Geometer's SketchPad Files and Scripts

Available Pages:

• Circles
• Conics
• Gothic Arch Tangencies (updated 13/10/04)
• Higher Curves
• Inversions
• Japanese Temple Geometry (updated 31/10/03)
• Mechanical Linkages (updated 27/04/03)
• Miscellaneous
• Miscellaneous Geometry Conditions
• n-gons
• Phi
• Quadrilaterals
• Scripting Tools
• Triangles (updated 02/12/02)

Download ALL of my GSP Files from here (1.9MB Zip File) (Updated 14/04/04)

Notes:
(1). On opening any of these scripts enclosed in the above pages you may not actually see them! - What you may see instead is a blank Sketch File probably called "Sketch01.gsp". If you are unfamiliar with SketchPad all that you need to do is to click on the "Restore" Button in the top right of the active Sketch file Window Toolbar.
(2). All of these filenames in the above pages are LONG! - Therefore, if you want to preserve these (Because Version 3.* of SketchPad does not use long filenames) you must either RIGHT-CLICK on the file links within the above directories and then choose "Save Target As...". This allows you to save the file directly to a disk/drive or after using a LEFT-CLICK select the "Save this file to disk" Option Box rather than selecting the "Open this file from its current location". If you choose this last option then Geometer's SketchPad will automatically open - if you have it! - but then after viewing the file if you then try to save it you will not be able to use a long filename.
(3). I made the vast majority of these SketchPad files in 1999. However, many have been downloaded from several excellent SketchPad sites (See my Links below) but with characteristic poor record keeping, in my excitement in experimenting with a new piece of software, I didn't tend to make a note of their origins if they were downloaded and modified for my needs. I would like to thank anyone that recognises their work - modified or not - and if you drop me a line then I'd be glad to give you credit for your efforts!
(4). These files were created or modified on a Screen Size of 1024 X 768. This does make a big difference! Unfortunately, one of the pitfalls of SketchPad is that there is no ZOOM view function, therefore if you do have a smaller screen size then more often than not the picure will not fully be in the viewable screen area. Obviously you can scroll but it will be a pain if needing to be done all the time - sorry!


SketchPad Links

• Suzanne Harper's Technology in Education GSP Directory - Many good links to downloadable GSP files
• Geometer's SketchPad Software
• Mark Yates' Sketchpad Links. See my Math's Links for more details
• Xah Lee's Special Plane Curves Index A superb source bank of knowledge on plane curves, their history, etc. All downloadable in a variety of formats: Geometer's SketchPad, Cabri Geometry, Mathematica, Movies, etc
• Jen-chung Chuan A fantastic collection of advanced Geometric Constructions, construction challenges and exercises, with downloadable sketches, JavaSketchpad and CabriJava illustrations.