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This document discusses form tolerance and feature size limits. It defines four types of form tolerance: straightness, flatness, circularity, and cylindricity. It also defines regular and irregular feature sizes. Regular features include cylindrical, spherical, or parallel planar surfaces associated with a dimension. Irregular features may contain envelopes that are spherical, cylindrical, or parallel planes, or other shapes. The form of a regular feature is controlled by its size limits and must be within a boundary of perfect form at minimum material condition, allowing for variation due to size departure from MMC toward maximum material condition. Exceptions exist for when additional straightness or flatness tolerances or independence symbols are specified.

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GD&T Notes

This document discusses form tolerance and feature size limits. It defines four types of form tolerance: straightness, flatness, circularity, and cylindricity. It also defines regular and irregular feature sizes. Regular features include cylindrical, spherical, or parallel planar surfaces associated with a dimension. Irregular features may contain envelopes that are spherical, cylindrical, or parallel planes, or other shapes. The form of a regular feature is controlled by its size limits and must be within a boundary of perfect form at minimum material condition, allowing for variation due to size departure from MMC toward maximum material condition. Exceptions exist for when additional straightness or flatness tolerances or independence symbols are specified.

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Form Tolerance

1. Straightness,
2. Flatness,
3. Circularity,
4. Cylindricity.
Para 2.7 Size, Limits of: the specified maximum and minimum sizes.
Page 27, the limits of size of a feature prescribe the extent within which variations
of geometric form, as well as size, are allowed.

The actual local size of an individual feature at each cross section shall be within
the specified tolerance of size.

This control applies solely to individual regular features of size as defined in 1.3.32
(Feature of Size)

1.3.32 Feature of Size


Feature of size: encompasses two types: regular and irregular.

1.3.32.1 Regular Feature of Size: one cylindrical or spherical surface, a circular


element, and a set of two opposed parallel elements or opposed parallel surfaces,
each of which is associated with a directly toleranced dimension.

1.3.32.2 Irregular Feature of Size: the two types of irregular features of size are as
follows:
(a) A directly toleranced feature or collection of features that may contain or be
contained by an actual mating envelope that is a sphere, cylinder, or pair of
parallel planes.
(b) A directly toleranced feature or collection of features that may contain or be
contained by an actual mating envelope other than a sphere, cylinder, or pair of
Parallel planes.

2.7.1 Variations of Form (Rule #1: Envelope Principle)

The form of an individual regular feature of size is controlled by its limits of size to
the extent prescribed in the following paragraph and figure
(a) The surface or surfaces of a regular feature of size shall not extend beyond
a boundary (envelope) of perfect form at MMC. This boundary is the true
geometric form represented by the drawing.

(b) No variation in form is permitted if the regular feature of size is produced at


its MMC limit of size unless a straightness or flatness tolerance is associated
with the size dimension or the Independency symbol is applied at para
2.7.3.

(c) Where the actual local size of a regular feature of size has departed from
MMC toward LMC, a local variation in form is allowed equal to the amount
of such departure.

(d) Where is no default requirement for a boundary of perfect form at LMC.


Thus, a regular feature of size produced at its LMC limit of size is permitted
to vary from true form to the maximum variation allowed by the boundary
of perfect form at MMC.

(e) In cases where a geometric tolerance is specified to apply at LMC, perfect


form at LMC is required. (see para 7.3.5)
2.7.2 Form Control Does Not Apply (Exceptions to Rule #1)
The control of geometric form prescribed by limits of size does not apply to the
following:

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