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    Average diameter callout for circularity without free state modifier

    Thanks for the replies. I agree that 2009 isn't perfectly clear on the use of AVG. 2009 doesn't say you can use AVG this way, but it doesn't say that you cannot. Since 2018 has changed AVG to be a clear exception to Rule #1, I must believe that the intent of 2009 was to be able to use it in...
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    Average diameter callout for circularity without free state modifier

    Hello All, Is it valid to call out an average diameter (AVG) for circularity without a free state modifier or restraint condition? Per paragraph 5.5.3 of the 2009 standard, it says that where circularity is specified in a free state condition, the pertinent diameter is qualified with AVG...

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