Co-published by ASME, this textbook reflects new symbology, rules and basic principle revisions that took the Y14.5 committee almost 15 year to complete. It shows how to interpret design drawings and CAD representations of product definitions that use the ASME Y14.5-2009 standard. It also explains step-by-step procedures to apply the new Y14.5-2009 practices and allows dimensioning and tolerancing professionals to express their design requirements more clearly. The results are that: production representations are able to be more specific in conveying tolerancing needs, products can be more easily manufactured, and appropriate inspection techniques are clarified.

This is one of the most comprehensive GD&T textbooks ever written by a single author. Some of the concepts covered in this text are:

• All of the new symbols, rules and principles instituted by the ASME Y14.5-2009 Standard
• Basic GD&T
• Advanced GD&T
• Tolerance Stack-Up Analysis
• Statistical Tolerancing
• Inspection Techniques and Sources of Measurement Uncertainty
• Gage and Fixture Design
• Tolerancing Mating Parts and Assemblies
• Analyzing and Correcting Interferences, Imbalance in Rotating Parts and Material Strength Problems due to Insufficient Wall Thickness