Certification

of
Geometric
Dimensionin
g and
Tolerancing
Professional
s
Engineering Product Definition
and
 Related Documentation
Practices

Certification
of
Geometric
Dimensionin
g and
Tolerancing
Professionals

Engineering Product
Definition and
Related Documentation
Practices
 Date of Issuance: June 15, 2017

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CONTENTS

Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
...... iv Committee Roster
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Correspondence With the Y14 Committee
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1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
........ 1
2 Certification Levels and Qualifications
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3 Test Requirements (Examination)
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4 Certification Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
....... 3

Mandatory Appendices
A Technologist Level Body of Knowledge for the ASME Y14.5M-1994 Examination . . . . . . . . .
... 4
B Senior Level Body of Knowledge for the ASME Y14.5M-1994 Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 7 C Technologist Level Body of Knowledge for the ASME Y14.5-2009 Examination
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
D Senior Level Body of Knowledge for the ASME Y14.5-2009 Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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FOREWORD

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), recognizing the needs and benefits
associated with standard qualifications for professionals using the ASME Y14.5 Standard, established
the Y14.5.2 Subcommittee on Certification in October 1988. The Subcommittee was instructed to
develop a standard that could be used as the basis of an ASME Program for Certification of Geometric
Dimensioning and Tolerancing Professionals (GDTP). This program provides the means to ensure
proficiency in the understanding and application of the geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
principles expressed in ASME Y14.5. Those principles form an essential element of engineering
language.
This is a voluntary standard that sets forth the qualifications for two levels of certification. The first
level, Technologist GDTP,providesa measureofan individual’sabilitytounderstanddrawingsthat
havebeenprepared usingthelanguage of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, as defined in the
ASME Y14.5 Standard. The second level, Senior GDTP, provides the additional measure of an
individual’s ability to select and apply geometric controls to drawings.
Primary changes to this revision are higher percentages of questions per section to increase the
application’s emphasis on geometric dimensioning and tolerancing and to revise the criteria for passing
the examination.
The original Standard was approved by the Board on Standardization on April 26, 1995. This revised
Standard was approved by the Board on Standardization on May 18, 2017.

IN MEMORIAM: In memory of Don Day for his significant contributions to the development of this Standard and to
the geometric dimensioning and tolerancing community.
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ASME Y14 COMMITTEE

Engineering Product Definition and Related
Documentation Practices
(The following is the roster of the Committee at the time of approval of this Standard.)

STANDARDS COMMITTEE OFFICERS

W. Kaba, Chair
J. I. Miles, Sr., Vice Chair
F. Constantino, Secretary

STANDARDS COMMITTEE PERSONNEL

A. Anderson, Dimensional Dynamics, LLC A. Krulikowski, Krulikowski Consulting, LLC
F. Bakos, Frank Bakos Associates E. McCarthy, Unaffiliated
J. V. Burleigh, Unaffiliated P. J. McCuistion, Multimac
F. Constantino, The American Society of Mechanical EngineersJ. D. Meadows, James D. Meadows & Associates, Inc.
D. O. Coon, Bell Helicopter M. E. Meloro, Northrop Grumman Corp.
R. Courson, Ford Motor Co. J. I. Miles, Sr., Dimensional Management
K. Dobert, Siemens PLM Software, Inc. M. A. Murphy, General Motors Co., LLC S. Hauger, John
Deere — MTIC H. W. Oakes, U.S. Air Force (SAIC)
J. B. Hoskins, The Boeing Co. M. J. Stahl, Caterpillar, Inc.
J. Houck, Woodward, Inc. B. A. Wilson, Unaffiliated
R. C. Jensen, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence E. F. Zwettler, Rolls-Royce Corp.
W. Kaba, Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. K. E. Wiegandt, Contributing Member, Consultant

SUBCOMMITTEE 5.2 — CERTIFICATION

M. E. Meloro, Chair, Northrop Grumman Corp. P. Mares, The Boeing Co.
P. J. Drake, Jr., Vice Chair, MechSigma Consulting, Inc. C. E. McCord, General Motors Co., LLC
P. Murray, Staff Secretary, The American Society of MechanicalP. J. McCuistion, Multimac
Engineers P. Meadows, RCO Engineering, Inc.
A. Anderson, Dimensional Dynamics, LLC M. A. Murphy, General Motors Co., LLC
F. Bakos, Frank Bakos Associates

