In manufacturing, the devil is in the details—and the smallest oversight can lead to big headaches. Too often, it’s 4:30 p.m. on a Friday, you find out your trusted machinist is away on a fishing trip ...

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) is a system used in engineering and manufacturing that defines the allowable variations in the size, shape, and location of parts. Unlike traditional ...

Horror movies seem to take up a considerable amount of real estate in Hollywood’s Development Hell, a netherworld that has so many levels it would make Dante blush. Banished to the industry’s depths ...

Editor’s Note: The previous episode of the GD&T Connection was about capturing the designer’s purest intent using basic dimensions and how that relates to plus-or-minus dimensioning methods. This ...

Editor’s Note: Read the second part on why datums used in CAD should remain distinct from GD&T datum features. Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) allows a designer to convey important ...

• Geometric concepts are now much easier to read and understand. • Revisions emphasize use of basic dimensions and geometric tolerancing as the preferred way of controlling the form, orientation, and ...

Why is Gene Dickirson not the slightest bit worried when people tell him they don’t like the looks of his new car, the GDT Speedster that took almost six years to hand-build? “Some people like the way ...