knobhead
Aerospace
- Mar 6, 2001
- 184
I'm sure there is a way of doing this, but I can't work it out.
Our manufacturing guys want all our models done to mid-limit sizes, so that they can drop the models directly into their CAM software without any edits. Historically, we've always dimensioned tolerances in our parts in a +0.2/-0.0 kind of way, and modelled to the -0.0 if you see what I mean.
The manufacturing guys want us to model to midlimit.
Now, assuming we model to midlimit, how can we tell Inventor to dimention to +0.2/-0.0?
For example, I have a diameter 10.1mm nominal, and my model is at that size. On the idw drawing that goes to the shop, I want to dimension it 10.0 +0.2/-0.0
Inventor sees that size as 10.1 and so dimensions it 10.1 +0.2/-0.0, which is obviously wrong. How do I get it to realise the model sizes are mid-limit?
Using Inventor 10 btw.
Excessive accuaracy is a sign of poor breeding. -Socrates.
Our manufacturing guys want all our models done to mid-limit sizes, so that they can drop the models directly into their CAM software without any edits. Historically, we've always dimensioned tolerances in our parts in a +0.2/-0.0 kind of way, and modelled to the -0.0 if you see what I mean.
The manufacturing guys want us to model to midlimit.
Now, assuming we model to midlimit, how can we tell Inventor to dimention to +0.2/-0.0?
For example, I have a diameter 10.1mm nominal, and my model is at that size. On the idw drawing that goes to the shop, I want to dimension it 10.0 +0.2/-0.0
Inventor sees that size as 10.1 and so dimensions it 10.1 +0.2/-0.0, which is obviously wrong. How do I get it to realise the model sizes are mid-limit?
Using Inventor 10 btw.
Excessive accuaracy is a sign of poor breeding. -Socrates.
