Basics of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

Introduction to GD&T:
It tells the manufacturing staff and machines what degree of accuracy and precision is needed on each controlled feature of the part. GD&T is used to define the nominal (theoretically perfect) geometry of parts and assemblies, to define the allowable variation in form and possible size of individual features, and to define the allowable variation between features.

Wall Chart - GD&T Wall Chart.pdf (2.0 MB)

Here’s a good video to help visualize some of the meanings of these symbols: