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Position interpretation

Position interpretation

Position interpretation

(OP)
Hi everyone, I am new to the forum. I have a question about interpreting positional location. We are using ASME Y14.5 as standard. I have skecthed the query on the attached powerpoint and would welcome your comment. I know which I believe to be correct.

Thanks in advance

Richard

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And don't use "&" symbol in the file name. (Learned the hard way) smile

RE: Position interpretation

Interpretation 1 is Y14.5's.

RE: Position interpretation

(OP)
Thanks pmarc, that's great. Thanks for your help.

RE: Position interpretation

Just wait for at least one more opinion as a double check.
From the discussion we have in the other thread on parallelism per unit, I feel there is someone who may disagree with me on this one smile

RE: Position interpretation

(OP)
OK, I agree with you that Interpretation 1 is correct, but a colleague believes Interpretation 2 is correct. What I want is for the axis of the hole to be "correct" regardless of the surface form.

RE: Position interpretation

I agree that we'd have to go with #1.

John-Paul Belanger
Certified Sr. GD&T Professional
Geometric Learning Systems
http://www.gdtseminars.com

RE: Position interpretation

The axis of the hole has nothing to do with the top and bottom surfaces and their profile error. The axis has to be within cylindrical positional tolerance zone that is located and oriented relative to referenced datums.

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AMLbody,

If your colleague wants the tolerance zone to be spherical, it has to be specified in FCF as spherical diameter (see for example ASME Y14.5-2009 Fig. 7-35). Although I don’t think it will help in this particular case.

But I see bigger problem here. From the drawing you provided, I cannot see that the hole is round.
If the hole is square, cylindrical tolerance zone will not apply either.

Here, pmarc. Is this what you were waiting for?

RE: Position interpretation

No, I did not expect such answer, simply because I somehow assumed that the hole we are talking about is round (especially that OP used term "axis of the hole").
I would also be careful even to mention a possibility of applying spherical tolerance zone here without cautioning that this not only won't be helpful, but also will be flawed callout for cylindrical hole.

RE: Position interpretation

(OP)
Although I did not state that the hole is round, it is.

I do not want to specify a spherical tolerance but wanted clarification of the intent of the standard.

Picking up on your comment CheckerHater, if the hole were square and I want a cylindrical tolerance zone would this call out be correct?

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Quote (AMLbody)

if the hole were square and I want a cylindrical tolerance zone would this call out be correct?

I’d say it wouldn’t (I already did once).
Spherical tolerance zone better to be reserved for spherical features, that’s for sure.

RE: Position interpretation

It is definitely #1 but lose the commas in the tolerance. Use a period instead

Dave D.
www.qmsi.ca

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