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    This document provides instructions for performing a tolerance stack-up analysis to calculate the minimum gap in an assembly. It describes the main rules for analyzing tolerances, including starting at the bottom and working up while taking the shortest route. It then shows an example assembly and outlines the steps to calculate the minimum gap: 1) convert geometric tolerances to plus/minus tolerances, 2) draw a loop diagram, 3) add vectors algebraically, and 4) subtract the tolerances sum from the vectors sum. The minimum gap in the example assembly is calculated to be 0.6 units.

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    This document provides instructions for performing a tolerance stack-up analysis to calculate the minimum gap in an assembly. It describes the main rules for analyzing tolerances, including starting at the bottom and working up while taking the shortest route. It then shows an example assembly and outlines the steps to calculate the minimum gap: 1) convert geometric tolerances to plus/minus tolerances, 2) draw a loop diagram, 3) add vectors algebraically, and 4) subtract the tolerances sum from the vectors sum. The minimum gap in the example assembly is calculated to be 0.6 units.

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    This document provides instructions for performing a tolerance stack-up analysis to calculate the minimum gap in an assembly. It describes the main rules for analyzing tolerances, including starting at the bottom and working up while taking the shortest route. It then shows an example assembly and outlines the steps to calculate the minimum gap: 1) convert geometric tolerances to plus/minus tolerances, 2) draw a loop diagram, 3) add vectors algebraically, and 4) subtract the tolerances sum from the vectors sum. The minimum gap in the example assembly is calculated to be 0.6 units.

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    This document provides instructions for performing a tolerance stack-up analysis to calculate the minimum gap in an assembly. It describes the main rules for analyzing tolerances, including starting at the bottom and working up while taking the shortest route. It then shows an example assembly and outlines the steps to calculate the minimum gap: 1) convert geometric tolerances to plus/minus tolerances, 2) draw a loop diagram, 3) add vectors algebraically, and 4) subtract the tolerances sum from the vectors sum. The minimum gap in the example assembly is calculated to be 0.6 units.

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    The key takeaways are the steps to perform tolerance stack up analysis and calculate minimum gap on an assembly.

    The steps to perform tolerance stack up analysis are to identify the requirement, identify all dimensions and tolerances, assign positive/negative values, deduce which tolerance contributes to the gap, and ensure assumptions are correct.

    Geometric tolerances are converted to plus/minus tolerances by adding and subtracting the resultant and virtual conditions and dividing the sum and difference by two.

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    Tolerance Stack-Up Analysis


    Main Rules
    1. Start at the bottom and work up, or start at the left and work to the right.
    2. Always take the shortest route.
    3. Stay on one part until all tolerances are exhausted.
    Step 1
    Identify the requirement that is to be analyzed.
    Step 2
    Identify all dimensions and tolerances that contribute to the gap.
    Step 3
    Assign each dimension a positive or negative value:

    Up is positive

    Down is negative

    Right is positive

    Left is negative

    Step 4
    Only one set of mating features creates the worst-case gap.
    Step 5
    The analyst must deduce which geometric tolerance, location or
    orientation if either, contributes to the gap.
    Step 6
    If your assumptions are wrong, your answer is wrong.

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    Calculate the Minimum Gap of the assembly below.

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    Convert Hole Sizes and Locations to Tolerances


    Features with a geometric tolerance are converted to tolerances by adding and
    subtracting the resultant and virtual conditions and dividing the sum and difference
    by two.

    Hole numbers 1 & 2


    Resultant Condition

    Virtual Condition

    6.0
    0.4
    1.0
    7.4

    5.0
    0.4
    4.6

    Hole @ LMC
    Geometric Tol.
    Bonus Tol.
    Resultant Condition

    Resultultant Condition
    Virtual Condition
    2)

    Hole @ MMC
    Geometric Tol.
    Virtual Condition

    7.4

    7.4

    + 4.6

    4.6

    12.0

    2)

    2.8

    6.0
    Dimension with tolerance =

    6 1.4

    Dimension with tolerance / 2 =

    R3 0.7

    1.4

    Hole numbers 3 & 4


    Resultant Condition

    Virtual Condition

    6.0
    0.0
    1.0
    7.0

    5.0
    0.0
    5.0

    Hole @ LMC
    Geometric Tol.
    Bonus Tol.
    Resultant Condition

    Resultultant Condition
    Virtual Condition
    2)

    7.0

    7.0

    + 5.0

    5.0

    12.0
    6.0

    Dimension with tolerance =

    6 1

    Dimension with tolerance / 2 =

    R3 0.5

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    2.0
    1.0

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    Draw the Loop Analysis Diagram


    Perhaps the most difficult aspect of tolerance analysis is drawing the appropriate
    loop diagram.
    START

    END

    HOLE #1

    HOLE #2

    MIN
    GAP

    HOLE #3

    HOLE #4

    Add Dimensions and Tolerances to the Loop Analysis Diagram


    START

    END

    HOLE #1
    30.7

    1250
    1250

    30.5

    HOLE #3
    30.5

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    30.7
    30.5

    HOLE #4
    30.5

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    Add the Vectors and Calculate the Minimum Gap


    Add the negative vectors, the arrows pointing to the left, and positive vectors, the
    arrows pointing to the right, find the difference between the sums of the positive
    and negative vectors, and subtract the sum of the tolerances.
    VECTOR DIMENSIONS

    125
    3

    TOLERANCES

    3
    125
    262

    + 266

    0.0
    0.7
    0.5
    0.5
    0.0
    0.5
    0.5
    0.7
    0.0
    3.4

    of VECTORS

    MAX GAP

    MIN GAP

    3
    3
    260
    3
    3

    266
    262
    4

    PART
    Basic Dim.
    Hole #1/2
    Pin
    Hole #3/2
    Basic Dim.
    Hole #4/2
    Pin
    Hole #2/2
    Basic Dim.
    TOTALS

    4.0
    3.4
    0.6

    The steps required to calculate the minimum gap on the above assembly
    1. Position the assembly to achieve the minimum gap.
    2. Convert the geometric tolerances to equal bilateral plus and minus tolerances.
    3. Draw the loop diagram.
    4. Algebraically add the vectors.
    5. Subtract the sum of all equal bilateral plus and minus tolerances from the algebraic
    sum of the vectors.

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