Thank you both for the feedback, I have removed the slots from the small tube and switched to controlling the tab at the weldment level so that the weld team has more freedom to determine appropriate fixturing and fab methods to meet the design requirements.
That is an interesting point. Since they slots are oversized features to help locate a tab in a weldment I am not sure the tighter orientation requirement is necessary.
That makes sense. Thank you!
Regarding making it easier to fixture, why would this be the case? In regards to my...
3DDave and Burunduk,
Thank you both for your replies.
Burunduk, what would be the purpose/benefit of utilizing the width feature as datum A as opposed to the one face?
3DDave, without having you go into too much detail, what is the problem you see with using the stock face as datum C?
I...
Hi All,
I am working on the part attached. The item is a tube with an angled cut that will be mitered with a mating tube inside of a weldment. The location of the rectangular slots from the angled face (datum B) is important. The slots themselves are angled and act as a locating feature for a...
