There are three main Tolerance Analysis packages that are worth your time. Vis-VSA, CeTOL, and 3DCS.
I have used both Vis-VSA and CeTOL for many years.
Sigmetix, the company behind CeTOL, has me teaching their Basic CeTOL classes. I been doing 3D tolerance analysis for 17 years, with 8 years...
Once again manufacturing has tried to create tools that manufacture parts that meet drawing intent. After measuring a number of parts, it is found that the parts have a large Mean Shift from nominal. But the variation about that mean is low.
So what to do?
You can accept the out of spec parts...
Try posting your question in the Drafting Standards, GD&T & Tolerance Analysis forum under Engineering Methods.
There is Six Sigma and Design for Six Sigma.
Six Sigma uses stastical methods to solve manufacturing issues. The Design For applies the statistical methods to the design cycle to...
I received the GD&T Prfessional Senior Level Certification with the help of classes taught by Mark E. Foster.
Tom Rhodes, GDTP-S
QMC LLC; www.qmc.com
Senior Dimensional Management Engineer.
CeTOL 6 Sigma
As a Dimensional Management Engineer, I invite the manufacturing people to review the early designs and tolerance specifications. I explain that this is their only chance to impact design intent. The design team hears and learns from manufacturing, what is can produced and what must be chaged...
Matt,
Please find the phone number on the QMC web site and call me.
I have been using CETOL for five years, and tolerance analysis for 16 years.
Sigmetrix hires me to teach the CETOL basic training class.
Tom Rhodes, GDTP-S
QMC LLC; www.qmc.com
Senior Dimensional Management Engineer.
CeTOL...
Hello Rick.
Now we just need someone from Sigmetrix and UG Solutions to tell us about CETOL and VIS-VSA.
What about the guys in Holland?
Tom Rhodes, GDTP-S
QMC LLC; www.qmc.com
Senior Dimensional Management Engineer.
CeTOL 6 Sigma
CETOL is not a "Vector based 2D-ish spreadsheet".
There is no speadsheet with calculations presented.
CETOL provides the variation results in the Analyzer.
Results can be viewed quickly in a column format or in a HTML format. There are standard HTML formats or you can create your own. I have...
VSA operates inside Vis-Mockup.
Vis-Mockup handles the CAD data for viewing and picking.
The CAD data must be translated into a JT file for Mockup.
Tom Rhodes, GDTP-S
QMC LLC; www.qmc.com
Senior Dimensional Management Engineer.
CeTOL 6 Sigma
The Paul Drake book is great.
Has many contributions from authors and experts in the field. I enjoy my copy.
The adcats site has alot of good stuff.
Too bad the Adcats group is not current.
BYU has provides Sigmetrix with many excellent employees that make CeTOL the software I use.
The Mech...
Both CeTol and Vis-VSA are great packages.
We have both packages where I work.
We have engineers that are experts for each.
I have taught the Basic CETOL class for Sigmetrix.
What products are you designing and with what CAD system.
CeTOL is connected to Pro/E or Catia.
Vis-VSA requires that...
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Try www.etinews.com.
This is Alex Krulikowski's company, Effective Training Inc.
I have used their material for years in classes and self training. Based in the metro Detroit area.
Tom Rhodes, GDTP-S
QMC LLC; www.qmc.com
Senior Dimensional Management Engineer.
CeTOL 6 Sigma
Tolerance stack can be done fom 1D to 3D depending on your requirements, methods, and tools.
Software analysis programs that work with CAD data can be simple to use.
Tom Rhodes, GDTP-S
QMC LLC; www.qmc.com
Senior Dimensional Management Engineer.
CeTOL 6 Sigma
