Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Auxiliary Views

Sometime you need more than 3 views to tell the whole story
True Size and Shape ( TSS ) is a surface that shows foreshortened traditional views

A surface is TSS when it's edge in the next view is parallel to the fold line

Rule is: skip a view and meausure back

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Tolerances

-precise tolerances to insure the interchangeability of parts
-determining the amount a dimension can vary from its regular size

BASE SIZE- exact size of dimension
TOLERANCE- amount a dimension can vary
FEATURE- identify geometry of drawing
LIMITS- max and min of the tolerance
ALLOWANCE- limits where max and min occur
MMC- limit of a dimension where the max material is left on the part
LMC- limit of a dimension where the min amount of material is left on the part
(Running and Sliding) CLEARANCE- all dimensions produce clearance parts
INTERFERENCE- all combinations will produce a force fit
TRANSISTIONAL- different combinations produce different fits

Monday, February 14, 2011

Dimension Notes

DIMENSION NOTES
ANSI- American National Standards Institute ( Dimension Rules Basis)
Basic Rules
  •  Make dimensions convenient for person reading them
  • No calculations on dimensions
  • Do not double dimension
  • Dimension line no closer than 3/8 in
  • Center Mark goes to quadrant
  • Leader scale should = dimension scale
  • Leader lines any angle but straight up and down or side to side
Linear
  • Make a common corner that dimensions come from
  • Big Three ( Height - Width - Depth )
  • Dimension in between views
  • Do not dimension from hidden lines
Angle
  •  Drawn at same angle as the part

Circular
  •  Anything less than full circle dimension as radius
  • Dimension cylinder in side view
Finished
  •  Finished surface always labeled with a check-mark
  • Check-mark faces the part
Ordinate Dimensions
  • Distance on x and y axis ( from 0,0)
  • UCS (enter) / m (enter) / pick point
  • put (0,0)


Counterbore - bolt head or screw flush w/ surface
Countersink- bolt or screw flush w/ surace