Just realized everyone says to always model the full assembly first, but I think that's wrong.

I spent 6 hours trying to get a simple bracket to fit into a client's existing machine model, only to find the original drawings were off by 2mm. If I'd just started with the bracket itself and checked the real space, I'd have been done in one hour. Does anyone else ever skip the full assembly step for small parts?

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sean_hunt6122d ago

That's why I always trust the tape measure first.

king.lisa22d ago

But what about when the tape measure itself is wrong? I had a cheap one that was off by a full eighth of an inch from the factory mark. Ever since then, I double-check a new tape against a known good square or another tape. A tool is only as good as its calibration.