Understanding GD&T

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Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) complements traditional dimensional tolerancing by letting you control 14 different geometric characteristics. It applies tolerances to the form of features, instead of just to their dimensions.
This videos covers the different geometric characteristics and other key aspects of GD&T including datums, material modifiers (MMC, LMC and RFS), the Envelope Principle (also called GD&T Rule #1), and the Independency Principle.
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Many thanks to ChrisKuhn for the engine model shown in the thumbnail and at the start of the video - "Dragster Engine" (blendswap.com/blend/17636) by ChrisKuhn is licensed under a CC-BY licence.
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  • @SoumilSahu
    @SoumilSahu Жыл бұрын

    You're doing something invaluable for mechanical engineers like myself and those who take up this field in the future. There is very little content of this quality that's freely available. Thank you for your hard work.

  • @Kittyreaper

    @Kittyreaper

    Жыл бұрын

    ME Student here!! I second this sentiment. Thanks for all your hard work and detail-rich content, it is highly valued.

  • @ozzim339

    @ozzim339

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed

  • @ChristopherJamesCalo

    @ChristopherJamesCalo

    Жыл бұрын

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    @onymous919

    Жыл бұрын

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    @tylerslepicka156

    Жыл бұрын

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  • @IFearlessINinja
    @IFearlessINinja Жыл бұрын

    I have a bachelors in mechanical engineering and this by far the best lesson I've ever had in GD&T. You are making a real difference to the next generation of engineers

  • @pedrohugoneri

    @pedrohugoneri

    Жыл бұрын

    Me too!! I learn so much with this video!👏🏼👏🏼

  • @victorsoh7891

    @victorsoh7891

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed. The graphical representation and concise explanation makes it very intuitive to understand.

  • @abdullahahmed1673
    @abdullahahmed1673 Жыл бұрын

    Iam a Mechanical Engineer and I actually cannot believe that this kind of material is free to watch online with this level of graphics and understanding, for real, you and animagraffs are astonishing, to say the least, thank you for all of this.

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    @aweryc

    Жыл бұрын

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    @billynomates920

    10 ай бұрын

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    @anabsolnamednyx899

    9 ай бұрын

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  • @Y4red
    @Y4red Жыл бұрын

    I know you probably won't ever read this, but you don't understand how massively grateful and happy I am that I found this channel. I genuinely, no joke, don't think I could do Mechanical Engineering at university if it wasn't for this channel and I just want to thank you for everything you've done and everything you continue to do. You will never understand how appreciated you are and I have told and will continue to tell fellow engineering students how awesome and fun you can make engineering to learn compared to the lecturers I'm stuck with. Thank you so much.

  • @koolking9174

    @koolking9174

    Жыл бұрын

    From the heart

  • @almenos15letras

    @almenos15letras

    Жыл бұрын

    Same here. Grateful for this amazing job you are doing.

  • @davidcooper4327
    @davidcooper4327 Жыл бұрын

    I'm an ME and have taken a few expensive classes for GD&T. This is the best overview I've seen. Love your channel.

  • @ande446
    @ande446 Жыл бұрын

    This is, without a doubt, the best educational and well-made video I have ever seen about GD&T! I have been studying Mechanical Engineering for many years now and always had a hard time wrapping my head around some of these concepts still, the way you lay it out in the video is super intuitive! You also have absolutely fantastic animations, they are so clear, and precise and show accurately what is needed to get the point across. This is absolutely invaluable to anyone starting out with this! Thank you so much for all the time and effort you put into this!

  • @Kelvin_Foo
    @Kelvin_Foo Жыл бұрын

    This is one of the clearest description of GD&T I've seen. Explains tolerance zones and geometry control tools pretty well. When trying to explain these to new engineers, I tend to use various shapes of pasta, or GD & spaghetti. Every time I saw a drawing with circularity or concentricity, it was because the part designer really wanted position instead. In any case, I heard the concentricity tool has been removed from the 2018 update of Y14.5.

  • @TheEfficientEngineer

    @TheEfficientEngineer

    Жыл бұрын

    Love the pasta idea! Profile of a surface applied to an orecchiette. 😂

  • @A.Hisham86

    @A.Hisham86

    Жыл бұрын

    Man! Your comment broke me completely, because I didn't understand anything from it! No offense to the owner.

  • @Kelvin_Foo

    @Kelvin_Foo

    Жыл бұрын

    @@A.Hisham86 GD&T is not a straightforward topic and really requires the ability to visualize objects in 3D to understand the concepts. That said the video is a decent intro to the subject. Proper professional training is still very much needed.