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CERTIFICATION OF GEOMETRIC
DIMENSIONING AND TOLERANCING
PROFESSIONALS
1 INTRODUCTION 2 CERTIFICATION LEVELS
AND QUALIFICATIONS
1.1 Scope
This Standard establishes 2.1 Certification Levels
certification requirements for a There shall be two levels of
geometric dimensioning and GDTP certification:
tolerancing professional (GDTP). (a) Technologist
Certification shall be based on (b) Senior
either ASME Y14.5M-1994 or Certification indicates that the
ASME Y14.5-2009, its individual has demonstrated
appendices, and the application competence in the areas
of its principles and concepts. described in para.
2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, or 2.1.4.
1.2 Purpose
2.1.1 Technologist Level
ThisStandardprovidesrequirem
entsandqualifications to be used (ASME Y14.5M-1994
in certifying a GDTP. These Examination). Certification
requirements and qualifications indicates that the individual has
recognize the knowledge, demonstrated an understanding
training, and experience of the meaning of the symbols,
necessary to understand, apply, modifiers, and relationships of
and teach the principles as set geometric dimensioning and
forth in ASME Y14.5M-1994 or tolerancing (GD&T) as applied to
ASME Y14.5-2009. A GDTP may engineering drawings and
be employed as, but is related documentation that
not limited to conform to ASME Y14.5M-1994.
(a) design engineer 2.1.2 Technologist Level (ASME
(b) production or Y14.5-2009
manufacturing engineer
Examination). Certification
(c) process engineer indicates that the individual has
(d) quality engineer demonstrated competencies in
(e) tool or gage engineer reading and interpreting an
(f) engineering manager engineering drawing that conforms
(g) user or programmer of to ASME Y14.5-2009. These include,
CAD, CAM, CAE, or other but are not limited to, the following:
software (a) understanding the
(h) drafter rules, definitions,principles,and
(i) checker meanings ofthe symbolsand
(j) engineering consultant modifiersof GD&Tas applied to
(k) educator (l) inspector engineering drawings and
(m) contract engineer related documentation
(n) project engineer (b) understanding the
(o) technical specialist functions and relationships of
part features and geometric
controls
(c) performing
calculations associated with

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GD&T derived from the drawing indicates that the individual has
and related documentation demonstrated competencies in
(d) understanding that the application of the rules and
the application of GD&T has principles required to generate
implications for manufacturing, an engineering
quality control, and verification drawing that conforms to ASME
processes associated with Y14.5-2009. These include, but are
engineering drawings and not limited to, the following:
related documentation (a) understanding the
(e) applying the rules, definitions, principles,and
principles of GD&T to the meaningsof thesymbols
establishment of functional andmodifiersofGD&T asapplied
gaging activities 2.1.3 to engineering drawings and
SeniorLevel(ASMEY14.5M- related documentation
1994Examination). (b) making the proper
Certification indicates that the selection with consideration for
individual has demonstrated the function and relationship of
competencies in application of part features and geometric
the rules and principles required controls, to document the
to generate an engineering product design intent (c)
drawing that conforms to ASME performing calculations
Y14.5M-1994. These include, but associated with GD&T to
are not limited to, the following: determine the geometric
(a) understanding the requirements
meaning of the symbols, (d) applying the
modifiers, and relationships of appropriate geometric control
GD&T as applied to engineering symbols, modifiers, and datum
drawings and related references to the engineering
documentation that conform to drawings and related
ASME Y14.5M-1994 documentation
(b) making the proper (e) applying the
selection, with consideration for principles of GD&T to the
the function and relationship of operations of manufacturing,
part features, of geometric quality control, and verification
controls to document the processes associated with
product design intent engineering drawings and
(c) applying the related
appropriate geometric control documentation
symbols, modifiers, and datum (f) applying the
references to the engineering principles of GD&T to the
drawings and related establishment of functional
documentation gaging activities
(d) applying the
principles of GD&T to the 2.2 Qualifications
operationsof manufacturing,
quality control, and verification 2.2.1 Technologist GDTP. The
processes associated with requirement for certification for a
engineering drawings and Technologist GDTP is to successfully
related pass the Technologist GDTP
documentation examination.
(e) applying the
2.2.2 Senior GDTP. The
principles of GD&T to the
requirements for certification for a
establishment of functional
Senior GDTP are as follows:
gaging activities 2.1.4 Senior
(a) 5 yr of documented
Level (ASME Y14.5-2009
experience in the field of GD&T
Examination). Certification

