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Page 1: Dimension Guidelines · Accurate dimensioning is one of the most demanding undertakings when designing parts. Use the checklist to insure you have followed the basic dimensioning

Dim

ensio

nD

ime

nsio

n

Gu

ide

line

sG

uid

elin

es

1. D

ime

nsio

ns s

ho

uld

NO

T b

e d

up

lica

ted

, o

r

the

sa

me

in

form

atio

n g

ive

n in

tw

o d

iffe

ren

t

wa

ys.

Inco

rrec

t

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1. D

ime

nsio

ns s

ho

uld

NO

T b

e d

up

lica

ted

, o

r

the

sa

me

in

form

atio

n g

ive

n in

tw

o d

iffe

ren

t

wa

ys.

2. N

o u

nn

ece

ssa

ry d

ime

nsio

ns s

ho

uld

be

use

d –

on

ly th

ose

ne

ed

ed

to

pro

du

ce

or

insp

ect th

e p

art

.

Inc

orr

ect

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2. N

o u

nn

ece

ssa

ry d

ime

nsio

ns s

ho

uld

be

use

d –

on

ly th

ose

ne

ed

ed

to

pro

du

ce

or

insp

ect th

e p

art

.

3. D

ime

nsio

ns s

ho

uld

be

atta

ch

ed

to

th

e

vie

w th

at b

est sh

ow

s th

e c

on

tou

r o

f th

e

fea

ture

to

be

dim

en

sio

ne

d.

Inco

rrec

t

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3. D

ime

nsio

ns s

ho

uld

be

atta

ch

ed

to

th

e

vie

w th

at b

est sh

ow

s th

e c

on

tou

r o

f th

e

fea

ture

to

be

dim

en

sio

ne

d.

4. W

he

ne

ve

r p

ossib

le, a

vo

id d

ime

nsio

nin

g to

hid

de

n lin

es a

nd

fe

atu

res.

Inco

rrec

t

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4. W

he

ne

ve

r p

ossib

le, a

vo

id d

ime

nsio

nin

g to

hid

de

n lin

es a

nd

fe

atu

res.

5. A

vo

id d

ime

nsio

nin

g o

ve

r o

r th

rou

gh

th

e

ob

ject.

Inco

rrec

t

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5. A

vo

id d

ime

nsio

nin

g o

ve

r o

r th

rou

gh

th

e

ob

ject.

6. A

dim

en

sio

n s

ho

uld

be

atta

ch

ed

to

on

ly

on

e v

iew

; fo

r e

xa

mp

le, e

xte

nsio

n lin

es

sh

ou

ld n

ot co

nn

ect tw

o v

iew

s.

Inco

rrec

t

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6. A

dim

en

sio

n s

ho

uld

be

atta

ch

ed

to

on

ly

on

e v

iew

; fo

r e

xa

mp

le, e

xte

nsio

n lin

es

sh

ou

ld n

ot co

nn

ect tw

o v

iew

s.

7. W

he

ne

ve

r p

ossib

le, lo

ca

te d

ime

nsio

ns

be

twe

en

ad

jace

nt vie

ws.

Inco

rrec

t

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7. W

he

ne

ve

r p

ossib

le, lo

ca

te d

ime

nsio

ns

be

twe

en

ad

jace

nt vie

ws.

Mu

ltip

le

exte

nsio

n

line

cro

ssin

gs

ma

y b

e

co

nfu

se

d f

or

the

ou

tsid

e

co

rne

r o

f th

e

pa

rt.

8. A

vo

id c

rossin

g e

xte

nsio

n lin

es, b

ut d

o n

ot

bre

ak th

em

wh

en

th

ey d

o c

ross.

Page 9: Dimension Guidelines · Accurate dimensioning is one of the most demanding undertakings when designing parts. Use the checklist to insure you have followed the basic dimensioning

9. W

he

ne

ve

r p

ossib

le, a

vo

id s

en

din

g

exte

nsio

n lin

es th

rou

gh

ob

ject vie

ws.

Inco

rrec

t

9. W

he

ne

ve

r p

ossib

le, a

vo

id s

en

din

g

exte

nsio

n lin

es th

rou

gh

ob

ject vie

ws.

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10

. In

ge

ne

ral, a

cir

cle

is d

ime

nsio

ne

d b

y its

dia

me

ter

an

d a

n a

rc b

y its

ra

diu

s.

11. H

ole

s a

re lo

ca

ted

by th

eir

ce

nte

rlin

es,

wh

ich

ma

y b

e e

xte

nd

ed

an

d u

se

d a

s

exte

nsio

n lin

es.

