Got a bit of an oddball question
I have a series of different sized features for which it would be beneficial to control via multiple single segment positional tolerances. It has been proposed to turn one of those holes into a datum reference for controlling one or more other holes, also with a...
Autodesk Inventor, which can be equipped with a 1-D tolerance analysis tool that largely relies on model based definition for WC and RSS outputs, but we mostly use 3DCS Multi-CAD for monte carlo based 3-D analysis.
I can only speak anecdotally, but the department I work for has had some pretty good success with transitioning to a hybrid of 3D PDF and traditional 2D drawings, with an eye towards eventually going to just 3D PDF's in the future.
For us, MBA doesn't take any more time than traditional...
Having a bit of a philosophical debate at work, and I was curious what a broader community might think.
ASME Y14.5-2018 Section 4.1 (p) states "Dimensions and tolerances apply only at the drawing level where they are specified. A dimension specified for a given feature on one level of drawing...
I have a sheet metal part, which is more or less square, with a bilaterally symmetric, sinusoidal contour cut on one side. I set my primary datum "A" at the large planar surface of the part, secondary datum "B" as the midplane of the part, and tertiary datum "C" as the edge opposite my contour...
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In this design, DIM 2 and DIM 3 are somewhat critical for fit-up. The part is also too massive to be accurately measured with an arm based CMM. In older days, I would have just used limit dimensioning on DIM 2 AND 3, but I'm trying to be consistent with ASME Y14.5...
Can a datum translation modifier be used when the datum is a planar surface? I can't see anything in the standard which seems to explicitly prohibit this, but every example out there I can find typically only demonstrates this concept using a datum derived from a feature of size (typically a...
OK, so expanding on the idea then, if the dimension isn't called out as a diameter, but as a radius instead, and that profile isn't over the entire surface, but on a unit basis (for example, a note saying that the profile applies in any 45 degree segment, should the radius be basic? Can we say...
I'm looking at a series of prints which detail a round feature of size, controlled by a datum-less surface profile. My question is, should the diameter be basic, or limit toleranced?
My inclination is that it should not be basic - that a datum-less surface profile is just a form control (in...
Referencing this thread:
https://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=314750
It was discussed that a surface profile without a datum would essentially just be a form control on a singular surface. However, based on that discussion, I believe, based on the context of those discussions, that's...
I have a number of parts for which vendors supply scribe lines on surfaces, used for the purposes of alignment at the assembly level. These scribe lines are typically called out as having a maximum depth and width, but could be produced with no discernable dimensions (for example, a scribe line...
I have a rolled, right cylinder, approximately a meter in diameter (inside) and 1.5 meters in length,with a wall thickness of about half an inch.
The problems with dimensioning this are:
1) its not really rigid in the free state
2) To constrain it adequately, on a mandrel, for example, would...
I reccently had to check a drawing of a right cylinder, with a length tolerance of +/-1 and a perpendicularity requirement on each flat end of 1.5 with respect to the axis (Datum A).
I rejected the drawing, on the basis that if each end has 1.5 perpendicularity at the same time, then rule 1 is...
We're looking at revamping our methods of controlling hardware in our CAD modeling and drafting processes. As we're going through this effort, we've been digging into the relevant standards (typically DIN, Iso, etc.) to understand tolerances, naming conventions, and so on.
Reccently, when...
Hello everyone
There seems to be some confusion in our design/drafting department regarding the application of scale in drawings.
We know that its generally not a good practice to take a detail view from a section view, however, due to the nature of our product, its often the cleanest and...
I have a part drawing which is nominally symmetric about 2 planes, which we might think of as 4 quadrants. I would like to use a surface profile tolerance between 2 points (call them A and B) in one of these quadrants - not exactly rocket science. Now, my question is, because this part is...
So, reading through the debates, I'd like to add another hypothetical monkey wrench/question into the works.
Assuming the dimensions are in millimeters, 30 +/- 0.3 would allow a manufacturer to use potentially use 1.1875" stock, assuming the material requirement allowed for such a standard size...
I remember, waaay back in the day when I was first learning how to draw, my instructor defined how borders needed to be drawn - specifically how far from the edge of the sheet (something like 8mm if I recall correctly). I also seem to recall that inside the border, views, dimensions...
