Impact of an Engineering Drawing in an Organization

Common Uses for Dimensions and Tolerances on Engineering Drawings

Coordinate Tolerancing Shortcomings

The Six Major Components of GD&T

Common GD&T Symbols

Rule#1: The form of an individual regular feature of size is controlled by its limits of size.
Three Ways Rule #1 Can Be Overridden
Unless otherwise specified, Rule #1 applies to each regular feature of size on a drawing.
There are three ways Rule #1 can be overridden:
● Applying a straightness tolerance to the size or dimension of a cylindrical regular
feature of size
● Applying a flatness tolerance to the size dimension of a planar regular feature of
size
● Specifying the independency symbol to a regular feature of size dimension

Rule#2: Regardless of feature size (RFS) applies, with respect to the individual tolerance,
datum reference, or both, where no modifying symbol is specified.

Worst-Case Boundary Formulas

A worst-case boundary is a general term used to refer to an inner boundary, outer
boundary, or virtual condition. The worst-case boundary affects how parts assemble.
Virtual condition (VC) is a fixed-size boundary generated by the collective effects of a
considered feature of size’s specified MMC or LMC and the geometric tolerance for that
material condition. VC boundaries are often used as the acceptance boundaries for
verifying geometric tolerances.

Modifiers Used With Flatness Tolerances

Modifiers Used With a Straightness Tolerance
Modifiers Used With Circularity Tolerances
Modifiers Used With Cylindricity Tolerances

CHAPTER-1
1. The function of a product determines the amount of variation permitted for each
dimension.
○ TRUE
2. Dimensioning and tolerancing standards are a inche used mostly in high tech
industries.
○ FALSE
3. ASME is the only dimensioning and tolerancing standard used internationally.
○ FALSE
4. An engineering drawing is a legal document.
○ TRUE
5. Engineering drawings may affect product safety, tooling, and regulatory
 compliance.
○ TRUE
6. At the minimum, drawings should reference ASME Y14.5-2009.
○ TRUE
7. The applicable ASME standards may be specified in the general notes.
○ TRUE
8. Does the ASME Y14.5-2009 standard apply if it is not indicated on the drawing?
○ Yes, whenever ASME Y14.100-2004 is indicated, the Y14.5-2009 standard
applies.
○ Yes, all ASME standards apply to all drawings made in North America.
○ No, Y14.5-2009 requires that it be indicated on the drawing in order for it
to apply.
○ No, all applicable ASME standards must be listed on the drawing.
9. An engineering drawing…
○ Is a legal document that communicates a precise description of a part
○ Includes geometry, notes, dimensions, tolerances, and material
information for manufacturing purposes
○ Defines engineering requirements for fit and function of the part
○ All of the above
10. Engineering drawings are important because…
○ The product specifications may affect safety and legal issues
○ The specified tolerances affect manufacturing, inspection, and tooling
costs
○ The drawing is a legal document that is the basis for part acceptance per
the purchase agreement
○ All of the above
11. If ASME Y14.5-2009 is not specified on the drawing, what may result?
○ The drawing interpretation may be challenged in court
○ Ambiguous specifications may lead to nonfunctional parts being accepted
and/or higher scrap costs.
○ An incorrect specification may lead to product failure resulting in customer
injury or death
○ All of the above
12. Where does a drawing user look to identify which dimensioning and tolerancing
standards apply to the drawing?
 ○ A note in the drawing notes area
○ A note in or near the title block
○ In a specification referenced on the drawing
○ All of the above

CHAPTER-2
1. One purpose of dimensions and tolerances is to define the manufacturing setup.
○ FALSE
2. Relationships between part surfaces should be defined based on their function in
the product.
○ TRUE
3. The nominal size of a dimension is always the mean of the tolerance values.
○ FALSE
4. Under ASME Y14.5, all dimensional limits are absolute.
○ TRUE
5. A single feature control frame is required to have five or more compartments.
○ FALSE
6. Basic dimensions are usually specified by enclosing the dimension in a rectangle.
○ TRUE
7. The sequence of listing notes indicates the importance of notes (1 is more
important than 4).
○ FALSE
8. Using CAD models rather than an engineering drawing will eliminate most sources
of variation.
○ FALSE
9. Dimensions are used to define size, location, orientation, and filtering of a part
feature or feature of size.
○ FALSE
10. The two common linear units of measure are the decimal inch and the meter.
○ FALSE
11. Which areas of a company are most directly impacted by dimensions and
tolerances?
○ Manufacturing (production)