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12

. H

ole

s s

ho

uld

be

lo

ca

ted

an

d s

ize

d in

th

e

vie

w th

at sh

ow

s th

e fe

atu

re a

s a

cir

cle

.

Inc

orr

ect

12

. H

ole

s s

ho

uld

be

lo

ca

ted

an

d s

ize

d in

th

e

vie

w th

at sh

ow

s th

e fe

atu

re a

s a

cir

cle

.

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13

. D

o n

ot cro

ss a

dim

en

sio

n lin

e w

ith

an

exte

nsio

n lin

e, a

nd

avo

id c

rossin

g

dim

en

sio

ns w

ith

le

ad

er

line

s.

13

. D

o n

ot cro

ss a

dim

en

sio

n lin

e w

ith

an

exte

nsio

n lin

e, a

nd

avo

id c

rossin

g

dim

en

sio

ns w

ith

le

ad

er

line

s.

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14

. L

ea

de

r lin

es p

oin

t to

wa

rd th

e c

en

ter

of th

e

fea

ture

, a

nd

sh

ou

ld n

ot o

ccu

r h

ori

zo

nta

lly

or

ve

rtic

ally

.

15

. D

ime

nsio

n n

um

be

rs s

ho

uld

be

ce

nte

red

be

twe

en

arr

ow

he

ad

s, e

xce

pt w

he

n u

sin

g

sta

cke

d d

ime

nsio

ns, a

nd

th

en

th

e n

um

be

rs

sh

ou

ld b

e s

tag

ge

red

.

Inco

rrec

t

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15

. D

ime

nsio

n n

um

be

rs s

ho

uld

be

ce

nte

red

be

twe

en

arr

ow

he

ad

s, e

xce

pt w

he

n u

sin

g

sta

cke

d d

ime

nsio

ns, a

nd

th

en

th

e n

um

be

rs

sh

ou

ld b

e s

tag

ge

red

.

16

. C

on

ce

ntr

ic c

ircle

s a

re d

ime

nsio

ne

d in

th

e

lon

gitu

din

al vie

w, w

he

ne

ve

r p

ractica

l.

Inco

rrec

t

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16

. C

on

ce

ntr

ic c

ircle

s a

re d

ime

nsio

ne

d in

th

e

lon

gitu

din

al vie

w, w

he

ne

ve

r p

ractica

l.

Dim

en

sio

nin

g

Dim

en

sio

nin

g

Sta

nd

ard

sS

tan

da

rds

Page 16: Dimension Guidelines · Accurate dimensioning is one of the most demanding undertakings when designing parts. Use the checklist to insure you have followed the basic dimensioning

Ru

les a

nd

Pra

ctice

s

A

ccu

rate

dim

en

sio

nin

g is o

ne

of

the

mo

st

de

ma

nd

ing

un

de

rta

kin

gs w

he

n d

esig

nin

g p

art

s.

U

se

th

e c

he

cklis

t to

in

su

re y

ou

ha

ve

fo

llow

ed

th

e

ba

sic

dim

en

sio

nin

g r

ule

s.

K

ee

p in

min

d t

he

re m

ay b

e a

ca

se

wh

ere

th

e

ne

ed

to

bre

ak a

sta

nd

ard

co

uld

occu

r to

giv

e

cla

rity

to

th

e p

art

an

d m

an

ufa

ctu

rer.

Sta

nda

rds

In

ord

er

for

the d

raw

ing

s to

be

dim

en

sio

ne

d s

o

tha

t a

ll p

eo

ple

ca

n u

nd

ers

tand

th

em

, w

e n

eed

to

follo

w s

tand

ard

s th

at

eve

ry c

om

pa

ny in

th

e

wo

rld m

ust

follo

w. S

tan

da

rds a

re c

rea

ted b

y

the

se o

rgan

iza

tio

ns:

-AN

SI

-MIL

-IS

O-D

OD

-DIN

-CE

N

-JIS

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Sta

nd

ard

s In

stitu

tio

ns

A

NS

I -

Am

eri

ca

n N

atio

na

l S

tan

da

rds I

nstitu

te

- T

his

in

stitu

te c

rea

tes th

e e

ng

ine

eri

ng

sta

nd

ard

s fo

r N

ort

h A

me

rica

.

IS

O -

Inte

rna

tio

na

l O

rga

niz

atio

n fo

r

Sta

nd

ard

iza

tio

n -

Th

is is a

wo

rld

wid

e

org

an

iza

tio

n th

at

cre

ate

s e

ng

ine

eri

ng

sta

nd

ard

s w

ith

ap

pro

xim

ate

ly 1

00

pa

rtic

ipa

tin

g c

ou

ntr

ies.