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in the recognized use of the (5) 30% on tolerances of

system in both application and location
understanding. (6) 30% on tolerances of
(b) successfully passing form, profile, orientation, and
the Senior GDTP examination. runout
An individual is not required to For the ASME Y14.5M-1994
be a certified Technologist GDTP examination, a candidate must
to qualify for taking the Senior achieve an overall grade of at
GDTP examination. least 75% and score at least
50% in each of the preceding
2.2.3 Equivalencies. Note that categories.
ASME Y14.5-2009 is not equivalent (b) ASME Y14.5-2009 Examination
to ASME Y14.5M-1994. Successfully (1) 10% on scope
passing the ASME Y14.5-2009 (2) 10% on general
examination does not confer dimensioning
certification to ASME Y14.5M-1994. (3) 5% on symbology
Successfully passing the ASME
(4) 20% on datum referencing
Y14.5M-1994 examination does not
(5) 5% on form
confer certification to ASME Y14.5-
(6) 5% on orientation
2009.
(7) 25% on location
(8) 15% on profile
3 TEST REQUIREMENTS (9) 5% on runout
(EXAMINATION) For the ASME Y14.5-2009
examination, a candidate must
3.1 Technologist Level achieve an overall grade of at
Examination least 78% and score at least
The Technologist level 50% in each of the preceding
examination is a maximum of 4 hr in categories.
duration, consisting of 150
questions. The examination is a 3.2 Senior Level Examination
closed-book, multiple-choice, written The Senior level examination
examination evaluating the is a maximum of 6 hr in
applicant’s knowledge of GD&T duration,consistingof150questio
principles, concepts, and practices [Link] closed-
in accordance with ASME Y14.5M- book, multiple-choice, written
1994 or ASME Y14.5-2009. The examination. The Senior level
topics for ASME Y14.5M-1994 examination emphasizes
certification are defined in knowledge, selection, and
Mandatory Appendix A, and those application of the dimensioning
for ASME Y14.52009 certification are and tolerancing principles,
defined in Mandatory Appendix concepts, and practices
C. The approximate distribution of contained in ASME Y14.5M-1994
questions is as follows: (a) ASME or ASME Y14.5-2009, including
Y14.5M-1994 Examination appendices. The topics for ASME
(1) 10% on scope, Y14.5M-1994 certification are
definitions, and general defined in Mandatory Appendix
dimensioning B, and those for ASME Y14.5-
(2) 10% on general 2009 certification are defined in
tolerancing and related Mandatory Appendix D. The
principles, and former practices approximate distribution of
included in ASME Y14.5M- questions is as follows:
1994, Appendix D (a) ASME Y14.5M-1994
(3) 5% on symbology Examination
(4) 15% on datum (1) 10% on topics from
referencing the Technologist level body of

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knowledge (see Mandatory contain sufficient information to

Appendix A) allow verification of the
(2) 20% on datum applicant’s experience or
selection education in accordance with
(3) 40% on geometric the requirements of para. 2.2.
tolerancing and related Applications for certification can
principles, tolerance calculation, be obtained from ASME.
and ASME Y14.5M-1994
Appendices 4.2 Certification
(4) 15% on application of A certificate will be issued to an
modifiers in feature control applicant meeting the qualifications
frames noted in para. 2.2 of this Standard.
(5) 15% on composite The certificate will identify the
tolerancing specific edition of ASME Y14.5 on
For the ASME Y14.5M-1994 which the certification is based and
examination, a candidate must will expire 3 yr from the date of
achieve an overall grade of at issuance.

