Checking on an idea, to see if it could be a way out of Shapr3d’s basic limitations on tolerances. Say that I use a helix to build the bolt. That is easy.
Now, say that I build the female (nut) by subtraction. So far, I have a zero-tolerance match.
Now, in order to build the tolerance, I just offset all faces on the female by about half of the desired gross tolerance.
Would that work? Could it be that simple? Perhaps only some of the faces should be offset. Or offset different faces at different rates?
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