Questions tagged [press-fit]

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What material best to use for press fit parts?

I am designing some parts that should modular fit together. I am currently exploring a Lego-like design with octagonal holes and cylindrical pins. I notice that (depending on the amount of clearance) that the fit is initially tight (to the extent…
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Are Fusion 360 drawings sufficient to design and enforce tolerance in a hole of a solid?

I uploaded a 3D object for this project to Fusion 360 and printed it out straightforward: Yet its middle hole is too small for the stepper motor (Nema 17 Stepper-M) I am using so I wanted to increase its tolerance before reprinting it. So, I…