Sta

nd

ard

s In

stitu

tio

ns

D

IN -

De

uts

ch

es In

stitu

t fü

r N

orm

un

g -

Th

e

Ge

rma

n S

tan

da

rds I

nstitu

te c

rea

ted

ma

ny

sta

nd

ard

s u

se

d w

orl

d w

ide

su

ch

as t

he

sta

nd

ard

s f

or

ca

me

ra f

ilm.

JIS

- J

ap

an

ese

In

du

str

ial S

tan

da

rd -

Cre

ate

d

aft

er

WW

II f

or

Ja

pa

ne

se

sta

nd

ard

s.

C

EN

- E

uro

pe

an

Sta

nd

ard

s O

rga

niz

atio

n

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Sta

nd

ard

s In

stitu

tio

ns

T

he

Un

ite

d S

tate

s m

ilita

ry h

as t

wo

org

an

iza

tio

ns

tha

t d

eve

lop

sta

nd

ard

s.

D

OD

- D

ep

art

me

nt

Of

De

fen

se

M

IL -

Mili

tary

Sta

nd

ard

Lin

ea

r d

ime

nsio

ns a

re c

om

pri

se

d o

f

fou

r co

mp

on

en

ts:

Exte

nsio

n

Lin

es

Dim

en

sio

n T

ex

tD

ime

ns

ion

Lin

es Arr

ow

Head

s

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Exte

nsio

n L

ine

s

Exte

nd

ed fro

m th

e

vie

w to in

dic

ate

th

e

edg

es r

efe

ren

ced

and

hold

th

e

dim

en

sio

n lin

e

1/1

6”

gap f

rom

th

e

vie

w s

o the

y a

re n

ot

co

nfu

se

d w

ith

the

vis

ible

lin

es

Con

tinu

e 1

/8”

past

the d

ime

nsio

n lin

e

Dim

en

sio

n L

ines

Ho

rizon

tal

Alig

ne

d t

o a

sla

nte

d

su

rfa

ce

d

Vert

ica

l

Wh

en

sta

cke

d, th

ey

are

10m

m (

.4”)

fro

m

the v

iew

an

d

6m

m(.

25”)

apart

.

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Arr

ow

hea

ds

(Dim

en

sio

n L

ine

Term

ina

tor)

Arr

ow

he

ad

s a

re typ

ica

l d

ime

nsio

n lin

e t

erm

ina

tors

. T

he

re a

re o

the

r

acce

pta

ble

dim

en

sio

n lin

e te

rmin

ato

rs.

Arr

ow

he

ad

s p

oin

t d

irectly

to th

e o

bje

ct th

at is

be

ing

dim

en

sio

ne

d o

r th

e

exte

nsio

n lin

es a

t th

e e

nd

of th

e d

ime

nsio

n.

Arr

ow

he

ad

s a

re m

ade

thre

e tim

es a

s lo

ng

as

the

y a

re w

ide.

Do

t

Ob

lique

or

arc

hite

ctu

ral ticks

used

in a

rch

ite

ctu

ral d

raw

ing

sD

atu

m

Dim

ensio

n T

ext

Dim

ensio

n te

xt is

pla

ced

in

th

e

mid

dle

of th

e lin

e

both

ho

rizo

nta

lly

and

ve

rtic

ally

.

If t

he d

ime

nsio

n t

ext w

ill n

ot fit be

twee

n the

exte

nsio

n lin

es, it m

ay b

e p

laced

outs

ide

the

m.

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Dim

en

sio

nin

g M

eth

od

s

D

ime

nsio

ns a

re r

ep

rese

nte

d o

n a

dra

win

g u

sin

g

on

e o

f tw

o s

yste

ms,

un

idir

ectio

na

l o

r a

lign

ed

.

T

he

un

idir

ectio

na

l m

eth

od

me

ans a

ll d

ime

nsio

ns

are

re

ad

in

th

e s

am

e d

ire

ctio

n.

T

he

alig

ne

d m

eth

od

me

an

s t

he

dim

en

sio

ns a

re

rea

d in

alig

nm

en

t w

ith

th

e d

ime

nsio

n lin

es o

r

sid

e o

f th

e p

art

, s

om

e r

ea

d h

ori

zo

nta

lly a

nd

oth

ers

re

ad v

ert

ica

lly.

