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  1. RunningFree

    Near Flat Conical Surface as primary Datum

    Hello drawoh, The part in question is a sealing cap similar to an engine oil filler cap, with an 1/8 turn locking action; the main feature I am worried about is the flatness (profile of a surface?) of the near flat conical surface as this is the seal mating face. The part will be made by a...
  2. RunningFree

    Near Flat Conical Surface as primary Datum

    Please see attached drawing: I have a part with a near flat conical surface (labeled as A), which I want to use as my primary datum (1° draft angle due to injection mold tool design), how do I go about this? I know that a cone produces three mutually perpendicular planes but in this instance I...
  3. RunningFree

    Referencing other drawings within a drawing

    Thanks KENAT, Regarding the Master Device Core Details, it’s a simplified version/part of a drawing from about 1973, and now I have had a quick look again, I have left off a few items and probably made it a bit confusing. I didn’t post the originals for fear of a telling off from the boss for...
  4. RunningFree

    Referencing other drawings within a drawing

    Hello all, I am currently producing a drawing for a door handle in which a common lock is installed; the details for the housing, which this lock should fit into, are detailed on a master drawing. I have produced two simplified example drawings, which I have attached to illustrate my question...

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