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AS S HOW N ON DR AW ING TOLER ANC E ZONE MMC LMC OR R FS DATUM US ED .005 .004 NO
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FUNC G AG E US ED YES IF IS S TATED

MMC MAXIMUM MATER IAL C ONDITION: TYPE THAT C ONDITION W HER E A FEATUR E OF S IZE C ONTAINS THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF MATER IAL W ITHIN THE S TATED LIMITS OF S IZE. EXAMPLE: MINIMUM HOLE S IZE AND MAXIMUM S HAFT S IZE. TW O PAR ALLEL LINES .004 APAR T OR C AN APPLY TO A FEATUR E OF S IZE.
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TER TIAR Y DATUM (ONE POINT MIN) S EC ONDAR Y DATUM (TW O POINTS MIN) PR IMAR Y DATUM (THR EE POINTS MIN) MODIFIER FOR THE S TATED TOLER ANC E

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.500 .004 FLATNES S DOES NOT APPLY NO TW O PAR ALLEL PLANES , .004 APAR T

LMC LEAS T MATER IAL C ONDITION: THAT C ONDITION W HER E A FEATUR E OF S IZE C ONTAINS THE LEAS T AMOUNT OF MATER IAL W ITHIN THE S TATED LIMITS OF S IZE. EXAMPLE: MAXIMUM HOLE S IZE AND MINIMUM S HAFT S IZE. .005 NO

S TATED TOLER ANC E DIAMETER S YMB OL (C YLINDR IC AL TOLER ANC E ZONE) G EOMETR IC C HAR AC TER IS TIC S YMB OL

R FS R EG AR DLES S OF FEATUR E S IZE: THIS IS THE DEFAULT C ONDITION FOR ALL G EOMETR IC TOLER ANC ES . NO B ONUS TOLER ANC ES AR E ALLOW ED. FUNC TIONAL G AG ES MAY NOT B E US ED.

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NO

B AS IC S ENTENC E S TR UC TUR E: W HEN US ING THE ENG LIS H LANG UAG E TO S AY W HAT IS IN THE FEATUR E C ONTR OL FR AME. YOU MAY US E THE FOLLOW ING C ONNEC TING W OR DS : .005 M DOES NOT APPLY NO NO E W ITHIN A B C R ELATIV E TO

PR OJ EC TED TOLER ANC E ZONE: W HEN P THE S YMB OL IS S HOW N, IT MEANS THE S TATED TOLER ANC E ZONE IS EXTENDED B EYOND THE S UR FAC E OF THE PAR T, NOT W ITHIN THE PAR T. .500 .004
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S TATIS TIC AL TOLER ANC E: A TOLER ANC E FOR A PAR T OF AN AS S EMB LY B AS ED ON THE R ES ULTS FR OM A S TATIS TIC AL C ALC ULATION. THE DES IR ED R ES ULT IS LAR G ER TOLER ANC ES . C YLINDR IC ITY .004 A
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EXAMPLE: THE POS ITION OF THE FEATUR E AXIS MUS T B E WIT HIN A .005 TOLER ANC E ZONE AT MMC R E LAT IVE TO DATUM FEATUR ES A, B , AND C .

FR EE S TATE: THIS S YMB OL INDIC ATES THE PAR TS MUS T NOT B E R ES TR IC TED DUR ING INS PEC TION. PAR ALLELIS M A

OR L C AN APPLY TO A FEATUR E OF S IZE.

H J A YES IF A YES
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DATUM S YMB OL: THIS S YMB OL IS ATTAC HED TO A PLANE OR S IZE FEATUR E THAT MUS T B E C ONTAC TED FOR MAC HINING AND INS PEC TION.

D G H 90 .004 A 15 J
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B ONUS TOLER ANC E: W HEN MMC IS S HOW N MODIFYING A PAR TIC ULAR TOLER ANC E, THE S TATED TOLER ANC E APPLIES ONLY W HEN THE FEATUR E B EING C ONTR OLLED IS AT MMC . THE B ONUS IS THE DIFFER ENC E B ETW EEN THE AC TUAL S IZE AND THE MMC S IZE AND MAY B E ADDED DIR EC TLY TO THE OR IG INAL TOLER ANC E. OR L C AN APPLY TO A FEATUR E OF S IZE. IS S TATED EXAMPLE: .500 .507 A YES IF ANG ULAR ITY A YES
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B AS IC DIMENS ION: THES E DIMENS IONS HAV E NO TOLER ANC E. THEY ONLY LOC ATE A TOLER ANC E ZONE.

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.503 .500 .003 AT MMC THE HOLE MUS T B E POS ITIONED W ITHIN A C YLINDR IC AL TOLER ANC E ZONE OF .005 DIAMETER . AS THE EXAMPLE S HOW S , THE HOLE HAS DEPAR TED FR OM MMC B Y .003. THE .003 B ONUS TOLER ANC E MAY NOW B E ADDED TO THE OR IG INAL .005 ZONE FOR A TOTAL OF .008 TOLER ANC E. PR OFILE OF A LINE TW O LINES .004 APAR T ALONG TR UE PR OFILE DOES NOT APPLY MAY B E US ED OR MAY NOT NO C

DIAMETER S YMB OL: THIS S YMB OL R EPLAC ES THE W OR D "DIAMETER ." IT S HOULD B E US ED ANYW HER E THER E IS A DIAMETER ON THE DR AW ING , AND W HEN A TOLER ANC E ZONE IS C YLINDR IC AL. TOLER ANC E ZONES : ALL TOLER ANC E ZONES S HOW N IN THE FEATUR E C ONTR OL FR AME AR E TOTAL. EXAMPLE: FLATNES S W ITHIN .004 MEANS THAT TW O PAR ALLEL PLANES NO MOR E THAN .004 APAR T DEFINE THE TOLER ANC E ZONE.

