Don’t Rely on Basic Dimension Placement! (#275)
(In accordance with the ASME Y14.5-2009 standard)
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When locating dimensions were toleranced the placement of the dimensions affected the meaning of the drawing. This is not true with basic dimensions. You have to read the feature control frames to determine origins of measurement and relationships of part features.
On this drawing, the dimensions are coming from the edges of the part …