○ Assembly (function)
 ○ Inspection (verification)

○ All of the above

12. Which is the correct means of using plus-minus tolerances to permit 0.6mm of
variation?
○ 20−0.3+0.3
○ 20−0.2+0.4
○ 20−0.6+0.0
○ All of the above

13. In the specification 20−0.2+0.4, the value 20 is known as the ________ value.
○ Nominal

○ Basic

○ Theoretical

○ Design

14. Dimensions and tolerance are used to …

○ Communicate the allowable variation

○ Make engineering calculations

○ Inspect the part to determine fitness for use

○ All of the above

15. Dimensions and tolerances may be related to a CAD model by:

○ Indicating them on a separate engineering drawing or document

associated with the model

○ CAD file elements that are associated to the model geometry in

accordance with Y14.41

○ A note stating that the CAD model is perfect, and variation from the model

is not permitted

○ Both A and B
 16. Engineering drawing notes should be:
○ Arranged in alphabetical order

○ Expressed in the past tense

○ Expressed in the present tense

○ All of the above

17. The proper use of zeros for plus/minus tolerances expressed in millimeters
requires:
○ All trailing zeros are omitted for both the tolerance and nominal values

○ A zero is shown without a plus or minus sign for nil tolerance values

○ Zeros are used to express high and low tolerance values to the same

number of digits

○ All of the above

CHAPTER-3

1. Coordinate tolerancing refers to tolerances verified with a coordinate measuring

machine (CMM).

○ FALSE

2. There are four major shortcomings of using coordinate tolerancing.

○ FALSE

3. An undefined measurement setup is one of the major shortcomings of coordinate

tolerancing.

○ TRUE

4. Part acceptance disputes are one consequence of coordinate tolerancing.

○ TRUE
5. The design philosophy of GD&T is to assign tolerances so that manufacturing is

economical.

○ FALSE

6. One benefit of GD&T is that it improves communication.

○ true

7. GD&T eliminates the problem of tolerance accumulation through the use of basic

dimensions.

○ TRUE

8. There are three major components of GD&T.

○ FASLE

9. Geometric tolerances should be used whenever you want to increase

manufacturing costs.

○ FALSE

10. When inspecting a coordinate toleranced dimension, the measurement may

originate from ____________.
○ High points of a part surface
○ Low point of a part surface
○ A datum plane (reference plane)
○ All of the above
11. The use of coordinate tolerances for cylindrical holes results in ________
tolerance zones.
○ Cylindrical
○ Rectangular
○ Parallel
○ Uniform
12. The fact that functional parts may be scrapped is the result of using …
○ Coordinate tolerancing
○ Square-shaped tolerance zones
○ Cylindrical tolerance zones
○ Flexible tolerance zones
13. The “Great Myth of GD&T” is that…
○ GD&T improves quality
○ GD&T reduces costs
○ GD&T is easy to measure
○ GD&T raises part costs
14. Where coordinate tolerances are used to locate or orient features of size or
surfaces, the result may be…
○ Reduced manufacturing costs
○ A better understanding of functional relationships
○ Build (assembly) problems
○ Fewer drawing revisions
15. GD&T uses a design philosophy that defines the…
○ Method of manufacturing a part
○ Method of inspection
○ Functional requirements of a part
○ All of the above
16. The term, “UNSAFE” applies to:
○ Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
○ Coordinate tolerancing
○ Functional dimensioning
○ The Great Myth of GD&T
17. GD&T eliminates the shortcoming of undefined measurement setup by using:
 ○ The MMC modifier
○ The datum system
○ Cylindrical tolerance zones
○ Notes
CHAPTER-4
1. The symbol for critical radius is CR.
○ FALSE
2. Non-mandatory information should be marked, “REF.”
○ FALSE

3. is the symbol for countersink.

○ TRUE
4. Where MIN is specified, the general tolerance applies.
○ FALSE
5. “nX” means number of places, but “n X n” means “by.”
○ TRUE
6. stands for spherical feature.
○ FALSE
7. Countersinks are specified using the diameter at the surface and the included
angle
○ TRUE
8. Which of the following apply to a tangent radii with a specification of R15 ±0.5?
○ The tolerance zone is the space between two tangent arcs of 14.5 and 15.5
○ The resulting surface may have flats and reversals

○ The specification of the symbol

○ Both A and B
9. The dim origin symbol aids in making a repeatable measurement by
____________ .
○ Providing a single direction for the measurement and exact start point
○ Eliminating variation due to convex forms
 ○ Geometric tolerances
○ Providing additional tolerance

10. Where the counterbore symbol ( ) is specified, one additional consideration

would be ________ .

