Tolerance Block "Crossout" - Per what std?
Tolerance Block "Crossout" - Per what std?
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Our company has always crossed out (big "x" from corner to corner) the Tolerance Block on our std sheet formats whenever it didn't apply to the drawing. For example, if it's a control drawing of a WASHER, we will specify a size of 0.094"ID x 0.250"OD x 0.032"THK. Those are parameters that purchasing uses to order the right size, but I don't want inspection to be checking the washer dimensions within .005. So, we cross out the Tol Block to indicate that it does not apply.
This practice is now being chalanged by our new director of QA!!!
Does anyone know what standard this comes from?
This practice is now being chalanged by our new director of QA!!!
Does anyone know what standard this comes from?
Chris Wilson
CAD Administrator
CSWP





RE: Tolerance Block "Crossout" - Per what std?
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RE: Tolerance Block "Crossout" - Per what std?
Chris Wilson
CAD Administrator
CSWP
RE: Tolerance Block "Crossout" - Per what std?
"Good to know you got shoes to wear when you find the floor." - Robert Hunter
RE: Tolerance Block "Crossout" - Per what std?
Similar came up a few weeks ago, regarding control drawings, where I believe it was determined they should have tolerances.
ASME Y14.24-1999 defines the requirements for control drawings so I'd look there, however, it doesn't go into much detail on the tolerancing issues. Your example sounds like maybe a Procurement Control Drawing, section 8.1 for which the example given doesn't explicitly indicate whether or not the dimensions are toleranced.
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Why is your director of QA objecting to the crossed out block, and what does he want to do instead?
You can apply dimensions to your washers as reference dimensions and leave the tolerance block intact, but I an not sure what this accomplishes.
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RE: Tolerance Block "Crossout" - Per what std?
A: do you really need a drawing?
B: if you want a drawing, then probably best to make true reference dimensions and somewhere state that the washer is to standard xxx # yyy.
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RE: Tolerance Block "Crossout" - Per what std?
If the item conforms to a standard, why can't the specification control state that the part must conform to the standard? Now, the standard becomes the inspection document.
RE: Tolerance Block "Crossout" - Per what std?
Otherwise, everything on the drawing is used to control the part. If it's crossed out, nothing to inspect or control.
Chris
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RE: Tolerance Block "Crossout" - Per what std?
I'm just trying to decide wether this is a good practice or not.
Chris Wilson
CAD Administrator
CSWP
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Chris Wilson
CAD Administrator
CSWP
RE: Tolerance Block "Crossout" - Per what std?
"Good to know you got shoes to wear when you find the floor." - Robert Hunter
RE: Tolerance Block "Crossout" - Per what std?
Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 08; CATIA V5
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RE: Tolerance Block "Crossout" - Per what std?
However, I do understand why this would be a hassle, and typically not necessary. I can also see why, in an ideal case, it should be there.
The way I see it, you have 3 options:
1) Conform to the QA director and put a tolerance or spec.
2) Cross out the title block and add ridiculous tolerances. For example, a 2" washer could have and ID of
2 1/16" +1" -1/32"
3) Create a new title block to paste on to appropriate drawings with ridiculous tolerances that are ridiculous for any application. For example, "Fractional, less than 36" = +/- 120".
If you go with options 2 or 3, I don't want to hear about it. If I were the vendor, I would probably send you ridiculous things for the fun! For option 2, a standard 2 1/2" washer. For option 3, assuming a piece of bar or similar, I would send only a bill and say it was 36" below nominal, which is within stated tolerance.
No offense intended. Just having a little fun and amusing myself today...
-- MechEng2005
RE: Tolerance Block "Crossout" - Per what std?
Chris Wilson
CAD Administrator
CSWP
RE: Tolerance Block "Crossout" - Per what std?
SolidWorksGuru, your pdf example definitely needs some kind of tolerance on the 1/8" incremements. No I don't think +-1/16" tolerance is necessarily what was being proposed, though if functionally that's what works then fine.
You want to spec the losest tolerance that ensures function, if that's +-1/16 great, if it's +-1/8 great, if it's -0 +1/8 great. Think about how the parts are used, the fit/function involved and tolerance accordingly.
(On another issue that came up, Just because it's a purchased part, doesn't necessarily mean no drawing is required, in fact that's specifically what some of the 'control drawings' are for.)
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I don't know of any standard that says anything X'd-out is to be ignored, though it is common practice. Of course, common practice isn't defensible in a legal context.
Jim Sykes, P.Eng, GDTP-S
Profile Services www.profileservices.ca
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Matt Lorono
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Silicon Valley, CA
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We treat drawing format as a form and control it as such. The title block is pretty much boiler plate, and any information that differs from that in the title block is clearly noted elsewhere on the drawing.
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RE: Tolerance Block "Crossout" - Per what std?
I will give you an example. I specify a fan. I provide a drawing showing the dimensions. In notes on the drawing, I state that the fan is 12VDC, and that it delivers 60CFM at 0.1"H2O. I try to provide more than one manufacturer and part number.
If there are problems getting the specified fan, purchasing can find a similar fan that meets the requirement. If necessary, they can send my specification out to a vendor to see if they have anything.
If there are issues with the cooling, engineering can see what kind of fan I selected, and have some clue as to why I selected it.
Fans are standard, manufactured parts. I cannot see why someone would do a dimension inspection on it. My dimensions are for reference, only.
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I was responding to your comment further up about option A. If nothing else, I would like MRP stock codes to be based on a document somebody can locate and read.
I set up the title blocks here. Our title block is minimal, with boxes for the company logo, the title the drawing size, number, revision and pages, and a signature block. We add blocks on to it, depending on what we need. We have fabrication blocks for English and metric dimensions, we have an assembly block, and a drawing projection (third-angle) block.
On an A-sized fabrication drawing, I do not apply the fabrication block. I just type in a note stating that dimensions are in millimeters, and that dimensioning and tolerancing are as per ASME Y14.5M-1994. Obviously, in the absence of standard tolerances, I have to be careful to apply complete dimensions.
Given that ASME Y14.5M-1994 requires you to remove trailing zeros on millimeter dimensions, you have to tolerance everything manually anyway. The standard tolerances are not much use.
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For your Fan example you could either go whole hog standards compliance with a control drawing or something simpler if it fits your needs. I agree that just having a vendor part number isn't always adequate.
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On second thought, it was the accent. Yeah, it was the accent.
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I know where you are coming from regarding editing title blocks. I instinctly had the same impression. However, after implementing the modifiable title block at my company, no issues have arise, and there's even been some grateful comments from various parties.
Matt Lorono
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Back in the UK though where, being mostly metric we only had a single value block tolerance, not varying by decimal places, we just put whatever value was most appropriate for the drawing.
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