Jun 24, 2013 #1 jj11142 Mechanical Nov 16, 2012 5 When using a hole and slot for datums can the be offset from the hole. This is a make from design and I was not aboe to align the hole and slot.
When using a hole and slot for datums can the be offset from the hole. This is a make from design and I was not aboe to align the hole and slot.
Jun 24, 2013 #2 powerhound Mechanical Jun 15, 2005 1,298 Yes, you can call out a hole as a datum feature and a slot as another datum feature and they do not have to be aligned. John Acosta, GDTP S-0731 Engineering Technician Inventor 2013 Mastercam X6 Smartcam 11.1 SSG, U.S. Army Taji, Iraq OIF II Upvote 0 Downvote
Yes, you can call out a hole as a datum feature and a slot as another datum feature and they do not have to be aligned. John Acosta, GDTP S-0731 Engineering Technician Inventor 2013 Mastercam X6 Smartcam 11.1 SSG, U.S. Army Taji, Iraq OIF II
Jun 25, 2013 #3 pmarc Mechanical Sep 2, 2008 3,162 For a confirmation of powerhound's words, you may want to take a look to Y14.5-2009, page 74, fig. 4-32. I could not find proper example in '94 edition of the standard, but this absolutely does not mean that such practice was not allowed in pre-2009 era. Upvote 0 Downvote
For a confirmation of powerhound's words, you may want to take a look to Y14.5-2009, page 74, fig. 4-32. I could not find proper example in '94 edition of the standard, but this absolutely does not mean that such practice was not allowed in pre-2009 era.
