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M M C M A XIM U M M A TER IA L C O N D ITIO N :
TH A T C O N D ITIO N W H ER E A FEA TU R E O F
S IZE C O N TA IN S TH E M A XIM U M A M O U N T O F
M A TER IA L W ITH IN TH E S TA TED LIM ITS
O F S IZE. EXA M PLE: M IN IM U M H O LE S IZE
A N D M A XIM U M S H A FT S IZE.
LM C LEA S T M A TER IA L C O N D ITIO N :
TH A T C O N D ITIO N W H ER E A FEA TU R E O F
S IZE C O N TA IN S TH E LEA S T A M O U N T O F
M A TER IA L W ITH IN TH E S TA TED LIM ITS
O F S IZE. EXA M PLE: M A XIM U M H O LE S IZE
A N D M IN IM U M S H A FT S IZE.
R FS R EG A R D LES S O F FEA TU R E S IZE:
TH IS IS TH E D EFA U LT C O N D ITIO N FO R A LL
G EO M ETR IC TO LER A N C ES . N O B O N U S
TO LER A N C ES A R E A LLO W ED . FU N C TIO N A L
G A G ES M A Y N O T B E U S ED .
PR O JEC TED TO LER A N C E ZO N E: W H EN
TH E S YM B O L IS S H O W N , IT M EA N S TH E
S TA TED TO LER A N C E ZO N E IS EXTEN D ED
B EYO N D TH E S U R FA C E O F TH E PA R T, N O T
W ITH IN TH E PA R T.
S TA TIS TIC A L TO LER A N C E: A
TO LER A N C E FO R A PA R T O F A N
A S S EM B LY B A S ED O N TH E R ES U LTS FR O M
A S TA TIS TIC A L C A LC U LA TIO N . TH E D ES IR ED
R ES U LT IS LA R G ER TO LER A N C ES .
FR EE S TA TE: TH IS S YM B O L IN D IC A TES
TH E PA R TS M U S T N O T B E R ES TR IC TED
D U R IN G IN S PEC TIO N .
D A TU M S YM B O L: TH IS S YM B O L IS
A TTA C H ED TO A PLA N E O R S IZE
FEA TU R E TH A T M U S T B E C O N TA C TED
FO R M A C H IN IN G A N D IN S PEC TIO N .
B A S IC D IM EN S IO N : TH ES E
D IM EN S IO N S H A V E N O TO LER A N C E.
TH EY O N LY LO C A TE A TO LER A N C E ZO N E.
D IA M ETER S YM B O L: TH IS S YM B O L
R EPLA C ES TH E W O R D "D IA M ETER ." IT
S H O U LD B E U S ED A N YW H ER E TH ER E IS A
D IA M ETER O N TH E D R A W IN G , A N D W H EN
A TO LER A N C E ZO N E IS C YLIN D R IC A L.
TO LER A N C E ZO N ES : A LL TO LER A N C E
ZO N ES S H O W N IN TH E FEA TU R E C O N TR O L
FR A M E A R E TO TA L. EXA M PLE: FLA TN ES S
W ITH IN .004 M EA N S TH A T TW O PA R A LLEL
PLA N ES N O M O R E TH A N .004 A PA R T
D EFIN E TH E TO LER A N C E ZO N E.
D A TU M TA R G ETS : U S ED TO LO C A TE
S PEC IFIC PO IN TS , LIN ES , O R A R EA S
O N PA R TS U S ED FO R S U PPO R T FO R
M A C H IN IN G A N D IN S PEC TIO N C O M M O N LY
U S ED O N R IG ID PA R TS LIKE C A S TIN G S A N D
FO R G IN G S A N D N O N -R IG ID PA R TS M A D E
FR O M PLA S TIC , R U B B ER , O R S H EET M ETA L.
D A TU M R EFER EN C E FR A M E: (TH R EE PLA N E
C O N C EPT). TH E C O N C EPT O F U S IN G
M U TU A LLY PER PEN D IC U LA R FEA TU R ES O F A
PA R T TO C O N TR O L ITS FR EE M O V EM EN T IN
S PA C E (D EG R EES O F FR EED O M ). S EE D A TU M
S YM B O L A N D D A TU M TA R G ETS .
FR EE M O V EM EN T
R ES TR IC TED M O V EM EN T
LIM ITS O F S IZE R U LE: W H ER E O N LY A
S IZE D IM EN S IO N IS G IV EN . a) TH E S IZE
D IM EN S IO N S A T A N Y C R O S S S EC TIO N M U S T
B E W ITH IN TH E S IZE TO LER A N C E. b) TH E
S U R FA C E(S ) S H A LL N O T EXTEN D B EYO N D
TH E PER FEC T FO R M D EFIN ED B Y TH E M M C
S IZE. c) TH E FO R M M A Y V A R Y W ITH IN A N
EN V ELO PE B ETW EEN TH E M M C A N D LM C .
G EO M ETR IC TO LER A N C E R U LE: G EO M ETR IC
TO LER A N C ES A R E U N D ER S TO O D TO B E
A PPLIED R FS . IF M M C O R LM C IS
R EQ U IR ED , IT M U S T B E PLA C ED IN TH E
FEA TU R E C O N TR O L FR A M E. S EE M M C , LM C ,
O R R FS C O LU M N .
PITC H D IA M ETER R U LE: TO LER A N C ES
TH A T A PPLY TO S C R EW TH R EA D S A PPLY TO
TH E A XIS O F TH E TH R EA D D ER IV ED FR O M
TH E PITC H C YLIN D ER . IF A N O TH ER PA R T O F
TH R EA D IS TO B E U S ED TO D ER IV E TH E
A XIS , IT M U S T B E S TA TED B EN EA TH TH E
FEA TU R E C O N TR O L FR A M E. A N Y O TH ER
FEA TU R E TH A T H A S A PITC H D IA M ETER M U S T
H A V E TH E D A TU M FEA TU R E S TA TED .

