62 Arca-Swiss Plate (Arca-type Quick Release Plate), Arca-Swiss type

The 62 Arca-Swiss plate (Arca-Swiss type): plate length 62 mm, plate width (maker's statement) 38 mm, flank angle (maker's statement) 45 mm. Available as simplified STEP files.

How these parts are made, and what the levels mean: read the method

• Also searched as: 62 Arca plate
• Model id: arca-swiss-62
• Standard: Arca-Swiss type · size 62

Files

Part key	Simplified
arca-swiss-62	STEP

Dimensions

Symbol	Name	min	nom	max	Modeled	Rule	Level
L	Plate length		62		62	nominal	L1
wp	Plate width (maker's statement)		38		38	nominal	L1
ap	Flank angle (maker's statement)		45		45	nominal	L1
T	Plate thickness (maker's statement)		12		12	nominal	L0 (nom: one source)
w	Dovetail width		1.5		1.5	nominal	L2
wf	Post-finish gauge width	1.446		1.452	1.449	midpoint of min–max	L2
alpha	Flank angle		45		45	nominal	L2
hg	Gauge height		0.1		0.1	nominal	L2
hs	Side face height		0.075		0.075	nominal	L2
h	Dovetail height	0.19			0.19	single limit (min), modeled at the limit	L2
r	Bottom corner radius		0.063		0.063	nominal	L2
flat	Bottom face flatness			0.001	0.001	single limit (max), modeled at the limit	L2

Drawing

As a PDF: CC-ARCASWISS-SZ-62.pdf.

The 62 Arca-Swiss plate beside the 100

The 62 is the first of the 2 Arca-Swiss type Arca-Swiss plates published here, listed from 62 to 100.

• Plate length (L): 62 mm on the 62 Arca-Swiss plate, against 100 mm on the 100.
• Plate width (maker's statement) (wp): 38 mm on the 62 Arca-Swiss plate, the same on the 100.
• Flank angle (maker's statement) (ap): 45° on the 62 Arca-Swiss plate, the same on the 100.
• Plate thickness (maker's statement) (T): 12 mm on the 62 Arca-Swiss plate, against 10 mm on the 100.
• Dovetail width (w): 1.5 mm on the 62 Arca-Swiss plate, the same on the 100.
• Post-finish gauge width (wf): 1.446 to 1.452 mm on the 62 Arca-Swiss plate, the same on the 100.
• Flank angle (alpha): 45° on the 62 Arca-Swiss plate, the same on the 100.
• Gauge height (hg): 0.1 mm on the 62 Arca-Swiss plate, the same on the 100.

Other sizes

• One size larger: 100 Arca-Swiss Plate (Arca-type Quick Release Plate), Arca-Swiss type.

Documents

• CC-ARCASWISS-DS-62.pdf: 62 datasheet: values with levels, sources
• CC-ARCASWISS-SZ-62.pdf: 62 drawing: this size's values on the views
• parts.json: the part record of this size (the platform contract)

Sources

acratech-dovetail-post, leofoto-plates, promediagear-arca-plates, rrs-dovetail-standard, sunwayfoto-plates. Full citations: the method page and this size's datasheet.

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