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    GD&T with a complex form (holes on planes not parallel/perpendicular)

    Thanks for the reply. I do not believe the datums change at all, I understand the primary, secondary and tertiary however not as well as i probably should. For example I plan to make the top left drawing's hole the primary, the hole below the secondary and the last hole tertiary. My confusion...
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    GD&T with a complex form (holes on planes not parallel/perpendicular)

    Hi all, Required to do a GD&T drawing for the shape attached below. As you can see all the holes lie on different planes and I am confused as to how I do datum references and so forth whilst producing the drawing with all holes shown normal to the page when showing their dimensions. The...
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    External FEA Solutions

    It is not out of the question to consult with overseas firms, however issues with various engineering standards coming into play are something potentially concerning. Would simply be a lot easier for a logistical point of view if there was an Australian based company providing these services...
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    External FEA Solutions

    Hi all, I am currently doing some investigatory work on various FEA options for some projects which are in their early stages. One particular project requires some FEA work to be performed however we do not have any licenses for such software at this time (this is a one off project so the...

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