GD&T Parallelism on a stepped part.
GD&T Parallelism on a stepped part.
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Howdy,
Would you all have a look at the image I uploaded. I'm curious how others would interpret this callout.
Datum A is the step on the bottom right. The surface to be parallel is the top left.
If it were to have a MMC call out, my understanding is I could make a theoretical "box a", 5.100 in width and as long as the part fit in it it's okay. Without the MMC, the box would be whatever the face measured at +.050...so a little difficult to make a test fixture... but that's what it means right?
However, I'm being told that the parallelism only applies to the top left step... and essentially I can have a .050 wide "box b" as drawn. Pretty much place -A- on a surface plate and a test indicator cant move out more than .050"
I would love what I'm being told is right. I know that was the intent of what was drawn. But, I don't believe that is what the callout on the print "says".
I ask this because I have parts that would not fit in the "box a" interpretation, but pretty much every part fits in the "box b" interpretation.
Thanks!





RE: GD&T Parallelism on a stepped part.
What you need to do is attach the FCF to the top extension line of the dimension, not the dimension value.
(Apologies for the edits, deleting previous citations which were in error - I am too distracted to properly cite, hopefully someone else can point the way)
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RE: GD&T Parallelism on a stepped part.
(Notice: apparently box b is hard to see online)
RE: GD&T Parallelism on a stepped part.
John-Paul Belanger
Certified Sr. GD&T Professional
Geometric Learning Systems