drawoh, because of the use of the word "often" was the reason I was questioning. That's why I am thinking of rewriting it so it does offer it as a dimensioning option but not in such a manner that it would be used "often".
Kenat, drawoh, both your reply's have answered the question well enough for me. The present statement in the book is "...the dimensioning and tolerancing for precision sheet metal parts are citical, and arrowless, dtum, and tabular dimensioning is often used with close tolerances to achieve an...
drawoh,
No, I just wanted to verify that it is used in sheet metal dimensioning. Tabular dimensioning isn't a style of dimensioning that is seen that much. My thinking was that ordinate dimensioning would be used predominantly but tabular does seem to have it's purpose in sheet metal.
Hello all,
I am in the process of assisting in the update of David A. Madsens' 5th Edition of "Engineering Drawing and Design", published by Thomson-Delmar Learning. I am working on Chapter 25 which covers HVAC, Pattern Development and Precision Sheet Metal Drafting.
In the Precision Sheet...
Hello all,
I am in the process of assisting in the update of David A. Madsens' 5th Edition of "Engineering Drawing and Design", published by Thomson-Delmar Learning. I am working on Chapter 25 which covers HVAC, Pattern Development and Precision Sheet Metal Drafting.
In the Precision Sheet...
