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Drafting Symbols
Symbols provide a common language for drafters all over the world. However, symbols can be meaningful only if they are created according to the relevant standards or conventions. This document describes and illustrates common dimensioning, GD&T, architectural, piping, and electrical symbols.

Standard Dimensioning Symbols

The size of dimensioning symbols varies with text size, but it should be consistent with the height of the text. In the following illustration, h = text height.
Standard Dimensioning Symbols
h Diameter Radius 2h Spherical Radius 90 h h 2 Symmetrical 0.5 h 0.5 h h 30 Taper Slope Square Shape 2.5 h 30 h 0.3 h Arc Length All Around h = letter height 1.5 h Statistical Tolerance 0.8 h Reference 15 h 1.5 h Counterbore Countersink 0.6 h 60 Depth (or Deep) h Spherical Diameter Controlled Radius h Places or By

1.5 h

Dimension Origin 0.3 h

2h

1.5 h

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Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Symbols

You can either create your own library of GD&T symbols, or use one of AutoCADs GD&T fonts to insert the symbols as text. The following table shows how to construct the symbols.
GD&T Symbol Creation
2h 2h Any needed height h h Identification letter Optional shoulder

Filled or unfilled 60

Datum Feature Symbol

Target area size (when used) Form 2h 60 Target number Datum target symbol with area size Datum Profile Straightness Flatness Circularity Cylindricity Profile of a line Profile of a surface Position Location Concentricity Symmetry Parallelism Orientation 2h Perpendicularity Angularity Runout Target point Datum line Target area or or Circular runout Total runout

Datum target symbol without area size

Datum Target Symbol

90

Movable Datum Target Symbol

Target Point and Target Area

MMC, maximum material condition or MMB, maximum material boundary

Geometric Characteristic Symbols

LMC, least material condition or LMB, least material boundary

RFS, regardless of feature size (no symbol, RFS is assumed unless otherwise specified) 1.5 h 0.8 h

Material Condition Symbols

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2X 0.4H

0.8 h

1.5 h

Free State

Tangent Plane

Projected Tolerance Zone

Independency

Unequally Disposed Pr ofile

3h 0.8 h 0.6 h 0.8 h

2.5 h

30

1.5 h

Between

Statistical Tolerance

With a dimension

Combined with conventional tolerance

In the feature control frame

Statistical Tolerancing Methods

2h

2h

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h = lettering height

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2h

60

Feature Control Frame with the Flatness Geometric Characteristic Symbol

1.5 h

2h

Feature Control Frame with Circularity Geometric Characteristic Symbol

60

1.5 h

2h

Feature Control Frame with Cylindricity Geometric Characteristic Symbol

2h

Feature Control Frame with Profile of a Line Geometric Characteristic Symbol and a Datum Reference

h = lettering height

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Feature Control Frame with Profile of a Surface Geometric Characteristic Symbol and a Datum Reference
0.6 h

1.5 h

2h

60

Feature Control Frame with Parallelism Geometric Characteristic Symbol and a Datum Reference

1.5 h

2h

2h

Feature Control Frame with Perpendicularity Geometric Characteristic Symbol and a Datum Reference
30

2h

1.5 h

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0.8 h 1.5 h

45 h 2h

0.6 h

Circular Runout

45 1.5 h 1.1 h h 2h

Total Runout

Runout symbols may be drawn open or filled 1.5 h

2h

Positional Geometric Characteristic Symbol and Tolerance in a Feature Control Frame with Three Datum References
1.2 h h 0.5 h 2h

Feature Control Frame with Symmetry Geometric Characteristic Symbol and a Datum Reference

h = lettering height

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To create GD&T symbols as text, create a style using the gdt.shx font. Then use the lowercase alphabet to type the symbols. The following table shows the symbol produced by each lowercase letter.
Lowercase Letter Symbol Produced
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
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Common Architectural Symbols

Exterior Door

Toilet

Water Heater

Interior Door Pocket Door Bifold Door Bipass Door Window Lighting Outlet Recessed Lighting Outlet Wall Lighting Outlet Fluorescent Light Fixture Single Receptacle Outlet Duplex Convenience Outlet Triplex Receptacle Outlet Special Outlet Floor Single Receptacle Outlet Floor Duplex Receptacle Outlet Single Pole Switch 3-Way Switch

Wall Hung Toilet Shower Urinal

Oval Vanity Sink

Shower w/ Seat

Rectangular Vanity Sink

Tub

Single Kitchen Washer/Dryer

Double Kitchen 220V Outlet Weatherproof Outlet Thermostat Doorbell Fan Hanger Receptacle Clock Hanger Receptacle TV Outlet Conduit Refrigerator Range

Fan

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Single Line Piping Symbols
Screwed Name Left Side Front Right Side

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Buttwelded Left Side Front Right Side

90 Elbow

45 Elbow

Tee

45 Lateral

Cross

Cap Concentric Reducer

Eccentric Reducer

Union Coupling

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Common Symbols for Electrical Diagrams

Capacitor, Polarized Amplifier Circuit Breaker Antenna, General Ground Antenna, Dipole Voltage Regulator, also, Glow Lamp Resistor, General Twin Triode Using Elongated Envelope

Microphone

Receiver, Earphone

Chassis Ground Phototube

Resistor, Adjustable

Antenna, Dipole

Connectors, Jack and Plug

Inductor, Winding, Reactor, General

Resistor, Variable

Antenna, Counterpoise

Engaged Connectors

Magnetic Core Inductor

Transformer, General

Battery, Long Line Positive Triode with Directly Heated Cathode and Envelope Connection to Base Terminal

Adjustable Inductor

Transformer, Magnetic Core

Multicell Battery

Ballast Lamp Shielded Transformer, Magnetic Core

Capacitor, General

Fluorescent, 2-Terminal Lamp

Capacitor, Variable

Pentode Using Elongated Envelope

Incandescent Lamp

Auto-Transformer, Adjustable

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