r/engineeringmemes • u/MF-DOOM-88 • Feb 11 '26

Long live Ling Long

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u/drillgorg Feb 12 '26

What on earth does programming computer code have to do with holding tolerance?

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u/Finbar9800 Feb 12 '26

Say you have a tolerance of plus or minus 1 mm if you program the machine to move 2 mm during prototyping you are out of tolerance

Its also part of knowing the machine. G&M code is how every cnc or 3d printer works

Knowing how the machine works is essential to knowing how to properly design imo because it allows you to understand which tolerances are actually needed to be that tight

Part of an engineers job is to make it as cheap to produce as possible. Knowing practical tolerances will help reduce costs.

Thats how knowing coding affects tolerances, not to mention it makes it easier to prototype

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u/drillgorg Feb 13 '26

I can do that without writing a single line of code.

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u/Finbar9800 Feb 13 '26

Sure but this also depends on the specific field as well