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CS.00018
CLASSIFICATION, FUNCTION, AND
DESIGN OF THE PLPs Characteristic Standard
FUNTIK BRIAN - [email protected]

(PRINCIPLE LOCATING POINTS)

FOR BODY COMPONENTS AND
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Body PLP Selection and Documentation

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................................................. 3

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1.2 Coverage of this Standard ..................................................................................................................... 3

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2 REFERENCES .......................................................................................................................................... 3

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3 DEFINITIONS/ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS/SYMBOLS ..................................................................... 3
4 REGULATED SUBSTANCES & RECYCLABILITY .................................................................................. 3

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6 PLP CLASSIFICATION ..................................................................................................................... 4
6.1 Primary PLPs for Complete Body ..................................................................................................... 5

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6.1.1 Indication on Drawing .................................................................................................................... 6

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6.1.2 Surface PLPs ................................................................................................................................ 7
6.2 Primary PLPs .................................................................................................................................... 8

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6.2.1 Indication on Drawing .................................................................................................................... 8
6.2.2 Surface PLPs ................................................................................................................................ 9
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6.3 Secondary PLPs ............................................................................................................................. 10
6.3.1 Indication on Drawing .................................................................................................................. 10
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6.3.2 Surface PLPs .............................................................................................................................. 10

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7 Quality and Design Requirements .................................................................................................. 12

8 Tooling Pin Design Requirements .................................................................................................. 13
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1 GENERAL

1.1 Purpose

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The purpose of this standard is to define the classification, function, and design of the Principle Locating
Points (PLPs) for body components and assemblies.

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This standard applies to PLP selection and documentation for all body-in-white sheet metal assemblies.

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This standard does not address the classification, selection, or documentation of datums, which are used

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for measurement and inspection.

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This standard supersedes Fiat standard 00285 for new designs starting from models 316/325.

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This standard supersedes Chrysler standard FC-12484 and FGA standard 00286.

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2 REFERENCES

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Table 1 - References
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Shield/Designator for suppliers
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Document Number (if applicable) Document Title from

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CS.00019 Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing practices Y

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CS.00020 Standard tolerances - body components Y

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07272 Body Drawing Procedure N

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07249 CAD Drawing Information – Contents of CAD Drawings/Models Y

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3 DEFINITIONS/ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS/SYMBOLS
ADRESS. An acronym for Automated Document Retrieval & Engineering Standards System.
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PLP. An acronym for Principle Locating Point.

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4 REGULATED SUBSTANCES & RECYCLABILITY

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5 GENERAL
The purpose of PLP features of size (e.g. a hole) or PLP surfaces is to properly position a component,

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sub-assembly, or complete body for assembly or repair.

PLPs are classified as one of two types: Primary (see section 6.1 and 6.2) and Secondary (see section

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section 6.1).

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Primary and Secondary PLPs are used for tooling. Fundamental and supplementary datums are used for

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measurement (see CS.00019 section 6). Whenever possible, datums and PLPs should be coordinated

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and should be the same geometric features.

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When choosing a four-way (or more important) locator, preference should be given to the PLP that is:

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- On the left side

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- The lowest
- Closest to the front of the vehicle

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Standard CS.00020 defines the sizes and size tolerances of PLP holes. PLP holes must be class R or
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CR and may be round, slotted, or square. At the beginning of a new vehicle project, the manufacturing
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If it is not possible to use round holes and slots to locate a component or assembly, see section 6.1.2 and
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two of the three coordinates are an integer.

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In accordance with the releasing process defined in Fiat standard 07249 and the Fiat drafting standard
07272, engineering will release a PLP roadmap as a part of each assembly drawing. This roadmap will
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precede assembly tooling design, must be developed in collaboration with the manufacturing team and
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must be approved by the appropriate process engineer.

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6.1 Primary PLPs for Complete Body

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There must be five Primary PLPs for the complete body. These PLPs are holes and surfaces on the

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bottom of the body. Three are located at the front of the vehicle and two at the back.

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These PLPs are defined relative to the three dimensional global axis system of the vehicle. See FCA
standard CS.00080 section 6.1 for information regarding the vehicle axis system.