  • @zackzaghria3473
    @zackzaghria347311 ай бұрын

    you did in 30 minutes what my professor was trying to do in 7 lectures. Amazing work

  • @Robert8455
    @Robert8455 Жыл бұрын

    This must be one of the best videos explaining GD&T. I started my career on a drafting board and then moved our company onto CAD in the late 80s' and it was a long time before ANSI Y14.5 creeped in and was finally adapted on new designs. We still had a long road a head to train everyone down stream on what these funny looking symbols meant. If we had something like this video way back then it would have been incredibly powerful. Well done. Absolutely love the clarity of the details and colors used to illustrate, the pace and smoothness of the presentation is excellent.

  • @alatishewasiu7366
    @alatishewasiu73665 күн бұрын

    This is far the best video I have watched on GD&T

  • @mikearisbrocken8507
    @mikearisbrocken8507 Жыл бұрын

    Where was this video 5 years ago?! This was easier to understand than the courses provided by my job!

  • @evilrussian9633
    @evilrussian96338 ай бұрын

    The quality of graphics and the info are pinnacle. Thanks so much for this !

  • @oulinsaeteurn9078
    @oulinsaeteurn90786 күн бұрын

    I’m a machinist for 25 years. Got my journeyman card. This is something I learned from that. Thank you for taking your time to show us. The formula to calculate true position. X2(power of 2) + y2(power of 2)= n square root of that divided 2. But you need a Texas instrument calculator. Always remember MMC is your friend. 90% of the time. Checking parallelism. You can just use a Micrometer instead of placing your part on a granite surface and running your indicator. What if the part is thin n bow(not flat) . You now using flatness against you. But you bolt that part to the mating part. It straighten itself. That’s just my opinion. But what do I know . I’m just a machinist.haha

  • @xDanoss318x
    @xDanoss318x Жыл бұрын

    This video is insanely high quality. Learned more about GD&T from this video than while getting my bachelors in mechanical engineering

  • @khalidfarazi5093
    @khalidfarazi50937 ай бұрын

    Thank you @The Efficient Engineer for this beautiful video. So far, the best video on GD&T I have seen.

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    @varunm7011 Жыл бұрын

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    @danishshafiq8008 Жыл бұрын

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    @teamahabhouna54648 күн бұрын

    It's very very obvious that this video is here because of your hard work.

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    @zowiehillebrandt6158 Жыл бұрын

    Your channel is amazing, the videos are visually stunning, and you cover so much info clearly in such a short amount of time without it being overwhelming. Thanks so much for making these!

  • @mcsquared5005
    @mcsquared5005 Жыл бұрын

    It is unbelievable how succinct and learnable your videos are. I honestly learned and understood more in 2 of your GD& T videos than from multiple semesters in college.

  • @olarubogdan46
    @olarubogdan469 ай бұрын

    You sir are a blessing to us mechanical engineers that are fresh out of the uni. I love seeing your videos and remembering the exact things i did in those classes (Finite element and many other things)

  • @alfiehawes2412
    @alfiehawes241211 ай бұрын

    I’m an apprentice engineer, just coming up on finishing my first year at the company I’m working for, and the other day a guy who works in design (a CAD expert) was helping me with some simple tolerancing, and said “you wait until you have to learn geometric tolerancing.” When I see him next, I don’t doubt I’ll be able to have a decent conversation with him about it, and this video has, at the absolute least, given me a massive step up on the other apprentices when it comes to CAD. Thanks man

  • @frankpower1774
    @frankpower17746 ай бұрын

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    @crumbledpaperworks8 ай бұрын

    There're no words which will describe how perfect the video is and how much I loved it. Thank you!!

  • @mouhamadmoustafa6538
    @mouhamadmoustafa6538 Жыл бұрын

    Best video on GD&T on KZread ! I've been waiting for it for a long time. Thanks, looking forward to your next video.

