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    Plastic Part - Using conical location bosses as targets for secondary & tertiary datums ISO draw

    Hi quick note to say thank for the information. I have used the 'datum target line across 2 location posts' suggestion on the 2 posts in the middle of the part. Using a datum target line like this is new to me, all the book examples I have seen show the target line crossing a 'more or less'...
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    Plastic Part - Using conical location bosses as targets for secondary & tertiary datums ISO draw

    MechNorth, thanks for the response much appreciated. 1/ Using all 4 boss tops as Datum A targets - Agreed 2/ Using 'target datum lines' sounds interesting & had not occurred to me. However, I could do with a bit more detail as to how the datum lines are positioned on the part. I am guessing...
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    Plastic Part - Using conical location bosses as targets for secondary & tertiary datums ISO draw

    Hi Everyone The attached pdf shows a simplified version of a plastic part I am working on. This part mates with a pcb with optical components which needs to be located precisely relative to features on the plastic part. As you can see in pdf I am planing to use the top of the screw bosses as...

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