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which plane should be selected as the datum?


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I would assume that you would use the plane on the left of the drawing. It appears that you would be able to take more points on it, getting a more accurate representation of your datum. I may be wrong and I'm sure some of the guys on here will have better reasoning either way.
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Wich plane? Both

Why? If it's a linear distance you should actually measure in both directions, cause that's what the standard says.

But if you go by the standard it takes 30 minutes or so to create all you need for one distance. So go for the one where you can collect the best data. The tolerance isn't very tight.
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Terminology error.

Should not have said "linear distance". Should have said "local size" or "when only a tolerance of size is applied". Or how ever you describe it in English.

If my memory doesn't fail me I think it's in iso 14405-something. But I know you know you standards so feel free to correct me 😃

Or explain it your self, I never get my message thru so it's understandable. 🙄

When I look at the picture again I see SC, is that a modifier? Similar to SCS?
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That's just it, Eric. When it comes to ISO standards, I don't know them as well as I'd like. That's why I asked the question.

I haven't seen 14405-1, but I know 14405-2 is about dimensions other than linear sizes. It's basically a long-winded explanation for why limit dimensions are ambiguous in such cases (reference the OP's original question) and suggestions for how to use geometric tolerancing to avoid such ambiguity.

That's why I was surprised when you said the standard said to measure both ways.

Have a Merry Christmas!
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Nowhere--but then, we were only shown a small section of the print.

On the other hand, using commas for decimal points strongly suggests the use of ISO instead of ASME as the standard.
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🤣 If you're in ASME, then it looks like you found the answer to your own question.

I would like to draw attention to the last sentence of the note included below figure 2-5. "Locating features using directly toleranced dimensions is not recommended." Sounds like they're on the same page as the committee (or sub-committee) that put together 14405-2.
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How exactly do we know what is ISO or ASME?

I see the ASME Y14.5 note consistently. I do not believe I've ever come across an ISO note in the Title Block or on the drawing before...
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Must be nice...

ISO has an "Invocation Principle" in 8015, which says if any part of the ISO Geometric Product Specification (GPS) system is invoked on the print, all parts are invoked. Thus ensuring they can sell more standards.
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***Never noticed the note if there was one. I at least know to look now lol. I looked through my current company's drawing history and every drawing I've looked at so far is ASME.

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Well, in asme it seems to be the "envelope principle". But a picture says more then my words.
This is what I was trying to say with "both directions".
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At least this is how I interprets it. But I love to be corrected if wrong.
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Ah, yes, the Envelope Principle applies to regular features of size, which, from what I can see of the OP's print, is not what is under discussion.

(The two planes are opposing in direction, but it would appear that nowhere along the extent of the midplane are there two opposing surface points.)
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Yes I know that's not what under discussion. But since it's a ambiguous I still withstand my statement that both surfaces should be datums.
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You can somewhat act as a functional gauge by measuring Cartesian distance and parallelism. With both the surfaces as datums, respectively. Or a true position.

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