  • @evridgepope
    @evridgepope Жыл бұрын

    Wow, I’m kind of flabbergasted that i’m graduating with an engineering degree in a couple of months and I’ve only been formally introduced to a sliver of what’s been presented here. I didn’t realize how many subconscious idealizations I assumed were true about my models, and this is only scratching the surface? I feel quite humbled

  • @raindropsrising7662
    @raindropsrising76628 ай бұрын

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    @user-rx1bc4yi6y8 ай бұрын

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    @josem.macias54435 ай бұрын

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    @boianpeev1820 Жыл бұрын

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    @sahebsuhail74909 ай бұрын

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    @emanuelnolasco37458 күн бұрын

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    @75blackviking7 ай бұрын

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  • @stefanoviczeljkors
    @stefanoviczeljkors Жыл бұрын

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    @molane249 Жыл бұрын

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    @jordanmanley7442 Жыл бұрын

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    @brandonthesteele Жыл бұрын

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    @omkarpatil7022 Жыл бұрын

    One of the best explenatory video I have ever seen on youtube. Thank you sir.

  • @eloymarquez4783
    @eloymarquez4783 Жыл бұрын

    More GD&T PLEASE!!! This is awesome for visualization of tolerances. Thank you!

  • @user-kg3ic9np1d
    @user-kg3ic9np1d8 ай бұрын

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    @Dooley13 Жыл бұрын

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  • @TylerDaSilva522
    @TylerDaSilva522 Жыл бұрын

    I finally have a full understanding of MMC and LMC. I was so confused about the holes being smaller at MMC but rods being larger at MMC. The way that I remember it now is that there is just MORE material at MMC. And LESS material at LMC

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    @rufatabbasov Жыл бұрын

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    @DrLol072 ай бұрын

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    @rmznkcn8 ай бұрын

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    @zachgamingzone Жыл бұрын

    Ugh thank you so much, I bought a textbook awhile ago that's supposed to teach gd&t but it goes so in depth from the start that it never bothers to explain the basics of what things mean. This will help me understand enough to learn more in depth

  • @siddharthabanerjee4888
    @siddharthabanerjee4888 Жыл бұрын

    You are doing a great job by explaining these complex concepts of mechanical engineering by simple terms and attractive visualization. Thank you for keeping us engineers enlightened. Looking for more such videos on the way. ❤

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    @KamalKumar-qg8rk10 ай бұрын

    Your hard work is appreciated

  • @ross2k220
    @ross2k22010 ай бұрын

    I'm glad features of size are getting the attention they deserve

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    @AkshayWadekar-rv9mf Жыл бұрын

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  • @SuperSaiyanz420
    @SuperSaiyanz420 Жыл бұрын

    Great animation and explanation as usual!! Waiting for a video on bolted joints

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    @zumuvtuber Жыл бұрын

    I’m not an engineer, but your videos are super easy to follow along and I’ve learned so much for my personal projects. Thank you for the amazing work!

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    @PeterDavila-mx9ni4 ай бұрын

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    @OmarSN93 Жыл бұрын

    I can not thank you enough. It is a really hard to grasp topic without proper visual aids that you well provided in your video and made things really clear and simple. This video is a must watch for ME students in Engineering Drawing classes

  • @stefanobaioli
    @stefanobaioli Жыл бұрын

    As a mechanical engineer, this video is much clearer than the university courses on the subject. Thank you so much!

  • @suyashsrivastava8068
    @suyashsrivastava8068 Жыл бұрын

    This is one of the best lesson you can learn in GD&T. I have been searching a lot for the perfect video and here I found a gem.. Thanks a lot for making us learn the best...

  • @infantberwin8842
    @infantberwin8842 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Effecient engineer team for the video. Didnt expect you giving a video on GD&T. Explanations and demonstrations are like nutshell, thank you again....

  • @sanchitaabrol
    @sanchitaabrol2 ай бұрын

    what an awesome video! thanks for directly addressing the application for each symbol for a feature of size and a surface. Provides a lot of clarity!

  • @blacksheeps1992
    @blacksheeps1992 Жыл бұрын

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    @mahyarsh569111 ай бұрын

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  • @karuneshkadwe8938
    @karuneshkadwe8938 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for making such a great video about GD&T.

  • @superdominomaster2939
    @superdominomaster293918 күн бұрын

    Genuinely thank you, this video really helped

  • @engincotur5361
    @engincotur536111 ай бұрын

    Perfect illustrations and explanations. Highly appreciated!

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    @onkarpatil2794 Жыл бұрын

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    @Gabriele-fu7tx Жыл бұрын

    This is really perfect timing because my exam is next week and I was struggling with this topic

  • @balrajshahi5842

    @balrajshahi5842

    Жыл бұрын

    Good luck bud

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    @mayurdahiwale5907 Жыл бұрын

    Great lesson as always. A ton of thanks and respect for the effort

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    @anssi4950 Жыл бұрын

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  • @__AlexSergeevich__
    @__AlexSergeevich__ Жыл бұрын

    That is the best explanation I've ever seen! Just brilliant! Thank you very much!

