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TestProcess.Measure.Length.Form.Perpendicularity

DescriptionPerpendicularity is a fairly common symbol that requires the referenced surface or line to be perpendicular or 90° from a datum surface or line. Perpendicularity can reference a 2D line, but more commonly it describes the orientation of one surface plane perpendicular to another datum plane.

Required Parameters

  • Distance – Maximum dimension of surface or axis

Optional Parameters

  • Axis – the surface
  • StartPointX – Start Point on the X-Axis distance from the reference
  • EndPointX – End Point on the X-Axis distance from the reference
  • StartPointY – Start Point on the Y-Axis distance from the reference
  • EndPointY – End Point on the Y-Axis distance from the reference
  • Resolution – Distance between points
  • Reference – DIN, ISO, ASTM, ASME, or Federal G-Series Measurement Specifications  [plain text]

Measured Value & Uncertainty

  • Perpendicularity (m)

TestProcess.Measure.Length.Form.Roundness

Description – Roundness is the feature described as deviation (radial error) from true roundness (mathematically, a circle).

Required Parameters

  • Diameter

Optional Parameters

  • Height – above turntable
  • NumberOfPoints –
  • StartAngle – Rotational Angle from reference
  • StopAngle -Rotational Angle from reference
  • Reference – DIN, ISO, ASTM, ASME, or Federal G-Series Measurement Specifications  [plain text]

Measured Value & Uncertainty

  • Roundness (m)

TestProcess.Measure.Length.Form.Roughness

Description – Roughness is the measure of the finer surface irregularities in the surface texture (texture comprises roughness, waviness, and form), either along a profile (line) or across a surface.

Form is a long spatial wavelength, or the overall “shape” of the surface. Waviness is a shorter spatial wavelength, such as an undulation in the shape. Roughness is the shortest spatial wavelength of the surface irregularities.

These surface irregularities are results of the manufacturing process employed to create the surface.

Roughness is measured, using a numerical parameter, which is a description of the overall roughness of the surface.

Roughness average (Ra), sometimes previously known as arithmetic average (AA) or (CLA), both now deprecated,, is the rated as then the is a parameter, calculated as the arithmetic mean deviation of the surface valleys and peaks. Units used are typically in micrometers or microinches.

Reference 

https://www.engineersedge.com/surface_finish.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_roughness

ASME B46.1.2019

 Required Parameters

  • Roughness – {Ra, Rq (RMS), Rv, Rp, Rz}

Optional Parameters

  • StartPointX – Start Point on the X-Axis distance from the reference
  • EndPointX – End Point on the X-Axis distance from the reference
  • StartPointY – Start Point on the Y-Axis distance from the reference (for areal roughness only)
  • EndPointY – End Point on the Y-Axis distance from the reference (for areal roughness only)
  • Evaluation Method – ({Ra, Rq (RMS), Rv, Rp, Rz})
  • Resolution – x-y distance between points
  • Reference – DIN, ISO, ASTM, ASME, or Federal G-Series Measurement Specifications  [plain text]

Measured Value & Uncertainty

  • Roughness (m)

TestProcess.Measure.Length.Form.Flatness

Description – The minimum normal (perpendicular) distance between two parallel planes that fully contain a surface. Commonly, the two parallel planes may be constructed from the surface itself (in which the highest point and lowest point of the surface would be tangent to the two parallel planes), but a drawing may specify how the parallel planes should be constructed.

Reference 

https://www.gdandtbasics.com/flatness/

Dimensioning and Tolerancing, Engineering Product Definition and Related Documentation Practices, ASME Y14.5-2018 https://www.asme.org/codes-standards/find-codes-standards/y14-5-dimensioning-tolerancing 

Required Parameters

  • Longest dimension in the surface of interest

Optional Parameters

  • StartPointX – Start Point on the X-Axis distance from the reference
  • EndPointX – End Point on the X-Axis distance from the reference
  • StartPointY – Start Point on the Y-Axis distance from the reference
  • EndPointY – End Point on the Y-Axis distance from the reference
  • Resolution – x-y distance between points
  • MeasurementDescription – DIN, ISO, ASTM, ASME, or Federal G-Series Measurement Specifications  [plain text]
  • Reference – DIN, ISO, ASTM, ASME, or Federal G-Series Measurement Specifications  [plain text]

Measured Value & Uncertainty

  • Length (m) 

TestProcess.Source.Length.Radius

Description – Length Radius commonly thought of as half the diameter of a full circle, the radius is the distance from the center point to the edge of an arc or partial circle.    

Required Parameters

  • Length

Optional Parameters

  • Type – {Inside, Outside}
  • Position – Where is it being measured? [plain text]
  • Reference – DIN, ISO, ASTM, ASME, or Federal G-Series Measurement Specifications  [plain text]

Measured Value & Uncertainty

  • Length (m)

TestProcess.Source.Length.Circumference

Description – Length Circumference is the length measured around the inside or outside of a round or circular object. 

Required Parameters

  • Length

Optional Parameters

  • Type – {Inside, Outside}
  • Position – Where is it being measured? [plain text]
  • Reference – DIN, ISO, ASTM, ASME, or Federal G-Series Measurement Specifications  [plain text]

Measured Value & Uncertainty

  • Length (m)

TestProcess.Source.Length.Diameter

Description – Length Diameter is the edge-to-edge straight-line distance passing through the center of a circular object. It can measure the inside open space or outside diameter of the object.

Required Parameters

  • Length

Optional Parameters

  • Type – {Inside, Outside}
  • Position – Where is it being measured? [plain text]
  • Reference – DIN, ISO, ASTM, ASME, or Federal G-Series Measurement Specifications  [plain text]

Measured Value & Uncertainty

  • Length (m)

TestProcess.Source.Length

Description – Length is the straight-line distance between two points.  It can be measured in one, two, or three dimensions with 6 degrees of freedom.  

 

Length measurements are made from Point 1 to Point 2 based on the reference definition of an ISO or ASME standard datum specifically defining the orientation and references for each of the x,y,z points.   The start and end points allow defining and distinguishing direction if required; otherwise, they are interchangeable.

Required Parameters

  • Length

Optional Parameters

  • StartPointX – Start Point on the X-Axis distance from the reference
  • EndPointX – End Point on the X-Axis distance from the reference
  • StartPointY – Start Point on the Y-Axis distance from the reference
  • EndPointY – End Point on the Y-Axis distance from the reference
  • StartPointZ – Start Point on the Z-Axis distance from the reference
  • EndPointZ – End Point on the Z-Axis distance from the reference
  • Reference – ISO- or ASME-compliant datum drawing specification (or equivalent unambiguous specification) [plain text]

Measured Value & Uncertainty

  • Length (m)

TestProcess.Measure.Length.Radius

Description – Length Radius commonly thought of as half the diameter of a full circle, the radius is the distance from the center point to the edge of an arc or partial circle.    

Required Parameters

  • Length

Optional Parameters

  • Type – {Inside, Outside}
  • Position – Where is it being measured? [plain text]
  • Reference – DIN, ISO, ASTM, ASME, or Federal G-Series Measurement Specifications  [plain text]

Measured Value & Uncertainty

  • Length (m)

TestProcess.Measure.Length.Circumference

Description – Length Circumference is the length measured around the inside or outside of a round or circular object. 

Required Parameters

  • Length

Optional Parameters

  • Type – {Inside, Outside}
  • Position – Where is it being measured? [plain text]
  • Reference – DIN, ISO, ASTM, ASME, or Federal G-Series Measurement Specifications  [plain text]

Measured Value & Uncertainty

  • Length