MANDATORY APPENDIX A
TECHNOLOGIST LEVEL BODY OF
KNOWLEDGE
FOR THE ASME Y14.5M-1994
EXAMINATION
least 80% and score at least
50% in each of the preceding 4.3 Recertification
categories.
Certification to ASME Y14.5M-1994
(b) ASME Y14.5-2009
or ASME Y14.52009 may be renewed
Examination
without examination upon
(1) 10% on scope, general verification of involvement with
dimensioning, symbology GD&T for at least 24 of the previous
(2) 30% on datum 36 months.
referencing A verifiable record,such as a
(3) 5% on form letterfrom the employer or a client,
(4) 5% on orientation or other evidence of participation,
(5) 25% on location shall be provided to ASME.
(6) 20% on profile This Appendix provides the body
(7) 5% on runout of knowledge upon which the
For the ASME Y14.5-2009 Technologist level examination for
examination, a candidate must certification to ASME Y14.5M-1994 is
achieve an overall grade of at based. This Appendix is referenced
least 78% and score at least in para. 3.1 of this Standard.
50% in each of the preceding
categories.
A-1 SCOPE, DEFINITIONS,
AND GENERAL
4 CERTIFICATION PROCESS DIMENSIONING
4.1 Application (a) general
(1) what ASME Y14.5M-1994
Each applicant for certification
covers
shall submit an application and
(2) reference to this Standard
include the required fees. The
completed application shall (3) reference to gaging
(b) definitions

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(1) datum (9) round holes

(2) datum feature (10) slotted holes
(3) datum target (11) counterbored holes
(4) dimension (12) countersunk and
(5) basic dimension counterdrilled holes
(6) reference dimension (13) spotfaces
(7) feature (14) chamfers
(8) feature of size (15) keyseats
(9) full indicator movement (16) rods and tubing details
(FIM) (h) location of features
(10) least material condition (1) rectangular
(LMC) coordinate dimensioning
(11) maximum material (2) rectangular
condition (MMC) coordinate dimensioning without
(12) regardless of feature size dimension lines
(RFS) (3) tabular dimensioning
(13) actual size (4) polar coordinate
(14) limits of size dimensioning
(15) tolerance (5) repetitive features or
(16) bilateral tolerance dimensions
(17) geometric tolerance (6) use of “X” to indicate
(18) unilateral tolerance “BY” or “NUMBER OF PLACES”
(19) true position
(20) virtual condition A-2 GENERAL TOLERANCING
(c) fundamental rules AND RELATED
(1) dimensioning PRINCIPLES, AND
(2) implied 90-deg angle FORMER PRACTICES
(3) basic 90-deg angle
(d) units of measurement (a) application of tolerances
(1) identification of linear units (1) directly applied tolerances
(2) angular units (2) geometric tolerances
(e) types of dimensioning (3) application by note
(1) millimeter dimensioning (4) specified in reference
documents
(2) decimal-inch dimensioning
(f) application of dimensions (5) general tolerance block
(b) tolerance expression
(1) dimension lines
(1) metric tolerances
(2) extension (projection) lines
(2) inch tolerances
(3) limited length or area
indication (3) angle tolerances
(4) leaders (leader lines) (5) (c) interpretation of limits
reading direction (d) plated and coated parts
(6) reference dimensions (e) single limits
(7) overall dimensions (f) tolerance accumulation
(8) dimensioning within the (1) chain dimension
outline of a view (2) baseline dimensioning
(g) dimensioning features (3) direct dimensioning
(1) diameters (g) limits of size
(2) radii (1) individual feature of size
(3) chords, arcs, and angles (Rule 1)
(4) rounded ends (2) exceptions to Rule 1
(5) rounded corners (h) relationship between
(6) outlines consisting of arcs features
(7) irregular outlines (i) applicability of RFS, MMC,
LMC
(8) symmetrical outlines
(1) effect of RFS

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(2) effect of MMC (b) datum feature symbol

