Basic Dimensioning

Dimensioning Standards
ANSI: American National Standards Institute ASME: American Society of Mechanical Engineers. MIL-STD: Military Standards ISO: International Standards Organization

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Location Dimensions

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Size Dimensions

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Complete dimensions

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Dimensioning Types

Unidirectional: Dimensions that are orientated to read from the bottom of the drawing.

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Aligned: Dimensions that are orientated to read from the bottom and the right of the drawings. (Parallel to the dimension line).

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Dimensioning Types

Base Line/Datum: Dimension which specify the location of features from a fixed reference or datum line .

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Dimensioning Types

Chain or Continuous: Dimensions that locate various features of an object with respect to each other.

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Chain or Continuous: Tolerance accumulation problems.

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Tolerance Accumulation

100mm + 0.1mm = 100.1mm total length.

45.1 + 30.1 + 25.1 = 100.3mm total length.

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Tolerance Accumulation

Solution: Eliminate one dimension in the chain.

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Dimensioning Terms
Detail Drawing: The drawing of a single part completely specified for manufacture.

Specifications: Notes, material call-out, hardness amount, heat treatment, surface quality, plating, testing, etc.
Dimensions: Values placed on a drawing to indicate location and size of geometry.

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Dimensioning Terms
Size Dimensions: Indicate the physical size of a feature.

Location Dimensions: Show the location of features relative to a datum.

Dimension Lines: Drawn between extension lines, contain the dimension value, and are terminated with arrowheads.

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Dimensioning Terms
Arrowheads: Placed on the ends of the dimension line. Are drawn to a 3:1 ratio. May vary with the type of drafting. Extension Lines: Extend from the feature being dimensioned with a gap of about 2 mm. Leaders: Lines inclined 20 to 70 from horizontal. They point to some feature on the drawings.
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Dimensioning Terms
Datums: Planes, points, or lines used as a reference for dimensions.

General Notes: Place general notes on a drawing to indicate operations or specifications that apply to the entire drawing. (ie. ALL FILLETS AND ROUNDS R3 UNLESS SPECIFIED).
Local Notes: Provide information or size values for a specific feature of a part.
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Contour Rule for Dimensioning
The contour view is the one that will show a characteristic shape more clearly than any of the other views. Will show the true shape of the feature being dimensioned.

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Fundamental Rules
Organize dimensions: The first dimension line is placed approximately 9mm /.38 from the object with additional dimension lines spaced about 6mm/.25 from each other. Be specific: Each dimension can only be interpreted one way.

Repetition: Do not repeat dimensions.

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Fundamental Rules
Placement: Dimension to visible lines, not hidden lines. Dimension to true shape views, not oblique views. Place dimensions outside of the part unless it cant be avoided. Size: Each dimension must be to actual size with no scaling allowed. If this is not possible a line must appear under the dimension to indicate that it is not to scale.
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Fundamental Rules
Manufacturing Operations: Generally, do not place manufacturing operations on dimensions. (i.e. .75 DRILL or 1.252 REAM) Do not cross dimension lines.

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Place dimensions between views when possible. Sub-Dimensions first followed by overall dimensions.
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Fundamental Rules

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Dimensions should be 3mm (1/8) in height. Titles can be 6mm (1/4) high. Centerlines can be used as extension lines from round features. Dimension to the longitudinal view of a positive cylinder.
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Dimensions to the circular view of a negative cylinder. Omit one dimension in a chain or continuous set of dimensions to prevent tolerance buildup. Dimension full circles using the Diameter option and arcs using the Radius option in CAD.
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Fundamental Rules
Dimension holes and other symmetrical objects to their centerlines.

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Dimension to the longitudinal view of positive cylinders. Use linear dimensions and add the prefix %%c to get the diameter symbol.

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Dimension to the circular view of negative cylinders. Use the diameter dimension tool and add the suffix x to get the depth symbol. (GDT font using the lowercase x.)

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Dimensioning a slot.

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Dimensioning a slot.

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Dimensioning Locate the slot and give the size

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Dimensioning Locate notch.

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Dimensioning Show thickness

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Dimensioning Add overall dimensions

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Dimensioning Completed

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