TER TIA R Y D A TU M
(O N E PO IN T M IN )
S EC O N D A R Y D A TU M
(TW O PO IN TS M IN )
PR IM A R Y D A TU M
(TH R EE PO IN TS M IN )
M O D IFIER FO R TH E
S TA TED TO LER A N C E
S TA TED TO LER A N C E
D IA M ETER S YM B O L (C YLIN D R IC A L
TO LER A N C E ZO N E)
G EO M ETR IC C H A R A C TER IS TIC S YM B O L
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FEA TU R E C O N TR O L FR A M E:
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M M C
B O N U S
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A B C M .005
W ITH IN R ELA TIV E TO
B A S IC S EN TEN C E S TR U C TU R E: W H EN
U S IN G TH E EN G LIS H LA N G U A G E TO S A Y
W H A T IS IN TH E FEA TU R E C O N TR O L FR A M E.
YO U M A Y U S E TH E FO LLO W IN G C O N N EC TIN G
W O R D S :
EXA M PLE: TH E PO S ITIO N O F TH E
FEA TU R E A XIS M U S T B E WITHIN A .005
TO LER A N C E ZO N E A T M M C RELATIVE TO
D A TU M FEA TU R ES A , B , A N D C .
B O N U S TO LER A N C E: W H EN M M C IS
S H O W N M O D IFYIN G A PA R TIC U LA R
TO LER A N C E, TH E S TA TED TO LER A N C E
A PPLIES O N LY W H EN TH E FEA TU R E B EIN G
C O N TR O LLED IS A T M M C . TH E B O N U S IS
TH E D IFFER EN C E B ETW EEN TH E A C TU A L S IZE
A N D TH E M M C S IZE A N D M A Y B E A D D ED
D IR EC TLY TO TH E O R IG IN A L TO LER A N C E.
A T M M C TH E H O LE M U S T B E PO S ITIO N ED
W ITH IN A C YLIN D R IC A L TO LER A N C E ZO N E O F
.005 D IA M ETER . A S TH E EXA M PLE S H O W S ,
TH E H O LE H A S D EPA R TED FR O M M M C B Y
.003. TH E .003 B O N U S TO LER A N C E M A Y
N O W B E A D D ED TO TH E O R IG IN A L .005
ZO N E FO R A TO TA L O F .008 TO LER A N C E.
FU N C TIO N A L G A G ES : D EV IC ES TH A T
M EA S U R E TH E C O LLEC TIV E EFFEC TS O F S IZE
A N D G EO M ETR IC TO LER A N C ES A T TH E S A M E
TIM E. IT R EPR ES EN TS A S IM U LA TED
M A TIN G C O N D ITIO N .
B O N U S TO LER A N C ES A N D FU N C TIO N A L
G A G ES : D IR EC TLY A PPLIC A B LE TO A N Y
G EO M ETR IC C H A R A C TER IS TIC TH A T IS
M O D IFIED B Y .
S H IFT: A S A D A TU M FEA TU R E O F S IZE,
TH A T IS G EO M ETR IC A LLY C O N TR O LLED ,
D EPA R TS FR O M M M C , A D D ITIO N A L
TO LER A N C E M A Y B E C O N S ID ER ED FO R TH E
C O N TR O LLED FEA TU R ES . TH IS A D D ITIO N A L
TO LER A N C E D O ES N O T A D D D IR EC TLY TO
TH E O R IG IN A L TO LER A N C E B U T M U S T B E
A PPLIED TO TH E PA TTER N O F FEA TU R ES A S A
G R O U P. IT IS C O N S ID ER ED A TO LER A N C E
TH A T A LLO W S TH E C O N TR O LLED FEA TU R ES
TO S H IFT A S A G R O U P.
V IR TU A L C O N D ITIO N : TH E C O LLEC TIV E
EFFEC T O F S IZE A N D G EO M ETR IC
TO LER A N C ES TH A T M U S T B E C O N S ID ER ED
IN D ETER M IN IN G TH E FIT O R C LEA R A N C E
B ETW EEN M A TIN G PA R TS O R FEA TU R ES .
TO C A LC U LA TE V IR TU A L C O N D ITIO N :
EXTER N A L FEA TU R ES :
M M C S IZE + TO LER A N C E O F FO R M ,
O R IEN TA TIO N , O R LO C A TIO N
IN TER N A L FEA TU R ES :
M M C S IZE TO LER A N C E O F FO R M ,
O R IEN TA TIO N , O R LO C A TIO N
A V IR TU A L C O N D ITIO N W ILL EXIS T O N LY FO R
TO LER A N C ES TH A T C O N TR O L S IZE FEA TU R ES .
* TH IS C O LU M N IN D IC A TES PO S S IB LE
TO LER A N C E ZO N ES TH A T M A Y B E U S ED W ITH
TH E V A R IO U S C O N TR O LS . TH E D IFFER EN T
TO LER A N C E ZO N ES A R E S H O W N A LO N G TH E
B O TTO M O F TH IS C H A R T.
TH IS C H A R T IS PR O V ID ED FO R
IN FO R M A TIO N A L PU R PO S ES O N LY.
TH E IN FO R M A TIO N IS B A S ED U PO N
A S M E Y14.5M - 1994.
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S Y M B O L S , R U L E S , A N D G U ID E L IN E S
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O N D R A W IN G
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ZO N E
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FU N C
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