○ The specification of the symbol

○ The specification of the symbol

○ The specification of the symbol

○ The specification of the symbol

11. Where the countersink symbol ( ) is specified, one additional consideration

would be ________ .
○ To specify a depth
○ To specify the angle
○ To specify a datum reference
○ To specify the origin symbol
12. Where the specification 12 MAX is applied on an engineering drawing:
○ The limits for variations are between zero and 12
○ The general tolerance applies
○ The value of 12 is an absolute value
○ The dimension is non-mandatory and won’t be inspected
13. The model coordinate system symbol…
○ Is a representation of a Cartesian coordinate system
○ Is required for all 2D orthographic view drawings
○ Is optional for 3D CAD models
○ Uses the left hand rule to determine the positive direction of each axis
CHAPTER-5
1. A single surface of compound curvature is considered a complex feature.
○ TRUE
2. An axis is considered a feature.
○ FASLE

3. A pin 8 × 10mm long has hundreds of actual local sizes.

○ TRUE

4. A pin 8 × 10mm long has only one unrelated actual mating envelope.
○ TRUE
5. A triangular hole may be described as an irregular feature of size.
○ TRUE
6. A sphere is an irregular feature of size.
○ FALSE
7. A regular feature of size has both an MMC and an LMC.
○ FALSE
8. Two types of actual mating envelopes are:
○ Regular and irregular
○ MMC and LMC
○ Related and unrelated
○ Opposed and unopposed
9. Which of the following could be used to create a regular feature of size?
○ A cylinder
○ A set of parallel planes
○ A circle
○ All of the above
10. A center plane can be established from:
 ○ Any regular feature of size
○ A width feature of size
○ Any feature of size
○ All of the above
11. When working with a related actual mating envelope, the term related refers to
the relationship…
○ With adjacent features
○ To specified datum features
○ Between actual local sizes
○ Between features in a pattern
12. One reason it’s important to distinguish between regular and irregular features of
size is:
○ Rule #1 only applies to regular features of size
○ Only regular features of size have a MMC condition
○ Only regular features of size have an actual mating envelope
○ Only regular features of size have an RFS condition
13. The maximum material condition of an external regular feature of size is the
_________ size limit.
○ Smallest
○ Nominal
○ Largest
○ Basic
14. A regular feature of size must contain _________ surfaces or elements.
○ Some opposed
○ Non-opposed
○ Perpendicular
○ Adjacent
CHAPTER-6
1. Symbols that communicate additional information about the tolerance of a
feature are called modifiers.
○ TRUE

2. The symbol is specified in the tolerance compartment of a feature control

frame.
○ FALSE
3. A runout type tolerance must be specified with a datum reference.
○ TRUE
4. A feature control frame is required to have at least five compartments.
○ FALSE
5. The five categories of geometric tolerances are form, profile, orientation,
location, and concentricity.
○ FALSE
6. A position tolerance may be used with or without a datum reference.
○ TRUE
7. An orientation tolerance may indirectly control form.
○ TRUE
8. Surface texture is considered one of the five geometric attributes.
○ TRUE
9. Which symbol is interpreted as “all over”?
○

○ ANSWER

○
 10. What is the name of the symbol?
○ Coaxiality
○ Concentricity
○ All around
○ Aligned
11. Which modifier may only be used inside a feature control frame?

○ ANSWER

○
12. What is the minimum number of compartments in a feature control frame?
○ 1
○ 2
○ 3
○ 4

13. What does the modifier indicate?

○ A critical feature
○ A compound feature pattern exists
○ Two features or features of size are to be treated as one feature of
feature of size
○ Two surfaces are produced with the same operation(s)

