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Virtual Condition & Resultant Condition - Holes & Pins

The document discusses virtual and resultant conditions for shafts fitting into holes. Virtual condition is calculated by adding the position tolerance zone size to the shaft's MMC size, and subtracting it from the hole's MMC size, ensuring the shaft will always fit. Resultant condition is calculated by subtracting total tolerance from the shaft's AME and adding it to the hole's AME, defining the outermost and innermost boundaries. Virtual and resultant conditions are useful for functional gauge design and determining fit between mating parts under various tolerancing schemes.

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Virtual Condition & Resultant Condition - Holes & Pins

The document discusses virtual and resultant conditions for shafts fitting into holes. Virtual condition is calculated by adding the position tolerance zone size to the shaft's MMC size, and subtracting it from the hole's MMC size, ensuring the shaft will always fit. Resultant condition is calculated by subtracting total tolerance from the shaft's AME and adding it to the hole's AME, defining the outermost and innermost boundaries. Virtual and resultant conditions are useful for functional gauge design and determining fit between mating parts under various tolerancing schemes.

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Virtual Condition & Resultant Condition - Holes & Pins

Virtual Condition
For a shaft that fits into a hole, the shaft virtual condition must be smaller than the hole virtual condition.

For an external feature of size such as a shaft, the virtual condition is equal to the size at MMC plus the size of the position
tolerance zone.

Shaft with MMC applied

Shaft Virtual Condition

For an internal feature of size such as a hole, the virtual condition is equal to the size at MMC minus the size of the position
tolerance zone.
Hole with MMC applied

Hole Virtual Condition

Since the shaft virtual condition is smaller than the hole virtual condition, the two parts will always mate.

Virtual condition is extremely useful in design of functional gauges. A functional gauge made to virtual condition will
ensure that a part will always mate with its counterpart.

In summary, the way to calculate virtual condition (VC) for a shaft and hole is:

SHAFT VC = MMC Diameter + Position Tolerance Zone Diameter

HOLE VC = MMC Diameter - Position Tolerance Zone Diameter

Resultant Condition
For a internal feature of size, the resultant condition is the variable value and outermost boundary.

For a external feature of size, the resultant condition is the variable value and innermost boundary.

The way to calculate resultant condition (RC) for a shaft and hole is:

SHAFT RC = AME - Total Tolerance

HOLE RC = AME + Total Tolerance


Whereas AME is Actual Mating Envelope &

Total Tolerance = Bonus Tolerance + Geometric Tolerance

Lets us consider a case study for Virtual & Resultant condition.

Internal feature of size

Calculation Table Internal feature of size

External feature of size


Calculation Table External feature of size

Summary

Comparison Table for Internal Feature of size

Comparison Table for External Feature of size

Note : virtual condition and resultant condition are applicable only for specification with material condition. Therefore in
Regardless of feature size ( RFS ), the similar substitute are inner and outer boundary.

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