Dim

en

sio

n T

ext

Un

idir

ectio

na

l vs. A

lign

ed

Un

idir

ectio

nal

dim

ensio

ns a

re p

lace

d

so

th

ey c

an

be

re

ad

fro

m

the

bott

om

of

the

dra

win

g s

hee

t. T

his

me

thod

is c

om

mon

ly

used

in m

ech

an

ical

dra

ftin

g.

Alig

ne

d d

imen

sio

ns a

re p

lace

d

so t

he h

orizo

nta

l d

imen

sio

ns c

an

be

re

ad

fro

m t

he b

ott

om

of

the

dra

win

g s

he

et

and

the

ve

rtic

al

dim

en

sio

ns c

an b

e r

ead

fro

m t

he

rig

ht

sid

e o

f th

e d

raw

ing s

he

et.

Th

is m

eth

od is c

om

mo

nly

use

d in

arc

hitectu

ral an

d s

tructu

ral

dra

ftin

g.

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Typ

es o

f D

ime

nsio

ns

T

he

re a

re t

wo

cla

ssific

atio

ns o

f d

ime

nsio

ns:

siz

e

an

d lo

ca

tio

n.

S

ize

d

ime

nsio

ns a

re p

lace

d in

dir

ect

rela

tion

sh

ip t

o a

fe

atu

re t

o id

en

tify

th

e s

pe

cific

siz

e.

L

oca

tio

n d

ime

nsio

ns a

re u

se

d t

o id

en

tify

th

e

rela

tion

sh

ip o

f a

fe

atu

re t

o a

no

the

r fe

atu

re w

ith

in

an

ob

ject.

Dim

en

sio

nin

g C

he

cklis

t

Ea

ch

dim

en

sio

n s

ho

uld

be

wri

tte

n c

lea

rly

with

on

ly o

ne

wa

y to

be

in

terp

rete

d.

A

fe

atu

re s

ho

uld

be

dim

en

sio

ne

d o

nly

on

ce

.

D

ime

nsio

n a

nd

exte

nsio

n lin

es s

ho

uld

no

t

cro

ss.

E

ach

fe

atu

re s

ho

uld

be

dim

en

sio

ne

d.

D

ime

nsio

n fe

atu

res o

r su

rfa

ce

s s

ho

uld

be

do

ne

to

a lo

gic

al re

fere

nce

po

int.

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Dim

en

sio

n C

he

cklis

t

D

ime

nsio

n c

ircle

s s

ho

uld

ha

ve

d

iam

ete

rs a

nd

arc

s w

ith

a r

ad

ius.

A

ce

nte

r lin

e s

ho

uld

be

exte

nd

ed

an

d

use

d a

s a

n e

xte

nsio

n lin

e.

D

ime

nsio

n fe

atu

res o

n a

vie

w s

ho

uld

cle

arl

y s

ho

w its

tru

e s

ha

pe

.

E

no

ug

h s

pa

ce

sh

ou

ld b

e p

rovid

ed

to

a

vo

id c

row

din

g a

nd

mis

inte

rpre

tatio

n.

Dim

en

sio

n C

he

cklis

t

E

xte

nsio

n lin

es a

nd

ob

ject

line

s

sh

ou

ld n

ot

ove

rla

p.

D

ime

nsio

ns s

ho

uld

be

pla

ce

d o

uts

ide

the

pa

rt.

C

en

ter

line

s o

r m

ark

s s

ho

uld

be

use

d

on

all

circle

s a

nd

ho

les.

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Lin

ea

r D

ime

nsio

nin

g

D

ime

nsio

nin

g fro

m fe

atu

re to

fe

atu

re

is k

no

wn

as C

ha

in D

ime

nsio

nin

g..

It

is c

om

mo

nly

use

d a

nd

ea

sy to

la

y

ou

t. It d

oe

s h

ave

po

ssib

le

co

nse

qu

en

ce

s in

th

e m

an

ufa

ctu

rin

g

of

a p

art

.Tole

ran

ce

s c

an

a

ccu

mu

late

, m

akin

gth

ee

nd

pro

du

ct

larg

er

or

sm

alle

r th

an

exp

ecte

d.

Ch

ain

Dim

en

sio

nin

g

Th

is is a

ge

ne

ral n

ote

. It

ind

ica

tes t

ha

t a

ll tw

o

pla

ce

de

cim

al

dim

en

sio

ns h

ave

a

tole

ran

ce

of

plu

s o

r

min

us .

01

in

ch

un

less

oth

erw

ise

sp

ecifie

d.

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Ch

ain

Dim

en

sio

nin

gE

ach

of th

ese

ste

ps

ca

n r

an

ge

be

twe

en

.