CHAPTER-7
1. Rule #1 protects the function of assembly.
 ○ TRUE
2. One of the fundamental dimensioning rules requires all dimensions apply in the
free-state condition for rigid parts.
○ TRUE
3. The fundamental dimensioning rules that apply on a drawing must be listed in the
general notes.
○ FALE
4. Where Rule #1 applies to a drawing, it limits the form of every feature of size on
the drawing.
○ FALSE
5. Rule #1 limits the variation between features of size on a part.
○ FALSE
6. The designer must specify on the drawing which features of size use Rule #1.
○ FALSE
7. Rule #1 applies to nonrigid parts (in the unrestrained state).
○ FALSE
8. A GO gauge is a fixed-limit gauge.
○ TRUE
9. Rule #1 requires that the form of an individual regular feature of size is controlled
by its limits of size
○ TRUE
10. Why do fundamental dimensioning rules require applicable dimensions and
tolerances to be specified on a detail drawing and repeated on an assembly
drawing?
○ Torque may change the form of a feature
○ Heat from welding or brazing operations may change part geometry
 ○ Force (press) fit operations may alter the size of a feature
○ All of the above
11. According to the fundamental dimensioning rules, the temperature for
dimensional measurements is ______ .
○ 20° F
○ 20° C
○ 20° K
○ Temperature must be specified on the drawing
12. Rule #1 can be overridden by specifying:
○ An independency symbol on a feature of size dimension
○ A flatness tolerance on a planar feature of size dimension
○ A straightness tolerance on a cylindrical feature of size dimension
○ All of the above
13. When inspecting a feature of size where Rule #1 applies, two items must be
inspected, the MMC boundary and the:
○ MMC size
○ LMC local size
○ Minimum size
○ Related actual mating envelope
14. Rule #2 can be summarized as…
○ The default material conditions for feature control frames are RFS and
RMB
○ Every dimension requires a tolerance
○ Perfect form at MMC
○ The default material conditions for feature control frames are MMC and
MMB
15. Where the independence concept is applied to a feature of size…
 ○ Rule #1 cannot be applied to the same feature of size
○ Rule #1 can be applied to the same feature of size
○ A fixed-limit gage may be used to verify the independency concept
○ The feature of size does not have an MMC
CHAPTER-8
1. A virtual condition is a fixed-size boundary.
○ TRUE
2. Where a geometric tolerance applies to a feature of size, it affects the worst-case
boundary.
○ TRUE
3. Where a geometric tolerance is specified with a tolerance at MMC, a virtual
condition boundary exists.
○ TRUE
4. A virtual condition (acceptance boundary) is often verified with a variable gauge.
○ FALSE
5. A bonus tolerance is permissible for all geometric tolerances.
○ FALSE
6. The amount of bonus tolerance comes from the feature control frame tolerance
value.
○ FALSE
7. Which geometric tolerance can permit a bonus tolerance?
○ Profile of a line
○ Total runout
○ Angularity
○ Symmetry
8. To establish a virtual condition (acceptance boundary) ___________ is required.
 ○ An symbol in the tolerance portion of a feature control frame

○ An symbol in the datum portion of a feature control frame

○ A symbol in the tolerance portion of a feature control frame

○ All of the above
9. The concept of virtual condition (acceptance boundary) is useful for:
○ Establishing boundaries to ensure assembly
○ Allowing bonus tolerances
○ Establishing sizes for functional gages
○ All of the above
10. Where no geometric tolerances are specified, the worst-case boundary of a hole
is referred to as:
○ An inner boundary
○ A nominal boundary
○ A virtual condition
○ A related actual mating envelope
11. The virtual condition of _______________ feature of size is a constant boundary
generated by the collective effects of the largest feature of size plus the
applicable geometric tolerance.
○ An internal
○ An external
○ A nominal
○ All of the above
12. A worst-case boundary may be equal to a__________ boundary.
○ Virtual condition
○ Outer
○ Inner
 ○ All of the above
CHAPTER-9
1. A flatness tolerance must be applied to RFS.
○ FALSE
2. A flatness tolerance must be applied to a planar feature or width feature of size.
○ TRUE
3. Flatness is the condition of being perfectly planar.
○ TRUE
4. A flatness tolerance may override Rule #1.
○ TRUE
5. A flatness tolerance may have a bonus tolerance.
○ TRUE
6. A flatness tolerance may have a datum reference if the datum feature is planar.
○ FALSE
7. Which of the following modifiers cannot be used with a flatness tolerance?
○
○

○ ANSWER
○
8. Which flatness tolerance could pass the CARE test?
○

○ ANSWER

○
○ None of the above
9. One method of inspecting a flatness tolerance (at MMC) applied to a feature of
size is:
 ○ A surface plate and dial indicator
○ A functional gage made to the virtual condition size
○ A surface plate and a feeler gage
○ A caliper
10. The tolerance zone for flatness applied to a surface is:
○ The space between two parallel lines
○ The space between two parallel lines parallel to a datum plane
○ The space between two parallel planes
○ The space between a reference plane and a surface point
11. How does Rule #1 affect the application of a flatness tolerance applied to a
surface?
○ Where Rule #1 exists, flatness cannot be applied
○ The flatness tolerance value must be equal to the size tolerance
○ The flatness tolerance value must be less than the size tolerance
○ The flatness tolerance value must be greater than the size tolerance
12. When verifying a flatness tolerance applied to a surface, the inspection method
must measure the _____________ of the surface.
○ High and low points
○ Median plane
○ High points
○ Virtual condition

