Geometric tolerancing Agreed by ISO 1001 included in BS308 (drawing standard)

Author: Leicester College Date created: Date revised: 2009 Abstract:

Geometric tolerancing is a method which is widely used in industry when the more basic systems of tolerancing component features does not provide the required accuracy. The system of geometric tolerancing id detailed together with the particular features of the system.

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These files support the Edexcel HN unit Design for Manufacture (NQF L4)

File Name
Design for assembly FMS Geometric Tolerancing Industrial Robots Jigs and Fixtures Kinematics

Unit Outcome
1.1, 1.2,1.4 2.2 3.1,3.2 2.2,2.3 2.1,2.3 2.1,2.3

Key Words
Overview, Cost, quality, reliability, assembly, guidelines Models, work cycles, volume, machine utilisation, automation, flexible, systems Geometric, tolerance, system, symbols, orientation, BS, ISO, location, runout, datum Robot, industrial, robot arm, Cartesian, polar, cylindrical, jointed arm Efficiency, production, jigs, fixtures, tooling, production, Machines, kinematics, Degrees of freedom, configuration, space, work space, robot, joints, forward, inverse

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Geometric Tolerancing

Purpose Geometric tolerance symbols give precise indication of GEOMETRIC requirement for a given feature / drawing
Symbols Used

universally understood

when normal dimensioning and tolerancing are not sufficient for requirements of component / operation

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Only

use geometric tolerancing if it is absolutely necessary to the required design function

It

adds to the cost of both manufacture and inspection

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The symbols used represent a range of potential geometric features of a form of feature Four types
Form Orientation Location Runout

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Symbol construction
Description Toleranced feature indications direct By letter Datum indications Direct By letter

Datum targets
Theoretically exact dimension Projected tolerance zone Max. Metal condition
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Tolerance frame
Feature symbol Tolerance

This type of frame used when no datum is required

Feature symbol tolerance datum

This type of frame used when a datum is specified mandatory for some geometric features

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DATUMS A datum may be a plane surface or axis. For practical purposes the plane surface or axis is used for manufacture or inspection
If

the toleranced feature is related to a datum, this is shown by a datum letter which is indicated in the tolerance frame by a capital letter

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Geometric Tolerancing