PRINCIPLES

DIMENSIONING

OF

y A Drawing from which a component is to be manufactured

q
y
information by:
must communicate all of the required

Describing the Shape of the component, by using

Orthographic Views or Pictorial Views
Views.

Giving actual Dimensions of all features.

Giving information about any special manufacturing
processes and materials required
required.
The Engineer should have a good understanding of
Projection methods, dimension methods and manufacturing
methods to be used
used.
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TYPES OF DIMENSIONS

GENERAL

y Types of dimensioning can be classified as:

y Each dimension necessary for the complete

y Size Dimensions - Used to describe heights, widths,

definition of a finished product should be given on

the drawing
drawing.

diameters etc.

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y Should appear once only.

y It
I should
h ld not b
be necessary ffor a di
dimension
i to b
be

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calculated from other dimensions.

y It should not be necessary for the drawing to be
scaled.
y There should be no more dimensions than are
necessary to define the product.
y Dimensions for a particular feature should be placed on a
single
g view rather than on several, and on that view
which shows the relevant feature most clearly.

y Location Dimensions - Used to place various

features of a component relative to each other

other.
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TYPES OF DIMENSIONS

ELEMENTS OF DIMENSIONING

y Mating Dimensions
Dimensions. Used for parts that fit together

requiring a certain degree of accuracy.

SMALL GAP - 2

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EXTENSION LINE

SHORT EXTENSION - 2

16
6

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VALUE OF DIMENSION

12

PART - A
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DIMENSION LINE
10

35

PART - B

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DIMENSION LINES WELL SPACED

TO ENSURE CLARITY

Drawings for products must be dimensioned so that production

personnel all over the world can make mating parts that will fit
properly when assembled or when used to replace parts
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ARROWHEADS

DIMENSION NUMBER ORIENTATION

Landscape Longest Side Horizontal

3X

Portrait Longest Side Vertical

X

Oblique
q Tick

Architectural Tick

B
Dot

A
Aligned Method

Arrowheads are typical dimension line terminators

terminators.
Arrowheads point directly to the extension lines at the end
off the
th dimension.
di
i
Arrowheads are made three times long as their width.

The dimension figures are placed so that they are

readable from the bottom or right side of the drawing.

LINEAR DIMENSIONING

DIMENSIONING

24

122

10

25

24
2

22

20

24
4

10

C-2

C-1

15

20
22

32
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Chain or Continuous
Di
i i
Dimensioning

Parallel or Baseline
Di
i i
Dimensioning

Larger dimensions placed outside smaller dimensions

dimensions.
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METHODS OF DIMENSIONING COMMON FEATURES

LEADER LINE

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24

24
16

12

16

12

S12

SR12
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METHODS OF DIMENSIONING COMMON FEATURES

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applied to features by Leader Lines

Dimensions .applied
Lines.
Dimensioning to show applicable shape identification.
A dimension giving the Diameter of a Circle or Cylinder is shown
y
in front of the numerals.
byy the symbol

R15

R10

Part or incomplete
Circles are dimensioned as a Radii.
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ADDING TEXT

STANDARD CHARACTER HEIGHTS FOR

FRONT ELEVATION

A2 = 420x 594

ADDING TEXT

MAIN TITLE - 7 mm

FRONT ELEVATION

SUB TITLES - 5 mm
DIMENSION & NOTES - 3 mm

Underline ONLY the Sub Titles

FRONT ELEVATION

DIMENSION IN MILLIMETRES - 3 mm

END ELEVATION

DIMENSIONS IN MILLIMETRES

PLAN
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