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The first step of a geometrical and dimensional tolerance analysis is to determine kinematic loops that affect the functional requirements and the tolerances that influence the relative positioning between two topological elements of a part. This process is called the interpretation of geometric and dimensional tolerances. The second step is a solution procedure to verify if the functional requirements will be met with the current tolerances. This paper presents the implementation of a C++ library for the interpretation of geometric and dimensional tolerances in order to accomplish the first step of the tolerance analysis process. First, the data structures that allow storing the tolerances, the toleranced part data model, and the assembly graph model are introduced. This is followed by the description of the algorithms for retrieving the relevant kinematic loops from the assembly graph and the tolerances that affect the relative positioning between any two topological elements. Finally, an example demonstrates how to use the interpretation data obtained from the library to calculate and verify the functional requirements.
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Dionne, R., Baron, L. & Mascle, C. A C++ library for the automatic interpretation of geometrical and dimensional tolerances. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 45, 896–906 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-009-2005-z
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