TYPICAL or TYP indicates the number of places the geometry feature or dimension appears on a drawing It could be in ANSI/ASME Y1.1-1989 Abbreviations for Use on Drawings and in Text.
You may even use TYP 5 PLACES as a local note (make sure you call out the number of PL)as long as it is clear. It is a good practice to have seperate drawings for L.H. & R.H. to document say tooling changes on one that may not be needed on both drawings , (tool hole etc.)it just gives you better control of Drawings.
TYP is useful when there are no discrete quantities. One example may be if you have a series of meandering and braching channels where multiple depth and width dims may actually be more confusing than helpful, and where a qty would be based on POV on how one sees counts a branching channel's beginning or ending.
I have a drawing for an assembly and one of the dimensions on the drawing is for a length that has TYP next to it. I know that this particular length is not critical to the function of the entire part, so is this just a "suggested dimension length”? Any help would be much appreciated.
Hey Folks I know people have asked about using TYP on drawings ad infinitum on this forum. But I'm wondering how you handle repetitive details in 2D drawings, not repetitive features. So if I'm calling out the hole size in a hole pattern in one view; I use 4X DIA .25 etc, sure. How about a...
Anyone know the exact definition for the notation: TYPICAL or TYP? I have some old drawing that use them. I'm not sure where or when to use them, or if it is even a standard. Any info is appreciated.