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Y
V
Y

The 4 Fundamental X

Elements of GD&T: X
W U
Z X
Z X

SJ[F Location Orientation Form

All drawings made in
first angle projection

SYMBOL NAME ON DRAWING TOLERANCE ZONE GAUGING SURFACES FEATURES OF SIZE

Two parallel lines
0.03 apart
0.03
Straightness
(Surface)

100.050 Cylindrical Tolerance Zone

0.03 when Part = 10.05 Cylinder Gauge ID = M +

Straightness
0.03 M
0.13 when Part = 9.95
M Gauge ID = 10.08
(Derived Median Line w/ M )

Flatness 0.03
Two parallel planes
0.03 apart

F (Derived Median
F
(Surface)
FORM

Line and Plane)

Planar Tolerance Zone Gauge spacing
Flatness 100.05
0.03 M
Two parallel planes
0.03 apart
at Virtual Condition
M + = 10.08
M (Derived Median
Plane w/ M )

Two concentric circles

0.03 0.03 apart

Circularity
Two concentric cylinders
0.03 0.03 apart

Cylindricity
Two parallel planes
0.03 apart
0.03 A parallel to datum
Parallelism A
Datum A
Flat datum block
(Datum A)
Gauge kept parallel to datum

Perpendicularity
0.03 A Two parallel planes
0.03 apart Flat datum block
(Datum A) OF O
ORIENTATION

A
(Feature) 90
Datum A Gauge kept perpendicular to datum

100.05 Gauge pin Pin Gauge OD = M Y

V
Y
V

Axis inserted
0.03 M A
Perpendicularity Tolerance Zone perpendicular Pin Gauge = 9.92
at M to datum (9.95 - 0.03)
M 90
Multiple datums
(Feature of Size w/ M ) may be used
to specify W U W U
Z X Z X
Perpendicularity
A Datum A

Two parallel planes

0.03 apart
0.03 A

Angularity 60 A Gauge
Block
60
60
60
Datum A

0.03 A B Uniform Linear Boundary About True Profile Datum B

0.03 apart
Profile Gauge must

SLOF
B A follow true profile.

of a line Profile is usually

measured with a CMM.
PROFILE

Basic dimensions (not shown) are required to

define the True Profile when datums are used. Datum A

Y Y
V

0.03 A B Uniform Surface Boundary About True Profile Datum B

Profile B A
0.03 apart Gauge must
follow true profile.
X

of a surface Basic dimensions (not shown) are required to Datum A

Profile is usually
measured with a CMM.
X
Z X Z
W U
X

define the True Profile when datums are used.

100.05 Measure X and Y location and compare to the true position.

Part (actual) position
0.03 A B C

LO
2X (Actual X - True X)2 + (Actual Y - True Y)2
B Y
This formula must be less than
True Position 20.0 True
Actual
Actual Y
True Y
the True Position tolerance

True 0.03
30.0 center
C A X Y
True X Actual X

None
Actual
100.05 Pin Position Part FUNCTIONAL Part Tolerance Zone
0.03 M A B C GAUGING of Pin Gauge Z X

True Position B
True
position
For an For an
True
position
Y
V

M (Maximum Material 25.0 Tolerance Zone External Internal

of Hole Gauge Feature Feature Actual
Condition) Hole Position
LOCATION

W U
Z X
25.0 C A Gauge Hole = Virtual Condition Gauge Pin = Virtual Condition
Gauge Gauge (Smallest Hole Size [MMC] - Position Tol.)
(Largest Pin Size [MMC] + Position Tol.)

1
0.03 A

LOF
The following is usually
Measured axis Datum axis done with a CMM:
1. Determine
Concentricity 0.03
Datum axis
2. Measure referenced
A

Datum A surface
A 3. Determine if central
Tolerance Zone axis falls in TZ Distribution/ Y

Diameter Symbol is required

Evenness of (Derived
0.03 A
A A
The following is Form Only Median
A
Datum A
usually done
with a CMM:
Z Y
V
X
Points)
Symmetry Plane
1
1. Determine
Datum plane
2. Measure both
surfaces of features
3. Determine if W U
Two parallel planes midpoints fall in TZ Z X

0.03 apart

0.03 A Datum A
Fixed + Rotated
Datum A
A

A Fixed axially
Runout
LOF
+ Rotated Can also be used
on flat surfaces
perpendicular
RUNOUT

A
to the datum axis
A

Y Y
V

0.03 A Datum A
Datum A Fixed + Rotated
A

Fixed axially
A

Total Runout
+ Rotated Can also be used W U
Z X Z X
on flat surfaces
A perpendicular
to the datum axis
A

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