

Points E and F mark the horizontal tangent or maxima of the second spiral and the first (outermost) spiral, respectively. The gap between them is exactly 4 parts or 32 units. GH is the profile for the vertical side surface on which part of the #ribbon and #braid lie flat, protruding exactly 6 units to coincide with the invisible virtual flat surface through EF.

The #cymaReversa is 2 parts or 16 units tall and 1.5 parts or 12 units wide. It starts 4 units to the right of F and stops 4 units short of the top fillet, which is one part or 8 units tall and 20 parts or 160 units from the #columnAxis.

Of the 4 parts or 32 units between G and H, the lower 3 parts or 24 units are part of the #voluteChannel groove and the top 1 part or 8 units is a fillet that follows the curve of the #volute and progressively gets narrower until it converges with the #eye of the volute.