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"More commonly the set square combines this with a ruler and a half circle protractor, like on the picture"
I'd dispute this -- I've never seen the combination pictured, but I've owned several of the sort that just has a gap in the middle.... Casper Gutman ( talk • contributions) 17:40, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
The atleast in germany, netherlands and belgium common triangle with protractor build in, is not the same as the set square described here, but is a subset, variant of one, or a type of protractor? When wikipedia articles describing the geodriehoek/Geodreieck link to another language, this should be clear and the article should mention the subject/device, at the moment this is not the case Webmind ( talk) 12:05, 15 January 2012 (UTC)
Ok, I'm german, and this is my POV: the combo type as pictured on the german site is by far the variant most used here. In fact it is so common, that here, "Geodreieck" is the name for this variant only, while I don't think the general type has any (widely recognised) name. Yes, we do have the sets as described, but mostly as sets-of-3-pieces-of-plastic-crap. In school, we use only a single small Geodreieck ("geo", short for "geometry" + "Dreieck", german for triangle) for everything. Maybe a longer ruler for longer lines, maybe a short ruler if you if you didn't want to look like a nerd while underlining words in german classes (yeah, that did the trick...), but that's it. When I took semi-professional technical drawing lessons we used a bigger variant, and it's still one of my favorite drawing tools. The ±three times I ever used the simple variant it was only because I needed a longer ruler than normal or something and it was the thing I first found in the chaos of my desk drawer. Btw, one extra thing that distinguishes some of the Geodreiecks from the simple form is an added grip in the middle, where the simple variants have only a hole. It does make a huge difference, but it's not a distinguishing property name-wise.
So: I have no idea how or if to incorporate any of this, and my english is far from perfect, but maybe I've given you some sense of the differences so you can write something up? Regards, 82.113.106.231 ( talk) 04:07, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
This article seems to be focusing on the type of set square used for producing diagrams in maths/engineering. What about woodworking (I'm sure there are other examples..) Tomcrocker ( talk) 11:14, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
I got here via the try square page, which shows the woodworking tool that I've only previously heard people call a set square - is that the tool you mean? Perhaps someone should research how common it is for the woodworking tool to be called a set square -- 90.245.61.6 ( talk) 18:00, 2 November 2014 (UTC)
'It is also depicted on the Installed Master apron of a Freemason.' - No, the triangular bit on the apron is the border of the apron flap (which appears on all Masonic aprons, at least in Britain). The triangle this forms might remind people of a set square, but I'm reasonably sure that this isn't an intentional part of the apron design -- 90.245.61.6 ( talk) 18:00, 2 November 2014 (UTC)
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect
Geodreieck. The discussion will occur at
Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 March 31#Geodreieck until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion.
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08:27, 31 March 2021 (UTC)
A section § Geodreieck has been added again to this page. I have removed unsourced WP:PEACOCK terms.
This set-square design is indeed rather common. But in many European countries it is not specifically named, and, in any case not named "Geodreieck". For example, in French Wikipedia, the only mention of this design is an image in fr:Équerre, with the caption "Équerre aristo".
Thus, this section is too German-oriented for English Wikipedia. IMO, it must be removed. But this requires further discussion here. D.Lazard ( talk) 14:23, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
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"More commonly the set square combines this with a ruler and a half circle protractor, like on the picture"
I'd dispute this -- I've never seen the combination pictured, but I've owned several of the sort that just has a gap in the middle.... Casper Gutman ( talk • contributions) 17:40, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
The atleast in germany, netherlands and belgium common triangle with protractor build in, is not the same as the set square described here, but is a subset, variant of one, or a type of protractor? When wikipedia articles describing the geodriehoek/Geodreieck link to another language, this should be clear and the article should mention the subject/device, at the moment this is not the case Webmind ( talk) 12:05, 15 January 2012 (UTC)
Ok, I'm german, and this is my POV: the combo type as pictured on the german site is by far the variant most used here. In fact it is so common, that here, "Geodreieck" is the name for this variant only, while I don't think the general type has any (widely recognised) name. Yes, we do have the sets as described, but mostly as sets-of-3-pieces-of-plastic-crap. In school, we use only a single small Geodreieck ("geo", short for "geometry" + "Dreieck", german for triangle) for everything. Maybe a longer ruler for longer lines, maybe a short ruler if you if you didn't want to look like a nerd while underlining words in german classes (yeah, that did the trick...), but that's it. When I took semi-professional technical drawing lessons we used a bigger variant, and it's still one of my favorite drawing tools. The ±three times I ever used the simple variant it was only because I needed a longer ruler than normal or something and it was the thing I first found in the chaos of my desk drawer. Btw, one extra thing that distinguishes some of the Geodreiecks from the simple form is an added grip in the middle, where the simple variants have only a hole. It does make a huge difference, but it's not a distinguishing property name-wise.
So: I have no idea how or if to incorporate any of this, and my english is far from perfect, but maybe I've given you some sense of the differences so you can write something up? Regards, 82.113.106.231 ( talk) 04:07, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
This article seems to be focusing on the type of set square used for producing diagrams in maths/engineering. What about woodworking (I'm sure there are other examples..) Tomcrocker ( talk) 11:14, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
I got here via the try square page, which shows the woodworking tool that I've only previously heard people call a set square - is that the tool you mean? Perhaps someone should research how common it is for the woodworking tool to be called a set square -- 90.245.61.6 ( talk) 18:00, 2 November 2014 (UTC)
'It is also depicted on the Installed Master apron of a Freemason.' - No, the triangular bit on the apron is the border of the apron flap (which appears on all Masonic aprons, at least in Britain). The triangle this forms might remind people of a set square, but I'm reasonably sure that this isn't an intentional part of the apron design -- 90.245.61.6 ( talk) 18:00, 2 November 2014 (UTC)
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect
Geodreieck. The discussion will occur at
Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 March 31#Geodreieck until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion.
D.Lazard (
talk)
08:27, 31 March 2021 (UTC)
A section § Geodreieck has been added again to this page. I have removed unsourced WP:PEACOCK terms.
This set-square design is indeed rather common. But in many European countries it is not specifically named, and, in any case not named "Geodreieck". For example, in French Wikipedia, the only mention of this design is an image in fr:Équerre, with the caption "Équerre aristo".
Thus, this section is too German-oriented for English Wikipedia. IMO, it must be removed. But this requires further discussion here. D.Lazard ( talk) 14:23, 11 July 2021 (UTC)