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    Drawings with GD&T callouts but no Basic Dimensions

    I see some drawings show gd&t without basic dimensions given. There is a little block onnthe drawing, says “basic dimensions are from CAD..” My questions/concerns: Most the time I’ve heard “drawings are amaster” so If now you rely on CAD. The question: are all cad software reads/shows...
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    Is this callout practical?

    Hi, I just make up a sketch which is similar to a drawing we got from a customer. Would anyone see which sketch would behave practical callout. sketch A or A Mod? Thanks! https://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=1bb6ead2-2536-446a-b641-7fd69b9509c8&file=Sketch_A_Mod.jpg
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    Please see an attached picture and

    Please see an attached picture and can someone tell which one is a better callout? The old one: How is the 45° angle line inspected? The purpose of the drawing is to control the pocket width and its 45° edge...
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    Slot called out for True Position and Full Radius at 2 end.

    Hi All, Please see attached picture and help me out.... 1/ Will 2 Radii need to be inspected for size? If yes what is a tolerance, +/-.002? 2/ What does True Position call for (a) Mid point of slot width and center of 2 radii? (b) Mid point of slot width or center of 2 radii? (c)...
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    GD&T: Part w/o locking datum feature. How to inspect?

    Hi All, I guess this is an old question but I still see drawings here and there showed NO LOCKING DATUM FEATURE. Please see attached picture which is from ASME Y14.5-2009, page 121. The basic 8x 45deg is from vertical line to center of |B| and center of a hole. For calculating the TP, we need to...
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    Concentricity Callout. What does it mean?

    Hi All, I see this callout on a part I'm checking. I've not seen the way it called out for concentricity like this. Does it mean center of 3 .250"Holes (Boldcircle) concentric to |B|? (Normally, I see concentricity of 2 circles at the same locations.) Thanks...
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    A Pin as a Tertiary Datum Feature

    Hi, I have another question regarding Tertiary Datum Feature again. Sometimes, I see a drawing having 2 pins. Most of drawings pointing at one(1) Pin with label |C| and other pin will have True Position... (Please see attached drawing). My questions are: 1/ If a design is used one(1) pin for its...
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    Rotating datum feature to align to axis

    There is a hole labeled as 3rd datum |C| feature located in 1st quadrant @60degree from X axis. The question is: does it matter if you rotate to align with Y instead of X axis for inspecting? Like if you rotate to align Y axis then it's 30deg. or 60deg to the X...

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