CHAPTER-10
1. Straightness is where an axis is a straight line.
○ FALSE
2. A straightness tolerance may be applied to a width feature of size dimension.
○ TRUE
3. The placement of a straightness tolerance feature control frame affects the
interpretation.
○ TRUE
4. A straightness tolerance (at MMC) may be verified with a functional gage.
○ TRUE
5. One real-world application of a straightness tolerance is to ensure assembly.
○ TRUE
6. A straightness tolerance cannot permit a bonus tolerance.
○ FALSE
7. A derived median line is the same as an axis.
○ FALSE
8. A straightness tolerance zone is two parallel planes
○ FALSE
9. The tolerance zones for a straightness tolerance are:
○ Two parallel lines or a cylinder
○ Two lines and a cylinder
○ Two parallel planes or a cylinder
○ A parallel line or a cylinder
10. Rule #1 affects the straightness deviation on a:
○ Planar feature of size
○ Cylindrical feature of size
○ Planar surface of a feature of size
○ All of the above
11. What type of deviation is not limited by a straightness tolerance?
○ Waisting
○ Taper
 ○ Barreling
○ All of the above
12. Where a straightness tolerance at MMC is applied to a cylindrical feature of size:
○ The function is probably assembly
○ A functional gage may be used to inspect the straightness
○ Rule #1 is overridden
○ All of the above
13. Where a straightness tolerance is applied to surface elements that are associated
with a size dimension, and Rule #1 applies to the size dimension, the specified
tolerance value _________ the size tolerance.
○ Must be equal to
○ Must be less than
○ Must be greater than
○ May be less than or greater than
14. A derived median line is…
○ The same as the axis of the actual mating envelope
○ A perfectly straight line established from the virtual condition boundary
○ An imperfect line formed by the center points of all cross sections of the
feature of size
○ A spine formed by the center points of all cross section of the actual
mating envelope

CHAPTER-11
1. Rule #1 limits circularity deviations.
○ TRUE
2. A circularity tolerance may be inspected with a roundness gauge.
○ TRUE
3. A circularity tolerance should be specified with the modifier.
○ FALSE

4. A circularity tolerance may use the modifier where a bonus tolerance is

acceptable.
○ FALSE
5. The tolerance zone of a circularity tolerance is a circle.
○ FALSE
6. A circularity tolerance applies to the entire length, width, and depth of a feature
simultaneously.
○ FALSE
7. For a feature other than a sphere, circularity is where:
○ The axis is a straight line

○ The modifier is specified with a size dimension

○ All points of the surface intersected by any plane perpendicular to an axis
or spine (curved line) are equidistant from that axis or spine
○ All points of the surface intersected by any plane passing through a
common center are equidistant from that center
8. What type of variation is limited by a circularity tolerance zone?
○ Ovality
○ Tapering
○ Bending
○ Warping
9. How does the Rule #1 boundary affect the application of a circularity tolerance?

○ The modifier must be used.

○ The feature control frame must be placed next to the size dimension.
 ○ The circularity tolerance value must be less than the limits of size
tolerance.
○ Circularity cannot be applied where a Rule #1 boundary exists.
10. A circularity tolerance may use a _____ modifier.

○ ANSWER

○
11. A real-world application for a circularity tolerance is:
○ Assembly (i.e., shaft and hole)
○ Sealing surface (i.e., engines, pumps, valves)
○ Rotating clearance (i.e., shaft and housing)
○ Support (equal load along a line element)
12. When verifying a circularity tolerance, the inspection method must be able to
collect a set of points and determine the:
○ Distance between two coaxial cylinders that contain the set of points
○ Circle that circumscribes the set of points
○ Circle that inscribes the set of points
○ Distance between two coaxial circles that contain the set of points

CHAPTER-12
1. A cylindricity tolerance can override Rule #1.
○ FALSE
2. Cylindricity is the condition where all points of a circular element are equidistant
from a common axis.
 ○ FALSE
3. A cylindricity tolerance zone is a cylinder.
○ FALSE
4. A cylindricity tolerance value must be less than half the size tolerance.
○ FALSE
5. A cylindricity tolerance may contain the MMC modifier.
○ FALSE