49

0”

an

d .5

10

” w

ide

.

Ch

ain

Dim

en

sio

nin

g

Th

e c

ha

in d

ime

nsio

nin

g

layo

ut ca

n h

ave

an

effe

ct o

n th

e f

ina

l le

ng

th

of th

e p

art

ra

ng

ing f

rom

1.4

7

to

1.5

3.

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Ch

ain

Dim

en

sio

nin

g

Pla

cin

g a

n o

ve

rall

dim

ensio

n

will

lim

it th

e c

hain

effe

ct o

f th

e

tole

ran

ce b

uild

up

.

Lin

ea

r D

ime

nsio

nin

g

T

he

accu

racy o

f th

e fin

al p

rod

uct is

de

term

ine

d b

y th

e d

ime

nsio

ns o

n th

e

dra

win

g. If a

ll th

e d

ime

nsio

ns o

rig

ina

te

fro

m a

co

mm

on

co

rne

r o

f th

e p

art

, th

e

ob

ject w

ill b

e m

ore

accu

rate

. T

his

is

refe

rre

d to

as D

atu

m D

ime

nsio

nin

g.

Da

tum

s in

su

re th

e to

lera

nce

or

err

ors

in

ma

nu

factu

rin

g d

o n

ot a

ccu

mu

late

.

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Da

tum

Dim

en

sio

nin

g

The d

imensio

ns

ori

gin

ate

fro

m a

com

mon e

dge (DATUM)

of

the p

art

.

Da

tum

Dim

en

sio

nin

gTh

e d

imensio

ns

ori

gin

ate

fro

m a

com

mon e

dge

(DATUM)

of

the p

art

.

Th

is is a

ge

ne

ral n

ote

. It

ind

ica

tes t

ha

t a

ll tw

o p

lace

de

cim

al d

ime

nsio

ns h

ave a

tole

ran

ce

of

plu

s o

r m

inu

s .

01

in

ch

un

less o

therw

ise

spe

cifie

d.

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Da

tum

Dim

en

sio

nin

g

Th

is s

tep

ca

n b

e .4

90

to .5

10

wid

e.

Th

is d

ista

nce

ca

n

be .9

90 to

1.0

10

wid

e.

Th

is d

ista

nce c

an

be

1.4

9 to

1.5

10

wid

e.

Dim

en

sio

nin

g S

ym

bo

ls

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Dim

en

sio

nin

g A

ng

les

A

ng

led

su

rfa

ce

ma

y b

e d

ime

nsio

ne

d

usin

g c

oo

rdin

ate

me

tho

d t

o s

pe

cify t

he

two

lo

ca

tio

n d

ista

nce

s o

f th

e a

ng

le.

A

ng

led

su

rfa

ce

s m

ay a

lso

be

dim

en

sio

ne

d u

sin

g t

he

an

gu

lar

me

tho

d b

y s

pe

cifyin

g o

ne

lo

ca

tio

n

dis

tan

ce

an

d t

he

an

gle

.

Dim

en

sio

nin

g A

ng

les

Coo

rdin

ate

Me

tho

dA

ng

ula

r M

eth

od

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Dim

en

sio

nin

g A

rcs a

nd

Cir

cle

s

A

rcs a

nd

cir

cle

s a

re d

ime

nsio

ne

d in

vie

ws

tha

t sh

ow

th

e a

rc o

r cir

cle

.

A

rcs a

re d

ime

nsio

ne

d w

ith

a le

ad

er

to

ide

ntify

th

e r

ad

ius; in

so

me

ca

se

s, a

ce

nte

r m

ark

is in

clu

de

d.

C

ircle

s s

ho

uld

ha

ve

a c

en

ter

ma

rk a

nd

are

d

ime

nsio

ne

d w

ith

a le

ad

er

to id

en

tify

th

e

dia

me

ter.

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Dim

en

sio

nin

g C

urv

ed

Fe

atu

res

an

d A

rcs

Use

a c

ap

ital “R

” fo

r

dim

en

sio

nin

g a

rcs.

La

rge A

rcs u

se c

ente

r

ma

rks.

Sm

all

arc

s d

o n

ot

nee

d

ce

nte

r m

ark

s.

Arr

ow

ca

n

be

outs

ide.

Th

e a

rro

w c

an

be

insid

e

for

sm

all

arc

s.

Dia

mete

rsA

full

cir

cu

lar

ob

ject

sh

ou

ld b

e d

ime

nsio

ne

d

usin

g its

dia

mete

r.H

ole

s s

ho

uld

use h

ole

no

tes.

