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    Defining Datum as Section of Surface

    Thanks for finding this, maybe it applies to ISO. It is fairly clear, but I still think my notation is clearer, even if it's not technically correct. And at the end of the day we're trying to convey information, so I'm tempted to go off book in this case.
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    Dimensioning a Ruler

    0.01mm would be lovely but unfortunately we're nowhere near achieving that. I've gone through an assessment and found ±0.15 mm is just about acceptable.
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    Dimensioning a Ruler

    Burunduk - thanks for confirming that. I wish there was someone who knew more about GD&T here. The spacing spec seems like over constraining but it is needed. For example, if it wasn't included the spacing could be as bad as 1 ±0.6 mm, with absolute position of one line at USL and the next at...
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    Defining Datum as Section of Surface

    Hi, First up I'm an ISO guy. I have a shaft and I want it's axis to define my datum A. The caveat is that I only want a section of the surface be used to define the datum - the first 110mm from on end. see this image: So I've got two locations defined already, K and L for another feature. I...
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    Dimensioning a Ruler

    So I think I'll go with this for defining the absolute position of each mark. My question is whether I need the datum A? or would B be sufficient? I only included A to orientate the datum, but is that making it more confusing? The other dimensions are taken care of here. ctopher: Laser...
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    Dimensioning a Ruler

    That does make sense, but it is also quite confusing and sounds like a source of problems. If I spec it as a position instead would it be the same? Does this mean all outputs are positive and agnostic of direction? I'd quite like to know which way the marks are out by, so perhaps, for once...
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    Dimensioning a Ruler

    I guess inspecting this should give a list of measurements like so: "61" Line | 0.02 "62" Line | 0.21 "63" Line | -0.10 "64" Line | -0.35 ... etc for all lines. I'm guessing the reported value would be the larger deviation from the nominal in either direction...
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    Dimensioning a Ruler

    Here, I've done it properly:
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    Dimensioning a Ruler

    shamed... I have done it properly elsewhere on the drawing I promise! :) we all know what I mean tho. ahh so I should really be putting a datum on the end face too, though it is the the axis (A) that defines the orientation, so maybe the position should be to A B like: |pos|Ø0.6|A|B| ?
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    Dimensioning a Ruler

    Hi, thanks for the speedy response. I had a go putting position on it, see below. I'm not sure if this is very clear though as I think it could be interpreted as inspecting all the 1mm increments, rather than all the absolute positions. Also: - this part is a round bar - the spacing and...
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    Dimensioning a Ruler

    Hi, So I've found one of those "sounds simple at first" problems. I have a part with a laser marked scale, imagine a glorified ruler. I need to specify the tolerance of the laser marks, specifically three things: - Absolute position of each mark from end face - Line Spacing between adjacent...
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    Is there a modifier to make an ISO Datum be defined like an ASME Datum?

    Yes, I think you're right, got the wrong idea there for some reason. My part is a little outside of the descriptions in 8888 being a rod bent into an S shape, but I think if you squint real hard, it's sort of a plane, and the spirit is there regardless of the feature.
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    Is there a modifier to make an ISO Datum be defined like an ASME Datum?

    I work in ISO but am making a part I wish to inspect with a gauge. I want to describe the primary datum plane, and I want it to match the simulated datum plane of the gauge. So the granite table top so to speak. However, I believe that in ISO a datum would be defined by the derived median...
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    Line Profile of Bent Bar to be inspected with Envelope Gauge

    Now I think I'm getting a grasp of orientation planes, I guess the top 8 +2 (E) dimensions could also be described with position, but just with a parallel orientation plane. (slight change to the tolerance due the the MMR but this can be modified with the pos tol) so this is identical: Only...
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    Line Profile of Bent Bar to be inspected with Envelope Gauge

    Okay, So I've got this now, which I admit, find a bit disgusting, but I do think it's accurately describing the situation: So the top 8 +2 (E) dimension is there to check the bends are done in the same plane (for a part with 2+ bends). Could be easily checked by placing a parallel on a couple...

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