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In the design of discrete part shapes, the specification of tolerance constraints can have major consequences for product quality and cost. Traditional methods for tolerance analysis and synthesis are timeconsuming, and have limited applicability. This paper presents the results of research into the use of solid modeling technology for the automated solution of tolerancing problems. A linear programming method is presented for the solution of tolerance analysis problems on a worst-case basis. A Monte Carlo method is presented for both worst-case and statistical tolerance analysis. Both methods automatically derive all necessary geometric relationships from a solid model of the assembly. Example problems are solved using the experimental GEOTOL geometric design system.
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Turner, J.U., Wozny, M.J. Tolerances in computer-aided geometric design. The Visual Computer 3, 214–226 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01952828
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