Splines<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/IonicColumn?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IonicColumn</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Flutes?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Flutes</a><br>
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In <a href="https://pixelfed.social/p/Splines/799864068250003272" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://pixelfed.social/p/Splines/799864068250003272</a> I mentioned rounding off the radius of the bottom circle, but you don't have to. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CAD?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CAD</a> tools are perfectly happy working with 15.0728 or even higher precision as they are with 15.<br>
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After placing the two circles as described in that post, use the full <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/primaryProfileCurve?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#primaryProfileCurve</a> of the shaft from <a href="https://pixelfed.social/p/Splines/791794072490907090" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://pixelfed.social/p/Splines/791794072490907090</a> as a <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sweepingRail?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sweepingRail</a> and the two circles for the flutes as the <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sweepingCurves?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sweepingCurves</a>, and <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sweepOneRail?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sweepOneRail</a> for the body of a single flute. Close <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/planarHoles?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#planarHoles</a> on both ends to get an <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/airtight?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#airtight</a> solid.<br>
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Then draw a sphere at the center of the top circle using the same radius as the circle, and perform a <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/booleanUnion?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#booleanUnion</a> between the sphere and the flute body.<br>
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If you want a round bottom for the flute, repeat the sphere at the center of the larger circle using the same radius (15.0 or 15.0728) and perform another boolean union to get one flute.<br>
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Switch to the top view and make 24 copies of the flute (including the original) centered at the column axis and <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/group?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#group</a> the 24 flutes.<br>
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Finally, perform a <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/booleanDifference?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#booleanDifference</a> with the flutes group on a copy of the solid <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/unadornedShaft?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unadornedShaft</a> to get a fluted variant.<br>
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The result is a column shaft with flutes carved out. Save the flutes separately for future reuse.<br>
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This concludes the entire <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/IonicOrder?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IonicOrder</a>, including all <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/decorativeElements?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#decorativeElements</a>.<br>
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Now we pause and reflect: The whole exercise seemed like one of <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/art?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#art</a> and <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sculpture?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sculpture</a>. Where is the <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/architecture?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#architecture</a> in all of this?<br>
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Without a ceiling or a roof, there is no building. Without additional columns or walls, there is no ceiling. So, while we have completed the Ionic Order itself, we only have the first <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/buildingBlock?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#buildingBlock</a> — a single column.<br>
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Next step is to repeat the columns to create a <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/colonnade?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#colonnade</a>, which together with supporting walls or additional colonnades can support a ceiling.<br>
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Just like with everything else in design, there are rules of proportion for <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/intercolumniation?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#intercolumniation</a>, or space between columns.