International Institute of GD&T

Precision GD&T:
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Dr. Greg Hetland, President
International Institute of GD&T
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© IIGDT – GD&T Introduction & Fundamental Principles - May 28, 2006

 Plus / Minus Tolerancing
This method of tolerancing allows the axis of the hole to move
plus something and minus something in the X and Y direction.
This creates a square tolerance zone in which the holes must lie?

4X  12.5 + 0.1

25 
0.1

0.1

0.1
50  0.1
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 Linear Transformation to GD&T
Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) creates cylindrical
tolerance zones by removing the tolerance from the dimensions
and applying it to the features. In this example, the geometric
control is position. Dimensions are basic boxed , theoretically
exact, with no tolerance.

4X  12.5 + 0.1


Total Tolerance

25 Diameter Symbol

Position Symbol

50

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 Feature Control Frame
Geometric Characteristic
Diameter Symbol
Feature Tolerance
Feature Modifier
Projected Tolerance Zone Symbol
Height of Projected Tolerance Zone
Primary Datum
Secondary Datum
Datum Modifier
Tertiary Datum




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 Profile Comparison to Linear…

Profile Linear

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 Tolerancing Consideration #1
   
   
   
 

 
 


 
 

0
0

     

0 0 0
20±0.2 20±0.2 0

     

    
0.26 0.26

0.24 0.24
0.22 0.22

0.2 0.2

0.18 0.18

 
0.16 0.16

Only in Diagonals 0.14 0.14 Only in Diagonals

0.12 0.12
0.1 0.1
0.08 0.08

0.06 0.06
0.04 0.04

0.02 0.02
0 0
19.76 19.8 19.84 19.88 19.92 19.96 20.04 20.08 20.12 20.16 20.2 20.24
19.78 19.82 19.9 19.94 19.98 20.02 20.06 20.1 20.18 20.22
19.74 19.86 20 20.14 20.26
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 Tolerancing Consideration #5
   

   

      

     
  



    

   
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
0
0
0
     
0 0 0
20±0.2 20±0.2
     
 0.26
 
0.26

0.24 0.24
0.22 0.22

0.2 0.2

0.18 0.18

 
0.16 0.16
0.14 0.14

0.12 0.12
0.1 0.1
0.08 0.08

0.06 0.06
0.04 0.04

0.02 0.02
0 0
19.76 19.8 19.84 19.88 19.92 19.96 20.04 20.08 20.12 20.16 20.2 20.24
19.78 19.82 19.9 19.94 19.98 20.02 20.06 20.1 20.18 20.22
19.74 19.86 20 20.14 20.26
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 GD&T Orientation
Angularity 
Boundary
Comparisons Perpendicularity 
Form
Straightness  Parallelism 
Location
Flatness  Position 
Circularity  Concentricity 
Cylindricity  Symmetry

Profile Runout
Profile of a
Surface  Circular Runout 
Profile of a
Line  Total Runout 
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 Global Simplification of GD&T
3D Surface Flatness 
Control Angularity 
Perpendicularity

 Parallelism 
Profile of a
Surface
Cylindricity 
Total Runout 

Concentricity 

Symmetry 
2D Surface
Straightness 
Control
 Circularity 
Circular Runout 
Profile of a
Line
Axis Control Straightness 
Angularity 
Perpendicularity

Position
Parallelism 
Concentricity

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Symmetry

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