Th

is s

pe

cific

atio

n

ca

lls fo

r a

ho

le w

ith

a .5

dia

me

ter

an

d 1

.00

de

ep

.

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Dia

mete

rsC

ylin

dri

cal pa

rts m

ay s

ho

w t

heir

dia

me

ters

in t

his

ma

nne

r.D

imen

sio

nin

g o

n t

he r

ight

sid

e v

iew

cou

ld b

e to

o c

row

ded

.

Note

th

at

the

dia

me

ter

sym

bol is

used

so

it

is n

ot

con

fuse

d w

ith

a lin

ear

dim

en

sio

n.

Ch

ord

s

Ch

ord

s m

ay b

e d

imen

sio

ne

d in

one

of

the

fo

llow

ing w

ays.

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Dim

en

sio

nin

g C

urv

ed

Fe

atu

res

Datu

m

Po

ints

are

pla

ced

alo

ng

th

e c

onto

ur

and

are

dim

ensio

ne

d fro

m t

he d

atu

m.

Re

fere

nce

Dim

en

sio

ns

De

sig

na

tes m

ore

th

an

on

e o

f th

e s

am

e fe

atu

re.

In th

is c

ase

, it is id

en

tify

ing

th

ere

are

two

id

en

tica

l h

ole

s.

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Ch

am

fers

Exte

rnal ch

am

fer

for

45

deg

ree

cha

mfe

rs o

nly

.

Th

ere

are

tw

o o

ptio

ns.

Exte

rna

l ch

am

fer

for

ang

les o

the

r th

an

45

de

gre

es.

Inte

rna

l cha

mfe

rs.

Fill

ets

an

d R

ou

nd

s

Rou

nd

s

Fill

ets

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Fill

ets

an

d R

ou

nd

s

Use a

ca

pita

l “R

” fo

r

dim

en

sio

nin

g t

he a

rc.

La

rge

arc

s u

se

ce

nte

r m

ark

s.

Sm

all

arc

s d

o n

ot

nee

d

ce

nte

r m

ark

s.

Arr

ow

ca

n

be

outs

ide

the

arc

.

Co

nic

al Tap

ers

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Slo

t D

ime

nsio

nin

g

Th

e tw

o m

eth

od

s

sh

ow

n o

n the

le

ft

are

th

e a

ccepta

ble

me

tho

ds for

dim

ensio

nin

g s

lotte

d

ho

les.

Dim

en

sio

nin

g R

ad

ial

Pa

tte

rns

An

gle

s a

nd

ra

diu

s v

alu

es

are

use

d t

o loca

te t

he

ce

nte

rs

of

rad

ial p

att

ern

ed f

eatu

res,

su

ch

as t

he

ho

les o

n

this

pla

te.

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Ke

yw

ay a

nd

Ke

ysea

t

Ke

yw

ay

Keyse

at

Sha

ft

Ke

yw

ays

Keyw

ay D

ime

nsio

ns

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Ho

le D

ime

nsio

nin

g

Hole

s a

re s

pe

cifie

d

with n

um

be

rs a

nd

sym

bo

ls.

Re

ad

ing

a H

ole

No

te

Th

e H

ole

Dia

me

ter

is .

25

” a

nd

will

be d

rille

d .

75”

de

ep.

Th

e H

ole

will

be

Co

un

terb

ore

d t

o

a .

38

”dia

mete

r an

d t

o a

dep

th o

f .2

5”

De

pth

Sym

bo

l

Co

un

terb

ore

or

Sp

otf

ace

Sym

bo

l

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Re

ad

ing

a H

ole

No

te

Th

e H

ole

Dia

me

ter

will

be

.38

” d

rille

d .

5 d

eep

.

Re

ad

ing

a H

ole

No

te

Th

e H

ole

Dia

me

ter

will

be .

38”

thro

ugh

the

wh

ole

blo

ck.

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Re

ad

ing

Th

rea

d N

ote

s

Th

rea

ds a

re d

imen

sio

ned

with

the u

se

of

local n

ote

s.

We w

ill

dis

cu

ss t

wo

me

thod

s:

the I

SO

an

d t

he

Un

ifie

d N

atio

na

l T

hre

ad

me

tho

d.

Re

ad

ing

a U

nifie

d N

ation

al

Thre

ad N

ote

Ma

jor

Dia

me

terT

hre

ads p

er

Inch

Ide

ntifie

s c

oars

e o

r fin

e

thre

ad.

In th

is c

ase,

C f

or

coa

rse

.

F is f

or

fine

.

