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Position and symmetry

Position and symmetry

RE: Position and symmetry

SteelAndSteel,

I am an ASME Y14.5 guy. ISO could have a weird interpretation of someting here.

You are saying "symmetry", but you are showing positional tolerances. According to your drawing, your dimensions are symmetrically distributed across centrelines, but they must be positioned with respect to datums.

In ASME Y14.5, the datums must be real features. All your centrelines show is where your features are centred. Your first example works fine, as long as you select reasonable features for datums.

In ISO, I understand you can use centrelines as datums. I have no idea of how this is done.

In your second example, all you seem to have done is to forget to box the dimensions. I would still refer to the positional tolerance.

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RE: Position and symmetry

Symmetry about what? The drawing shows no datums whatsoever.

Quote (drawoh)

In ISO, I understand you can use centrelines as datums.

No, in ISO you cannot use centerlines as datums. Even when it was possible, it was only allowed when physical features could be clearly identified on the drawing.

Using positional tolerances without datums like OP did is also long forgoten practice.

RE: Position and symmetry

In the second one link, case one would be valid if the diameter symbol were removed from the position tolerance. No idea why you would do that but it could be done. It is invalid as it stands.

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RE: Position and symmetry

(OP)
Hi

Thanks for your replies,

Reply to drawoh

For the symmetry tolerance i am referring to the iso standard 2768

http://www.nan-long.com/Metal%20Steel%20Technology...

Reply to CheckerHater

Using positional tolerances without datums like OP did is also long forgoten practice.

I would say that is quite commen when it is only the position between the holes that is important.

Reply to dgallup

In the second one link, case one would be valid if the diameter symbol were removed from the position tolerance. No idea why you would do that but it could be done. It is invalid as it stands.

Can you refear to any standard to why it is not valid?

RE: Position and symmetry

If the holes have to be on the plate then you need datums to show where they need to be. If your answer is, "I don't care where they are." then how about if they're not there at all? Now do you care? worm

I don't know a lot about ISO but I would think that even ISO would require datums from which to locate features.

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RE: Position and symmetry

@S&S:

I was answering your question about holes being symmetrical about certain plane / line.

From ISO 1101 Para. 18.14 Symmetry tolerance:

“The tolerance zone is limited by two parallel planes a distance apart, symmetrically disposed about the median plane, with respect to the datum.”

So, the definition of symmetry implies datum, no datum, no symmetry.

Now, let’s go back to situation where “it is only the position between the holes that is important.”
Would you accept the part where the holes were punched at proper "position between each other", but, say, at 45 DEG to the surface of the part?


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