Duplicate views
Duplicate views
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I have a part that I am attempting to dimension that has so many features that it is very difficult to fit them all on one view. Is it appropriate to use a duplicate view on a second sheet and split up the dimensioning? My idea was to dimension the profile on page one and locate holes on page two.
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RE: Duplicate views
I don't see a problem making a duplicate view, but make it clear what it is.
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RE: Duplicate views
However I believe the 'second' identical view should be shown as a removed view. That is as 'VIEW A-A' or similar, fig 9 of ASME Y14.3-2003 is an example.
Chris, while I think I get the intent of your first sentance I think a slight change of wording might be in order, I'd suggest:
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RE: Duplicate views
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RE: Duplicate views
I have had your exact problem, and I solved it with a duplicate view. This is dangerous practise on a drafting board or in 2D CAD, but it is perfectly safe in 3D, where the view is controlled by the model.
As noted above, make sure you label your views clearly.
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RE: Duplicate views
We have had problems with people swapping origins when they have multiple same views leading to tolerance issues.
Occasionally, we have very small complex parts that end up with 3 views. In this case we'll have 2 identical removed views, we've treated them both as 'VIEW A-A' since they are projected from the same orientation, however I'm not totally sure this is correct. It just seems silly to have identical removed views with different letters - I suppose the disadvantage is if you want to distinguish the 2 views.
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RE: Duplicate views
This is a good application for a hole table. If you have a lot of holes, this pulls their dimensions off the main drawing view.