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- Course Outline –
Tolerance Stack-up Analysis using Co-ordinate system of Dimensioning
and GD&T (GD&T as per ASME Y14.5M:1994)
Two Days Course For
Maruti Suzuki Limited, INDIA
By

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(InterOperability & InterChangeability Solutions, Pune)

Course Objectives:
The course is designed to introduce the Tolerance Stacks and analysis through goal setting and initiatives
and is recommended for those who are already familiar with fundamentals of GD&T. The Tolerance Stack
up analysis course has following objectives:
Increasing designer’s understanding of part functioning, assembly relationships.
Predict and Solve assembly build problems well in advance than at prototype or production stage.
Appreciating Tolerance Stack-up as decision making tool at early design stage
Evaluating various proposals and ECRs / ECNs
Increasing Designers understanding of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)
Ability to calculate stack-ups for single part and multi part assemblies having +/- tolerances as well as
GD&T

It is expected that the participants have basic knowledge of engineering drawing practices/
fundamental rules and Fundamentals of GD&T.

Course Duration:
Two Full Days (16hrs).
Courseware:
We recommend you to purchase a a book “Tolerance Stack-up Analysis” by James Meadows. You can
purchase the same directly from publisher in USA or we can arrange to purchase the book on your behalf.
One soft/hard copy of the courseware will be provided to you to duplicate at your end. Relevant examples
and exercises of single part and assembly stacks using co-ordinate dimensioning and GD&T shall be
covered in the training.

The Basics of Tolerance Stacks:


Definition of Stacks
Where to begin a stack?
Positive and negative routes
Objectives (what are we calculating?)
Which dimensions are factors?
Arranging parts to create the worst case configuration
Which geometric tolerances affect or don’t affect goals?
Calculating mean dimensions
Calculating boundaries for GD&T controls having MMC, LMC and RFS Material Condition modifiers
Converting dimensions to Mean boundaries with equal bilateral tolerances
Loop Analysis: Creating Vertical and Horizontal Loops for FOS (Feature of
Size):
Where to start and end?
Creating the loop
Minimum and maximum gap analysis

Assemblies with parts having Plus/Minus (+/-) Tolerances:


Multiple dimension loops
Positive and negative values
Airspace vs. material interferences

Studying an Assembly with Floating Fastener:


Understanding Resultant conditions
Understanding Virtual conditions
Understanding Inner and outer boundaries
Mean boundaries
Converting to radii
Combining planer features and diameters
Complex loop analyses with GD&T

Studying an Assembly with Fixed Fastener:


Calculating overall minimum and maximum assembly dimensions
Combining slots, tabs, holes and shafts
Calculating minimum and maximum gaps within the assembly
Projected tolerance zones for total runout as a factor
Determining if geometric tolerances are a factor

Analyzing an Assembly having:


o Threaded Fixed features
o Multiple geometric controls
o Projected tolerance zones
Gaps with and without perpendicularity as a factor
Calculating interference
Theoretically vs. Physically worst case possibilities
Applying assembly logic and Factoring in assembly conditions

Understanding Part Stacks:


Performing a single part analysis. The part consists of various controls such as:
o Two-single segment positional controls,
o Switching datum reference frames and accumulating geometric tolerances,
o Datum features at MMC (pattern shift),
o Profile tolerances, Flatness,
o Envelopes of perfect form at MMC,
o Creating envelopes of perfect orientation at MMC
o MIN and MAX axial separation
o Datum planes vs. datum features

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