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    ewh reacted to greenimi's post in the thread Runout Tolerance Applied on an Assembly with Like Like.
    I think applying total runout to the pitch diameter (probably theoretically possible) will create even a more gap between theory and...
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    ewh reacted to 3DDave's post in the thread General profile governing limits with Like Like.
    This requires the secret handshake. They ignored the problem, you can ignore the problem. This is seen by the way ASME Y14.5 also...
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    ewh replied to the thread Y14.5 Drafting.
    Thanks for digging that up, greenimi! That's more like what they need.
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    ewh replied to the thread Y14.5 Drafting.
    The software (NX) requires a parent view to create a section view, and that view orientation is based on its placement on the drawing...
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    ewh reacted to 3DDave's post in the thread Y14.5 Drafting with Haha Haha.
    If you want training, have you considered collars? Every time you find an error you press the button.
  • ewh
    ewh replied to the thread Y14.5 Drafting.
    Formats are fixed and not a problem. Thankfully we don't have to deal with pen widths anymore. I think they relocate the section views...
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    ewh replied to the thread Y14.5 Drafting.
    I've seen older ones here where the section views are first angle on third angle drawings
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    ewh replied to the thread Y14.5 Drafting.
    Thanks, This has been basically a "free-range" group, where engineering documentation such as drawings only had to meet the minimum for...
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    Y14.5 lays out some basic drafting guidelines that are usually ignored (even by the standard itself) and somehow don't get the same...

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