Part 1: AutoCAD Basics

tolerance values to shape, orientation and position of

a component. The following figure shows the same
example represented by using the GD&T symbols.
In this figure, the vertical face to which the tolerance
frame is connected, must be within two parallel
planes 0.08 apart and perpendicular to the datum
reference (horizontal plane).

The Geometric Tolerancing symbols that can be used to interpret the geometric conditions are given in the table
below.

Purpose Symbol

Straightness

Flatness

Cylindricity
To represent the shape of a single
feature.
Circularity

Profile of a surface

Profile of a line

Parallelism

To represent the orientation of a

feature with respect to another Perpendicularity

feature.

Angularity

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Position

Cocentricity and
coaxiality

To represent the position of a

feature with respect to another Run-out
feature.

Total Run-out

Symmetry

Example 1:
In this example, you will apply geometric tolerances
to the drawing shown below.

 In the Geometric Tolerance dialog, click the

upper box of the Sym group. The Symbol
dialog appears.

 Create the drawing as shown below.

 In the Symbol dialog, click the

Perpendicularity symbol. The symbol
 Click Annotate > Dimensions > Tolerance appears in the Sym group.
on the ribbon; the Geometric Tolerance
dialog appears.

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