The document provides an overview of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) including:
- A brief history of GD&T and its standardization and adoption in manufacturing industries.
- The purpose of GD&T which is to precisely define the geometry of parts and communicate design intent and relationships to facilitate manufacturing.
- An explanation of common dimensioning and tolerancing concepts like size, location, and fits and tolerance stackup.
- Descriptions of the five primary types of geometric tolerances including form, profile, orientation, location and runout tolerances.
- How modifiers like MMC and LMC are used to influence tolerance zones based on the manufacturing process.