Creating Fixture Tolerances

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Creating Fixture Tolerances

We need to tolerance the Fixture surface points for profile and the pin points for size and position.

 

Select the DVTI_gdtlist GD&T button then select the Fixture.

Select Surface Profile in the drop-down list then click [Add]. This will open the Surface Profile dialog.

Change the Name to "Fixture_Pad_Profile".

Enter a Description of "Profile of the Fixture Pads."

Click [Add] then select the points T_Fixture_X1, T_Fixture_X2, and T_Fixture_X3 in the Fixture.

Click [Close] in the Select dialog.

Set the Range to 0.2 mm.

Click the Options tab and uncheck the Auto Refine check box.

 

The completed Surface Profile should look like the image below.

 

L10 Fixture Profile GD&T Dialog Complete

 

Click [OK] to save the GD&T and close the dialog.

Select Size in the GD&T dialog drop-down list then click [Add]. This will open the Size GD&T dialog.

Change the Name to "Size_Fixture_Pins".

Enter a Description of "Size of the fixture pins".

Click [Add] then select the points Fixture_YZ_Pt and Fixture_Z_Pt in the Fixture.

Click [Close] in the Select dialog.

Set the Upper limit to 0.05mm.

Click the "+" and add a Position GD&T.

Change the Name to "Position_Fixture_Pins".

Enter a Description of "Position of the fixture pins".

Add a Range of 0.2mm.

Change the DRF to "From Nominal".

 

The completed Size and Position GD&T should look like the image below.

 

L10 Size and Position GD&T Completed Dialog

 

Click [OK] to save the GD&T and close the dialog.

Click [OK] to close the GD&T dialog.

Save the model using Save Management.

Show the points using DVTI_dcsShowPoint Show Points if they are hidden.

Click the DVTI_dcsDeviate Deviate button to see the variation on the Fixture points.

DVTI_dcsNominalBuild_SP Nominal Build and DVTI_dcsDeviate Deviate to see the variation of the Bracket on the Fixture.

Click DVTI_dcsSeparate_SP Separate.