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Re

ad

ing

a IS

O T

hre

ad

No

tes

M f

or

Metr

ic

No

min

al D

iam

ete

r

In M

illim

ete

rs

Pitch

of

the

thre

ad

s.

Th

is n

um

be

r ca

n b

e 3

,4,5

,6,7

,8,9

.

It is t

he

gra

de

of to

lera

nce in

the

thre

ads

fro

m f

ine

to

co

ars

e.

Th

e H

is fo

r a

llow

an

ce:

G w

ou

ld b

e a

tig

ht

allo

wa

nce

and

H is n

o a

llow

an

ce

.

Pri

or

to T

HR

U,

you

ma

y h

ave

an L

H

for

left h

and

th

rea

d.

Fin

ally

TH

RU

or

a d

ep

th m

ay

be

spe

cifie

d.

To

lera

nc

es

To

lera

nc

es

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Vari

ati

on

is

Un

av

oid

ab

le•

No

tw

o m

an

ufa

ctu

red

ob

jec

ts

are

id

en

tic

al in

eve

ry w

ay.

So

me d

eg

ree

of

va

ria

tio

n w

ill

ex

ist.

•E

ng

inee

rs a

pp

ly t

ole

ran

ce

s t

o

pa

rt d

ime

ns

ion

s t

o r

ed

uc

e t

he

am

ou

nt

of

va

ria

tio

n t

hat

AN

SI/A

SM

E S

tan

dard

AN

SI/A

SM

E S

tan

da

rd Y

14

.5

Ea

ch

dim

en

sio

n s

ha

ll h

av

e a

to

lera

nc

e,

ex

ce

pt

tho

se

dim

en

sio

ns

sp

ec

ific

ally

ide

nti

fie

d a

s r

efe

ren

ce

, m

ax

imu

m,

min

imu

m, o

r s

toc

k. T

he

to

lera

nc

e m

ay

be

ap

plie

d d

ire

ctl

y t

o t

he

dim

en

sio

n o

r

ind

ica

ted

by

a g

en

era

l n

ote

lo

ca

ted

in

th

e

titl

e b

loc

k o

f th

e d

raw

ing

.

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To

lera

nc

e

sA

to

lera

nc

e is

an

ac

ce

pta

ble

am

ou

nt

of

dim

en

sio

na

l

va

ria

tio

n t

ha

t w

ill

sti

ll a

llo

w a

n

ob

jec

t to

fu

nc

tio

n

co

rre

ctl

y.

To

lera

nc

e

sA

to

lera

nc

e is

an

ac

ce

pta

ble

am

ou

nt

of

dim

en

sio

na

l

va

ria

tio

n t

ha

t w

ill

sti

ll a

llo

w a

n

ob

jec

t to

fu

nc

tio

n

co

rre

ctl

y.

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To

lera

nc

e

s

Th

ree

ba

sic

tole

ran

ce

s t

ha

t

oc

cu

r m

os

t o

fte

n

on

wo

rkin

g

dra

win

gs

are

: lim

it

dim

en

sio

ns

,

un

ila

tera

l, a

nd

bila

tera

l to

lera

nc

es

.

To

lera

nc

e

s

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To

lera

nc

e

sT

hre

e b

as

ic

tole

ran

ce

s t

ha

t

oc

cu

r m

os

t o

fte

n

on

wo

rkin

g

dra

win

gs

are

: lim

it

dim

en

sio

ns

,

un

ila

tera

l, a

nd

bila

tera

l to

lera

nc

es

.

Lim

it

Dim

en

sio

ns

Lim

it d

ime

ns

ion

s a

re

two

dim

en

sio

na

l v

alu

es

sta

ck

ed

on

to

p o

f e

ac

h

oth

er.

Th

e d

ime

ns

ion

s

sh

ow

th

e la

rge

st

an

d

sm

alle

st

va

lue

s a

llo

we

d.

An

yth

ing

in

be

twe

en

the

se

va

lue

s is

ac

ce

pta

ble

.

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Th

es

e a

re lim

it d

ime

ns

ion

s,

be

ca

us

e t

he

up

pe

r a

nd

low

er

dim

en

sio

na

l s

ize

s a

re

sta

ck

ed

on

to

p o

f e

ac

h o

the

r.

Lim

it

Dim

en

sio

ns

Un

ila

tera

l

To

lera

nc

eA

un

ila

tera

l

tole

ran

ce

ex

ists

wh

en

a t

arg

et

dim

en

sio

n is

giv

en

alo

ng

wit

h a

tole

ran

ce

th

at

allo

ws

va

ria

tio

n t

o o

cc

ur

in

on

ly o

ne

dir

ec

tio

n.

