GD&T Symbols and Guidelines Cheat Sheet

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Y
V
Y

The 4 Fundamental X

Elements of GD&T: X
W U
Z X

Size Location Orientation Form

Z X

All drawings made in

first angle projection

SYMBOL NAME ON DRAWING TOLERANCE ZONE GAUGING SURFACES FEATURES OF SIZE

Two parallel lines
0.03 apart

Straightness
0.03

(Surface)

100.050 Cylindrical Tolerance Zone

Cylinder Gauge ID = M +

Straightness
0.03 M 0.03 when Part = 10.05
0.13 when Part = 9.95
M Gauge ID = 10.08

F
(Derived Median Line w/ M )

Flatness
(Surface)
0.03
Two parallel planes
0.03 apart

F (Derived Median
FORM

Line and Plane)

Planar Tolerance Zone

Flatness
Gauge spacing
100.05 Two parallel planes at Virtual Condition
0.03 M 0.03 apart
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

Parallelism
parallel to datum
Flat datum block
A (Datum A)
Datum A
Gauge kept parallel to datum

Perpendicularity
0.03 A

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

(Feature) 90
Datum A Gauge kept perpendicular to datum

100.05 Gauge pin Pin Gauge OD = M Y

V
Y
V

Axis inserted

Perpendicularity
0.03 M A perpendicular Pin Gauge = 9.92
Tolerance Zone
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
Perpendicularity Z X Z X

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

SLOF
Profile
0.03 apart Gauge must
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

LO
Part (actual) position Measure X and Y location and compare to the true position.
0.03 A B C
2X (Actual X - True X)2 + (Actual Y - True Y)2
B Y

True Position Actual

This formula must be less than
20.0 True
the True Position tolerance
Actual Y
0.03 True Y
30.0
True
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

True Position
Z X
True
B position True Y
V
position
M For an For an
(Maximum Material 25.0 Tolerance Zone
of Hole Gauge
External
Feature
Internal
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.)

LOF
1
0.03 A
The following is usually
Measured axis done with a CMM:
Datum axis

Concentricity 0.03
1. Determine
Datum axis
2. Measure referenced
surface
A

Datum A
3. Determine if central
A 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
Two parallel planes midpoints fall in TZ Z U
X

0.03 apart

0.03 A Datum A
Fixed + Rotated

LOF
Datum A
A

Runout
A Fixed axially
+ 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
on flat surfaces Z X Z X

A perpendicular
to the datum axis
A

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