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Angularity Does Not Locate - Use Profile of a Surface (#205)

(In accordance with Y14.5M-1994 standard)

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A common error on drawings is to apply only angularity to features that are not perpendicular or parallel to the datum reference frame. The most important characteristic to control is location. Position locates features of size. Profile of a surface is the only geometric tolerance that locates surfaces. The orientation tolerances of …

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