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Primary PLPs for the complete body should meet the following requirements:

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- Body complete PLPs should be PLPs for the component to which they belong.
- There shall be no welding or weld distortion on surfaces or features specified as PLPs.

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- Each PLP surface should support, without deformation, 2/3 of the weight of the complete body

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- A flatness tolerance of 0.2 mm applies to the surface within an 8 mm zone (when permitted by the
component shape) around each Primary PLP for Complete Body. See FIGURE 1
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FIGURE 1: PLP Flatness Requirement

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6.1.1 Indication on Drawing

FIGURE 1 shows the symbol used to identify Primary PLPs for the complete body. See section 6.4 for an

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FIGURE 3 – Usage of Primary PLP Symbol

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6.1.2 Surface PLPs

The surfaces used for Primary PLPs for the complete body should meet the following requirements:

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- The surface should be flat and horizontal.

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- The flatness tolerance for the PLP surface should be 0.2 mm.

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- The area must be not less than 1100 mm (approx 35 mm x 35 mm)

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- A surface PLP should be located at least 2.0 mm from a hole or slot and at least 3.0 mm from trim
edges or radii. See FIGURE 4.

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3.0 MINIMUM

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2.0 MINIMUM
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FIGURE 4: Surface PLP Location Requirements

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The surface PLP must be documented as shown in FIGURE 5 .

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FIGURE 5 – Documentation of Primary Surface PLP

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FIGURE 6 – Typical PLPs for Complete Body

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Primary PLPs properly position a component or sub-assembly for welding or assembly operations. These
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Primary PLPs should meet the following requirements:

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- PLPs must allow transfer of components or assemblies from one production operation to the next.
- PLPs should be coordinated as much as possible with downstream assembly operations.
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- Each PLP should be maintained in subsequent assembly operations as long as it is technically

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6.2.1 Indication on Drawing

The symbol for Primary PLPs is the same as the symbol for Primary for complete body PLPs. See
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6.2.2 Surface PLPs

Sheet metal surface PLPs should be flat surfaces or straight hem or trim edges. The flatness (or form

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tolerance in cases where a flat surface cannot be used) shall be 0.2 mm.

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FIGURE 7 – Primary Surface PLP Documentation

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FIGURE 8– Example of Hem Flange Primary PLP

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6.3 Secondary PLPs

Secondary PLPs when possible are coordinated with supplementary datums and are used when

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information contained in this symbol.

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FIGURE 10 – Example of Secondary PLP (“containement” type)

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FIGURE 11 – Example of Secondary PLP (“profile” type)

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In each assembly drawing, the PLPs necessary to create the assembly will be documented using a PLP
roadmap. For example, the body complete assembly drawing should contain a PLP roadmap for the
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PLPs should be coordinated to measurement datums as defined in the component or sub-assembly

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drawing.
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Each PLP must be associated with an identifying symbol in the PLP roadmap. A PLP summary table
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should also be created or be automatically generated by the CAD system with the following information:
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- Identification of component to which PLP is associated.

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- Reference type (see following paragraph)

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Also in the upper half of the symbol, the reference type is indicated as follows:

- p : Primary
- s : Secondary

In the lower half of the symbol, the axis or axes of control is documented by the letters X (fore/aft relative
to the three dimensional vehicle reference system), Y (cross car), or Z (up/down).
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The allowed condition for the axis or axes of control related to the geometry type is indicated as follows:

- on Hole : X,Y,Z, XY, XZ, YZ

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- on Slot : X,Y,Z, XY, XZ, YZ
- on Square : X,Y,Z, XY, XZ, YZ

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PLP is not used for any of the component parts, the uncoordinated PLP will be associated with the sub-
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should be a hole and slot or hole and square hole.

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For all sheet metal parts, unless limited by aesthetic constraints, PLP holes should be punched at 90°±1°
with respect to the surface and lie on a plane parallel to the principle vehicle planes (X, Y, or Z). Any
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exceptions or violations to this requirement must be agreed upon between the engineering and
manufacturing teams. In the case of a violation, the axis of the PLP hole must be parallel to die line, or
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8 Tooling Pin Design Requirements

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The rough dimensions for tooling pins related to class R holes or slots (as defined in section 5.0 of this
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FIGURE 13: Tooling Pin Design

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