Loop Diagrams: Turning an Assembly into a Chain of Plus and Minus Dimensions
This lesson is part of the course
In this lesson
You turn a gearbox shaft assembly into a loop of six dimensions with directions +1 and −1, add up the nominal gap with SUMPRODUCT, check it against a minimum and chart the chain.
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Lessons in this course
- Limits and Tolerances: Nominal Size, Deviations, Maximum and Minimum SizeFree
- Fits from a Fit Table: Hole and Shaft Limits, Clearance, Transition and Interference Locked
- Loop Diagrams: Turning an Assembly into a Chain of Plus and Minus Dimensions Locked
- Worst-Case Stack-Up: Minimum and Maximum Gap, Tolerance Sum and What to Tighten First Locked
- Statistical Stack-Up: Root Sum Square, an Inflation Factor and Each Part's Share Locked
- Position Tolerances: Measured Offsets, Diametral Zones and Square vs Round Zones Locked
- Bonus Tolerance: Maximum-Material Size, Actual Sizes, an Inspection Table and Virtual Condition Locked
- Capstone: Allocating Tolerances at the Lowest Cost Locked