Page 47: Dimension Guidelines · Accurate dimensioning is one of the most demanding undertakings when designing parts. Use the checklist to insure you have followed the basic dimensioning

Th

is t

ole

ran

ce

is

un

ila

tera

l, b

ec

au

se

the

siz

e m

ay

on

ly

de

via

te in

on

e d

ire

cti

on

.

Un

ila

tera

l

To

lera

nc

e

Bil

ate

ral

To

lera

nc

eA

bila

tera

l

tole

ran

ce

ex

ists

if

the

va

ria

tio

n f

rom

a

targ

et

dim

en

sio

n is

sh

ow

n o

cc

urr

ing

in

bo

th t

he

po

sit

ive

an

d n

eg

ati

ve

dir

ec

tio

ns

.

Page 48: Dimension Guidelines · Accurate dimensioning is one of the most demanding undertakings when designing parts. Use the checklist to insure you have followed the basic dimensioning

If n

o t

ole

ran

ce

s a

re s

pe

cif

ied

at

the

dim

en

sio

n le

ve

l, t

he

n g

en

era

l to

lera

nc

es

ma

y b

e a

pp

lie

d b

y d

elib

era

tely

co

ntr

ollin

g

the

nu

mb

er

of

va

lue

s p

as

t th

e d

ec

ima

l

po

int

on

ea

ch

dim

en

sio

n.

Gen

era

l

To

lera

nc

es

Lin

ea

r D

ime

ns

ion

s

X.X

.02

0

X.X

X=

±.0

10

X.X

XX

.00

5

An

gle

s=

±.5

°

Gen

era

l

To

lera

nc

es

To

lera

nc

es

X.X

.02

0

X.X

X=

±.0

10

X.X

XX

.00

5

Page 49: Dimension Guidelines · Accurate dimensioning is one of the most demanding undertakings when designing parts. Use the checklist to insure you have followed the basic dimensioning

Th

e t

ota

l to

lera

nc

e is

a v

alu

e t

ha

t

de

sc

rib

es

th

e m

ax

imu

m a

mo

un

t o

f

va

ria

tio

n.

To

lera

nc

e =

.0

10

.50

0

.02

0

.49

0.5

10

Targ

et

Dim

en

sio

n

To

tal

To

lera

nc

e

To

tal T

ole

ran

ce

= .

02

0

A m

ea

su

rin

g d

ev

ice

sh

ou

ld b

e a

ble

to

ac

cu

rate

ly m

ea

su

re w

ith

in 1

/10

th o

f th

e

tota

l b

lue

pri

nt

tole

ran

ce

id

en

tifi

ed

.

To

tal

To

lera

nc

e

.50

0

.02

0

.49

0.5

10

Targ

et

Dim

en

sio

n

Page 50: Dimension Guidelines · Accurate dimensioning is one of the most demanding undertakings when designing parts. Use the checklist to insure you have followed the basic dimensioning

To

tal to

lera

nc

e=

.02

01 10

=.0

20

x1

0x

=

.02

0x

=

.00

2

In t

his

ca

se

, a

me

as

uri

ng

de

vic

e

sh

ou

ld b

e a

ble

to

ta

ke

ac

cu

rate

me

as

ure

me

nts

to

wit

hin

tw

o

tho

us

an

dth

s o

f a

n in

ch

.

To

lera

nce

s a

nd

Me

as

uri

ng

X =

th

e m

inim

um

Th

ree

Typ

es o

f F

it

Th

ere

are

th

ree

typ

es o

f fit

tha

t sh

ou

ld b

e

co

nsid

ere

d w

he

n w

ork

ing

with

to

lera

nce

s.

•C

lea

ran

ce

Fit

- h

ave

lim

its o

f siz

e s

o p

rescri

be

d tha

t a

cle

ara

nce

alw

ays r

esults w

hen

ma

ting

pa

rts a

re

assem

ble

d.

•In

terf

ere

nce

Fit

- h

ave lim

its o

f siz

e s

o p

rescri

be

d t

hat a

n

inte

rfe

ren

ce a

lways r

esults w

he

n m

atin

g p

art

s a

re

assem

ble

d.

•T

ran

sitio

n F

it- h

ave lim

its o

f siz

e ind

ica

tin

g tha

t e

ithe

r a

cle

ara

nce

or

an

in

terf

ere

nce

ma

y r

esu

lt w

he

n m

atin

g

part

s a

re a

ssem

ble

d.


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