Typ, Both Sides and Other Notes

[ModulusCT]

I've attached a pdf of a drawing that shows what I'm talking about.

A hole is dimensioned to a feature that is mirrored on the other side of the part. Is it appropriate to say "BOTH SIDES" or "TYP" to indicate that the dimensions apply on the other side of the part where the feature and hole relationship are mirrored?

Using a CL would be inappropriate because the part is not completely symmetrical.

Any help is appreciate.

 

[KENAT]

Funny fcsuper, I used to think like that but as I've gone on the more convinced I am of the inadequacy/danger of using typ.

I think the deciding point was another thread on here somewhere where someone (or maybe more than 1) had a different definition of what typ meant than from how I've usually seen it implied. Given it's not in the newer versions of the standard, there is no where its definition is properly defined. So I TYP avoid it;-).

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[fcsuper]

And defining terms is always important. I'm not restricting its use right now, but may eventually give it a particular definition in our system.

Another more common use I've seen is in general not callouts, but not necessary abbreviated for things like typical draft...though in the age of the model based definition, I don't see much point for this anymore.

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