CNCCookbook Beginner's Guide to GD&T: Tutorial Home

What Is This?

Welcome, you've found CNCCookbook's free GD&T Tutorial. If you read through the lessons, you'll learn the basics of GD&T which will be valuable to most CNC'ers.

 

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Who is CNCCookbook and why would you take the time to try to learn GD&T from us?

Simple:

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Basic Concept Lessons

Introduction to GD&T

• History and Background of GD&T
• When and Why Use GD&T?
• Advantages and Disadvantages of GD&T

GD&T Basic Concepts

• GD&T Symbols
• Basic Dimensions
• Feature Control Frames
• Datums

GD&T Rules and Philosophy

GD&T Datums

GD&T Datum Feature Simulators and Datum Selection

GD&T Tolerances: Plus/Minus Tolerancing

GD&T: MMC, LMC, RFS, and Bonus Tolerances

Be sure to read over the articles for each symbol as called out on the GD&T Symbol Quick Reference Chart!

 

Reference Charts and Tables:

     GD&T Symbols: Complete Quick Reference Chart

 

Future Chapters (Coming Soon!):

- Tolerance Stack-Up Analysis

- ASME GDTP Certification

- GD&T Quiz

- Examples