TYP
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Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
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RE: TYP
RE: TYP
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 5.0
Dell T5500 XP Pro SP 3 (32-bit)
Xeon CPU 2.53 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro 4000 2 GB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer
RE: TYP
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RE: TYP
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RE: TYP
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 5.0
Dell T5500 XP Pro SP 3 (32-bit)
Xeon CPU 2.53 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro 4000 2 GB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer
RE: TYP
Certainly I am not stating the use of TYP to be "right" or "wrong", just noting that there are still organizations which prefer not to use it.
Part of that reason goes to the OP in the sense that it is not always crystal clear what feature or aspect of a feature is to be considered TYP. applejack2 clearly demonstrated this with the first response given.
This is a big part of the reason I like this forum so much. Almost every thread sharpens me a bit more just for having read it and increased my understanding of the wide world of engineering.
RE: TYP
Before starting with my current company, I'd never even HEARD of this, 'TYP.' thing; now I use it on heaps of drawings where I have radii/chamfers/holes...
I do have a personal 'rule of use', however: if there are radii/chamfers/holes of different sizes on the part, TYP. is out. If all holes are - say - Ø8.5mm then I can't see how anyone can get confused by 'Ø8.5 TYP.'
This dilemma has been eased slightly for me by using the hole callout button rather than a smart dimension with notes added, as it gives you a quantity as well. Simples.