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Section 1: Introduction
Course Introduction – Why This Course is Different
What is GD&T?
Terminology & Basic Rules
Section 2: Features and Rules of GD&T
Intro to Features and Material Conditions
Rule #1 of GD&T (Envelope Principle)
Maximum Material Condition
Least Material Condition
Regardless of Feature’s Size & Rule #2
*Basics of Functional Gauging – Release Date: 4/18/16
Section 3: Datums Control
Intro to Datums
The Datum Reference Frame
Primary Datum Controls
Intro to MMB
Section 4: Adding GD&T to a Drawing/Design
The Feature Control Frame
SLOF for Drawings (Size, Location, Orientation & Form)
*How to Choose Your Datums – Release Date: 5/9/16
Section 5: Form Tolerances
Straightness (Surface)
Straightness (Median Line/MMC) – Release Date:
Flatness (Surface)
Flatness (Median Plane/MMC)
Circularity
Cylindricity
Section 6: Orientation Tolerances
Parallelism (Surface)
Parallelism (Axis)
Perpendicularity (Surface)
Perpendicularity (Axis)
Angularity (Surface and Axis)
Section 7: Profile Tolerances
Profile of a Surface – Basics
Profile (Modifiers and More Examples)
Profile of a Line
Section 8: Location Tolerances
True Position -Basics
True Position vs Coordinate Dimensions
*True Position: MMC and More Examples – Release Date: 5/23/16
Concentricity
Symmetry
Section 9: Runout Tolerances
Runout/Circular Runout
Total Runout
Section 10: Conclusion & Frequently Asked Questions
We will design these lessons based on course feedback and questions people ask
regarding the course topics:
*Course Summary and FAQ Based on Course Feedback – TBD
*If You Remember Only 5 Things… Based on Course Feedback – TBD
*GD&T Advanced Course Preview – Release Date: TBD
INTRODUCTIONS
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) is a language of
symbols and standards designed and used by engineers and
manufacturers to describe a product and facilitate communication
between entities working together to produce something.
By deepening your knowledge around how to create a well-structured
GD&T, you will improve communication with your machine shop and
ensure everyone involved is speaking the same language.
Rule#1: When only Size Tolerance is specified for a particular feature ( such as
hole or shaft diameter) the form of the feature and size of the feature both are
controlled by the Size Tolerance.
which means, unless geometric tolerance is specified the size tolerance controls
both form and the size of the feature.
So, at MMC with no geometric tolerance specified the part should have a perfect
form.
Rule#2: If no modifiers are specified, the RFS (regardless of feature size) applies.
Whenever necessary, it is required to use MMC/ LMC modifiers.
Let us now discuss two fundamental rules of GD&T.
Rule #1
Rule #1 states that where only a tolerance of size is specified, the limits of
size of an individual feature of size prescribe the extent to which variations
in its geometric form, as well as its size, are allowed. No element of a feature
shall extend beyond the MMC boundary of perfect form. The form tolerance
increases as the actual size of the feature departs from MMC toward LMC.
There is no perfect form boundary requirement at LMC
Let us now discuss rule #1 in detail. The simplest meaning of rule #1 is at
MMC the feature is on perfect form. For example, consider a shaft with
diameter Ø5.000-Ø5.040. Then its MMC is Ø5.040. Now assume we have
this part produced at Ø5.040 then according to rule #1 the part should be in
perfect form. That is it should have perfect straightness, circularity and
cylindricity
Rule #2
Rule #2 states that RFS automatically applies, in a feature control frame, to
individual tolerances of size features and to datum features of size. MMC
and LMC must be specified when these conditions are required.
Now examine rule #2, here also let’s assume a stepped shaft with Ø5.000
and Ø3.000-Ø3.004. The bigger diameter is assigned as datum (Say C) and
the smaller diameter Ø3.000 is controlled by a concentric geometric
tolerance and this tolerance is applied without any dimensional size
constraints ie regardless of feature size (RFS)
Now in the next chapter we will discuss about bonus tolerance and its
calculations in detail.