  • @emanmukherjee9787
    @emanmukherjee9787Ай бұрын

    😮 Incredible piece of work man .... Literally it helps a lot and give a better understanding about the concepts of GD & T

  • @cleitinho_no_chapeu
    @cleitinho_no_chapeu Жыл бұрын

    Literally studying for my CAD final exam right now. Saved me hours of quizletting and reading and trying to visualize tolerant zones and whatnot. Bonus tolerance was confusing but this video made it perfectly clear. Thank you

  • @Drekunem

    @Drekunem

    10 ай бұрын

    How did your exam go?

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    @cleitinho_no_chapeu

    10 ай бұрын

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    @Drekunem

    10 ай бұрын

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    @sergiobrito20164 ай бұрын

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    @kjagadeesh48075 ай бұрын

    Thank you for making this amazing videos

  • @rongjianliang3845
    @rongjianliang3845 Жыл бұрын

    Just finished taking a lesson in tolerance, with a quiz to go this week, and you know what? This fantastic video just pops up onto my face! Thanks for KZread recommendations algorithm, and again appreciate the great video editing and scripting!

  • @thejovathivadlamudi6697
    @thejovathivadlamudi66973 ай бұрын

    You made the complex topic in easy and understandable way .million thanks to you

  • @artificercreator
    @artificercreator Жыл бұрын

    This is pure gold, thank you for the info.

  • @belacickekl7579
    @belacickekl757911 ай бұрын

    I spent hours as an intern trying to read a dry, dull book about this, and never really understood it. You did a phenomenal job explaining it all here!

  • @adityarajput8775
    @adityarajput8775Ай бұрын

    Oohh Man ! Such a great video for having a good understanding on 14 symbols of GD&T. The explanation couldn't be better than this one. ❤❤❤

  • @Shreyansh-wm4kz
    @Shreyansh-wm4kz3 ай бұрын

    Amazing video, approach of explaining GD&T was pretty industrial, with great animation. Keep the good work going.

  • @piblo87
    @piblo8711 ай бұрын

    Amazing work my friend! I am an aerospace engineer and have been watching a lot of your videos. You explain complex concepts in a very easy to follow way. I wish I had your videos when I was studying, would have made things much less frustrating.

  • @dedimoldu
    @dedimoldu5 ай бұрын

    Perfectly clear and informative video, I will certainly suggest it to my colleagues! Thank you!!!

  • @pravinaher4720
    @pravinaher472011 ай бұрын

    All in ONE video for GDNT....Superb

  • @adrianwolff2007
    @adrianwolff2007 Жыл бұрын

    Graphics, animations and transition are just top notch.

  • @vijaykumaryadav3112
    @vijaykumaryadav3112 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you@theefficientengineer team for awesome content and great work

  • @josephroseelan8927
    @josephroseelan892710 ай бұрын

    You deserve an Oscar bro for this wonderful video

  • @Sekhmet6697
    @Sekhmet6697 Жыл бұрын

    Just wanted to mention that the 3D, graphic design and animation work on this video are just incredible. 👍 Had to watch the video 2 times, one to admire the work and another to absorb the info 😅

  • @ShadyLife
    @ShadyLife10 ай бұрын

    This is awesome! It gets the most out of visualization. The explanation is also to the point. Thanks!

  • @mechaform
    @mechaform Жыл бұрын

    This has helped to increase my understanding of several GD&T concepts - still foggy on some topics. Thank you.

  • @flecktarnenjoyer1504
    @flecktarnenjoyer1504 Жыл бұрын

    You don’t upload often, but when you do the vids are absolute bangers 🫡

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    @suleymannacafov9418 Жыл бұрын

    We will wait for the next engineering videos excitedly. Keep going please !

  • @vat_1989
    @vat_1989 Жыл бұрын

    Beautifully explained, subscribed. A brilliant channel indeed. Thanks a million

  • @MohammadrezaSharifi1381
    @MohammadrezaSharifi13819 ай бұрын

    That was so damn good! Thanks dude ❤

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    @synocate5602 Жыл бұрын

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    @pradeepkumar-go8qx Жыл бұрын

    Hey great video. I just love the way you explain things and the visualisation of the concepts through video is just stunning... Can you tell me which software you use in video making?

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    @arjunmohod68866 ай бұрын

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