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  1. Stephen Robertson

    Compound datums for hole intentionally not perpendicular to surface into which it is drilled

    Is this use of compound datums correct (see uploaded image)? The holes are features drilled into a drafted surface, but for easier machining set up the holes need not be perpendicular to the drafted surfaces (a very slight ellipse will be fine for the cable gland). This leaves no surface to...

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