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DIMENSION TOLERANCE [4 records]

Record 1 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seminar Titles
  • Rights and Freedoms
OBS

Held by the ODIHR [Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights] in autumn 1992. CSCE [Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe] Human Dimension Seminars.

Key term(s)
  • Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe Human Dimension Seminar on Tolerance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de séminaires
  • Droits et libertés
OBS

CSCE : Conférence pour la sécurité et la coopération en Europe.

Key term(s)
  • Séminaire Dimension humaine de la Conférence pour la sécurité et la coopération en Europe sur la tolérance

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de seminarios
  • Derechos y Libertades
OBS

CSCE: Conferencia sobre la Seguridad y la Cooperación en Europa.

Key term(s)
  • Seminario de la Dimensión Humana de la Conferencia sobre la Seguridad y la Cooperación en Europa sobre la tolerancia
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Record 2 1993-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Design
DEF

A theoretically exact value used to describe the size, shape or location of a feature.

CONT

A basic dimension is considered to be a theoretically exact size, location, profile, or orientation of a feature or point. The basic dimension provides a basis for the application of tolerance from other dimensions or notes. Basic dimensions are drawn with a rectangle around the numerical value.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin industriel
DEF

(...) cote théorique d'une pièce avant détermination des tolérances de fabrication qui lui seront affectées.

CONT

Dans la représentation des ajustements, on indique la cote nominale, c'est-à-dire celle qu'aurait la dimension théorique si la pièce était parfaite.

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Design
CONT

Chain dimensioning also known as point-to-point dimensioning, is a method of dimensioning from one feature to the next. Each dimension is dependent upon the previous dimension or dimensions. This is a common practice, although caution should be used as the tolerance of each dimension builds on the next, which is known as tolerance buildup, or stacking.

CONT

Two plans of dimensioning are used on mechanical drawings .... One is called point-to-point or chain dimensioning; each length is dimensioned from the end of the preceding one. These dimensions are usually taken directly from the designer’s sketch; however tolerances are cumulative and, rather than averaging out, usually add or subtract so that intermediate clearances may be disturbed. In the other plan, called datum dimensioning ..., all dimension lines in each direction extend from a datum or reference line or plane which is usually the first machined surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin industriel
CONT

Cotation en chaîne ou en série (...). Cette disposition n'est pas à conseiller puisqu'une erreur commise dans un premier élément se répercute sur tous les suivants.

CONT

Les cotes des divers éléments d'un même côté de l'objet peuvent être une même ligne : c'est la cotation en série.

Spanish

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Record 4 1990-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie

Spanish

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