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dimensioning to mid limit

dimensioning to mid limit

dimensioning to mid limit

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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.


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