PR OFILE

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D PR OFILE OF A S UR FAC E .004 A A A DOES NOT APPLY NO E F

DATUM TAR G ETS : US ED TO LOC ATE S PEC IFIC POINTS , LINES , OR AR EAS ON PAR TS US ED FOR S UPPOR T FOR MAC HINING AND INS PEC TION C OMMONLY US ED ON R IG ID PAR TS LIKE C AS TING S AND FOR G ING S AND NON-R IG ID PAR TS MADE FR OM PLAS TIC , R UB B ER , OR S HEET METAL.

TW O PLANES .004 APAR T ALONG TR UE PR OFILE

MAY B E US ED OR MAY NOT

FUNC TIONAL G AG ES : DEV IC ES THAT MEAS UR E THE C OLLEC TIV E EFFEC TS OF S IZE AND G EOMETR IC TOLER ANC ES AT THE S AME TIME. IT R EPR ES ENTS A S IMULATED MATING C ONDITION. B ONUS TOLER ANC ES AND FUNC TIONAL G AG ES : DIR EC TLY APPLIC AB LE TO ANY G EOMETR IC C HAR AC TER IS TIC THAT IS MODIFIED B Y M . A C ONC ENTR IC C IR C LES A .004 APAR T

R UNOUT

DATUM R EFER ENC E FR AME: (THR EE PLANE C ONC EPT). THE C ONC EPT OF US ING MUTUALLY PER PENDIC ULAR FEATUR ES OF A PAR T TO C ONTR OL ITS FR EE MOV EMENT IN S PAC E (DEG R EES OF FR EEDOM). S EE DATUM S YMB OL AND DATUM TAR G ETS .

C IR C ULAR R UNOUT

R FS ALW AYS

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NO

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A TOTAL R UNOUT .250 .004 .014 M A B C FR EE MOV EMENT R ES TR IC TED MOV EMENT POS ITION A .620 C B .380

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R FS ALW AYS

YES

NO

S HIFT: AS A DATUM FEATUR E OF S IZE, THAT IS G EOMETR IC ALLY C ONTR OLLED, DEPAR TS FR OM MMC , ADDITIONAL TOLER ANC E MAY B E C ONS IDER ED FOR THE C ONTR OLLED FEATUR ES . THIS ADDITIONAL TOLER ANC E DOES NOT ADD DIR EC TLY TO THE OR IG INAL TOLER ANC E B UT MUS T B E APPLIED TO THE PATTER N OF FEATUR ES AS A G R OUP. IT IS C ONS IDER ED A TOLER ANC E THAT ALLOW S THE C ONTR OLLED FEATUR ES TO S HIFT AS A G R OUP.

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V IR TUAL C ONDITION: THE C OLLEC TIV E EFFEC T OF S IZE AND G EOMETR IC TOLER ANC ES THAT MUS T B E C ONS IDER ED IN DETER MINING THE FIT OR C LEAR ANC E B ETW EEN MATING PAR TS OR FEATUR ES . .014 ZONE AT MMC .620 .380 TR UE C ENTER YES IF YES
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G H IS S TATED J

OR L C AN APPLY TO A FEATUR E OF S IZE. LIMITS OF S IZE R ULE: W HER E ONLY A S IZE DIMENS ION IS G IV EN. a) THE S IZE DIMENS IONS AT ANY C R OS S S EC TION MUS T B E W ITHIN THE S IZE TOLER ANC E. b) THE S UR FAC E(S ) S HALL NOT EXTEND B EYOND THE PER FEC T FOR M DEFINED B Y THE MMC S IZE. c) THE FOR M MAY V AR Y W ITHIN AN ENV ELOPE B ETW EEN THE MMC AND LMC .

TO C ALC ULATE V IR TUAL C ONDITION: EXTER NAL FEATUR ES : MMC S IZE + TOLER ANC E OF FOR M, OR IENTATION, OR LOC ATION INTER NAL FEATUR ES : MMC S IZE TOLER ANC E OF FOR M, OR IENTATION, OR LOC ATION .004 A A C ONC EN TR IC ITY A A A G EOMETR IC TOLER ANC E R ULE: G EOMETR IC TOLER ANC ES AR E UNDER S TOOD TO B E APPLIED R FS . IF MMC OR LMC IS R EQUIR ED, IT MUS T B E PLAC ED IN THE FEATUR E C ONTR OL FR AME. S EE MMC , LMC , OR R FS C OLUMN. .004 AR OUND DATUM AXIS A V IR TUAL C ONDITION W ILL EXIS T ONLY FOR TOLER ANC ES THAT C ONTR OL S IZE FEATUR ES .

LOC ATION

R FS ALW AYS

YES

NO

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