checking that a drawing has all the required dimensions
checking that a drawing has all the required dimensions
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Hi,
was wondering if anyone has a good method of checking if a complicated mold drawing has all the required dimensions to make the part. especially if profile dimensions are applied to some features.
was wondering if anyone has a good method of checking if a complicated mold drawing has all the required dimensions to make the part. especially if profile dimensions are applied to some features.





RE: checking that a drawing has all the required dimensions
Use colored pencils or similar to tick them off as you go. I used the typical yellow for keep, red for change/add/delete and blue for notes to my self, non mandatory suggestions...
When you say profile dimensions, do you mean the model is referred to and a general profile tol applied?
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RE: checking that a drawing has all the required dimensions
If you have a drawing of the part, use it to build a 3D model in CAD. Reproduce the drawing in your CAD package. This will force out a lot of erros and omissions.
RE: checking that a drawing has all the required dimensions
"Good to know you got shoes to wear when you find the floor." - Robert Hunter
RE: checking that a drawing has all the required dimensions
RE: checking that a drawing has all the required dimensions
"Good to know you got shoes to wear when you find the floor." - Robert Hunter
RE: checking that a drawing has all the required dimensions
You could draw shims in for example so they would show up on a drawing or if you had a long bar a couple of break loops and an overall dimension was all that was needed. Some of the poetic license that was allowed on paper drawings is not on CAD or at least not if the CAD is to be used in any meaningful way.
RE: checking that a drawing has all the required dimensions
"Good to know you got shoes to wear when you find the floor." - Robert Hunter
RE: checking that a drawing has all the required dimensions
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RE: checking that a drawing has all the required dimensions
But my method has been stated above. Start with outside then move to the features.