6. The specification of a cylindricity tolerance is incomplete without the

modifier.
○ FALSE
7. A cylindricity tolerance may be verified with a fixed limit gauge.
○ FALSE
8. Which type of surface deviation is controlled by a cylindricity tolerance but not by
a circularity tolerance?
○ Ovality
○ Taper
○ Lobing
○ None of the above
9. When verifying a cylindricity tolerance, the inspection method must be able to
collect a set of points and determine the:
○ Distance between two coaxial cylinders that contain the set of points
○ Cylinder that circumscribes the set of points
○ Cylinder that inscribes the set of points
○ Distance between two coaxial circles that contain the set of points
10. Where Rule #1 applies to a cylindrical regular feature of size, the tolerance value
of a cylindricity tolerance applied to the feature of size must be _______ the size
 tolerance.
○ Less than
○ Equal to
○ Greater than
○ None of the above
11. Which of the following modifiers may be applied with a cylindricity tolerance?

○ ANSWER

○
12. Which geometric tolerance can provide an indirect cylindricity control?

○ ANSWER

○
13. A real-world application for a cylindricity tolerance is:
○ Assembly (i.e., shaft and hole)
○ Bearing journals on shafts
○ Rotating clearance (i.e., shaft and housing)
○ Sealing surface (between two shafts)

CHAPTER-13
1. An implied datum is an assumed plane, axis, or point from which a dimensional
measurement is made.
 ○ TRUE
2. A datum is a part surface, axis, or center plane.
○ FALSE
3. The datum system constrains a part to restrict or remove some or all of the
available DOF relative to a datum reference frame.
○ TRUE
4. Datum sequence is usually communicated through feature control frames.
○ TRUE
5. A part may have no more than three datum features.
○ FALSE
6. Datum features should be selected based on part functional requirements.
○ TRUE
7. Implied datums communicate which surfaces should contact the inspection
equipment.
○ FALSE
8. One benefit of using the datum system is the ability to make repeatable
dimensional measurements.
○ TRUE
9. A datum feature is theoretical.
○ FALSE
10. A _____________ is a gage element used to establish a simulated datum:
○ Datum feature
○ Datum feature simulator (physical)
○ Datum feature simulator (theoretical)
○ Datum reference frame
11. _________ is a limit to one or more DOF.
 ○ Constraint
○ Restraint
○ Simulated datum
○ Datum feature simulator
12. All parts have ___ DOF.
○ 2
○ 4
○ 6
○ 8
13. How many datum reference frames can a part have?
○ 1
○ 2
○ 3
○ No limit (theoretically)
14. On a part with all planar datums, what is the minimum number of points of
contact with the datum feature simulator for a tertiary datum?
○ 3
○ 2
○ 1
○ None (theoretically)
15. Datum feature simulators (theoretical) must:
○ Have perfect form
○ Have location tolerance relative to one another
○ Be variable in size where the MMB or LMB modifier is specified
○ All of the above
16. A datum feature simulator may be:
○ A tangent plane
 ○ A variable material boundary
○ A datum target
○ All of the above

CHAPTER-14
1. Datum target lines are often simulated with a conical shaped gauge pin.
○ FALSE
2. Datum targets describe the shape, size, and location of datum feature simulators.
○ TRUE
3. Datum targets enable a stable relationship between the part and gage elements.
○ true
4. The datum target leader line may be a solid or phantom line.
○ FALSE
5. The datum target leader line may be solid or dashed line.
○ TRUE
6. A datum target point should be simulated with a sharp gauge element, like a cone
tip or needle point.
○ FALSE
7. Basic dimensions are used to locate datum targets because:
○ They are exempt from title block tolerances
○ To ensure repeatability between the part and the datum feature simulator.
○ They define the nominal for the gagemaker.
○ All of the above.
8. When using datum target points to establish a primary datum from a planar
surface, ______ targets must be specified.
○ 6
 ○ 3
○ 2
○ 1
9. One place where datum targets should be used is on
________________________ .
○ Features of size
○ Simulated gages
○ An irregular-shaped surface
○ A planar surface
10. How is a datum target line typically simulated?
○ With the edge of a gage block
○ With a blade
○ With the side of a cylindrical gage pin
○ With a line of gage balls
11. How are the basic dimensions defining the size, location, and orientation
between datum targets toleranced?
○ The designer must apply geometric tolerances to the datum target
○ With general or title block tolerances
○ With a class of gage tolerances
○ None of the above; they must be perfect