(3) effect of LMC (1) datum identifying letters
(4) effect of zero tolerance (2) method of relating symbol
at MMC and LMC frame to datum
(j) geometric tolerance feature
application to screw threads (c) datum target symbol
(1) default feature (1) indicating size of target area
(2) specified feature (2) indicating targets on hidden
(k) geometric tolerance side of view
application to gears and (d) basic dimension symbols
splines (e) material condition symbols
(l) virtual/resultant condition (1) maximum material condition
(1) LMC (2) least material condition
(2) MMC (3) restrictions on use of
(m) datum features at virtual symbols
condition (f) projected tolerance zone
(n) angular surfaces symbol: use and
(1) parallel planes restrictions
(2) nonparallel planes (g) diameter and radius
(o) conical tapers (h) reference symbol (i) arc length
(p) flat tapers symbol
(q) radii (j) statistical tolerance symbol
(1) radius (R) (k) between symbol
(2) controlled radius (CR) (l) counterbore or spotface
(r) statistical tolerancing symbol
identification (m) countersink symbol
(s) former practices (ASME (n) depth symbol
Y14.5M-1994, Appendix D) (o) square symbol
(1) general (p) dimension origin symbol
(2) definition for feature of (q) taper and slope symbol
size (r) all-around symbol
(3) applicability of RFS, (s) free state symbol
MMC, and LMC (t) tangent plane symbol
(4) tangent radii (u) geometric tolerance symbols
(5) datum feature symbol (1) feature control frame
(6) projected tolerance zone (2) feature control frame
incorporating one datum
A-3 SYMBOLOGY reference
(3) composite feature
(a) geometric characteristic control frame
symbols (4) two single-segment
(1) straightness feature control frames
(2) flatness (5) combined feature
(3) circularity control frame and datum feature
(4) cylindricity symbol
(5) profile of line (6) feature control frame
(6) profile of surface with a projected tolerance zone
(7) angularity (v) tolerance zone identification
(8) perpendicularity
(9) parallelism A-4 DATUM REFERENCING
(10) position
(11) concentricity (a) definitions
(12) symmetry (1) datum simulator
(13) circular runout (2) datum reference frame
(14) total runout (b) immobilization of part

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(1) purpose — measurable (b) position tolerancing

relationships (1) features applicable to
(2) true geometric counterparts (2) basic dimensions
(3) application (3) use of feature control
(4) datum reference frame frame
(c) datum feature identification (4) application to
(d) datum feature controls baseline and chain dimensioning
(e) datum feature order of (5) effect of material
precedence condition
(f) establishing datums from (-a) RFS (implied)
datum features (-b) MMC
(1) datum features not (-c) LMC
subject to size variations (6) zero positional
(2) datum features tolerancing at MMC
subject to size variations (7) multiple patterns of
(3) multiple datum features located by basic
features dimensions relative to common
(4) pattern of features datums
(5) screw threads, gears, (8) simultaneous
and splines requirements — RFS
(6) partial surface as (9) simultaneous
datum features requirements — MMC (c) feature
(7) mathematically pattern location
defined surface (1) definitions
(8) multiple datum (-a) feature — relating
reference frames tolerance zone framework
(9) simultaneous versus (FRTZF)
separate requirements (-b) pattern — locating
(10) simultaneous tolerance zone framework
requirements and composite (PLTZF)
feature control (2) composite positional
(g) datum targets tolerancing
(1) purpose/applications (3) projected tolerance zone
(2) datum target symbol (4) nonparallel holes
(3) datum target points (5) counterbored holes
(4) datum target lines (6) closer control at one end of a
(5) datum target areas feature
(6) datum target (d) bidirectional positional
dimensions tolerancing of features
(7) datum planes (e) noncircular features
established by datum targets (f) coaxiality controls
(8) methods of (1) definition
establishing a primary datum (2) position tolerance control
axis (g) concentricity
(9) equalizing datums (1) definition
(10) datums established (2) differences between
from complex or irregular coaxiality controls and
surfaces concentricity
(h) positional tolerancing for
A-5 TOLERANCES OF symmetrical
LOCATION relationships
(i) symmetry tolerancing
(a) general
(1) definition
(1) types of location tolerances
(2) material condition basis
(2) relationships controlled
(j) spherical features

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A-6 TOLERANCES OF FORM, (-e) actual mating

PROFILE, ORIENTATION, envelope
AND RUNOUT (-f) mathematically
defined contour
(a) form tolerance (b) application
(1) straightness (1) measurement origin
(2) flatness (2) examples of simulated
(3) circularity datums
(4) cylindricity (3) surface extremities
(b) orientation establish datums
(1) angularity (c) datum reference frame
(2) parallelism (1) purpose
(3) perpendicularity (-a) relate features
(c) profile (-b) restrict motion of part
(1) profile of a line (2) multiple datum reference
(2) profile of a surface frames
(d) runout (-a) functional
(1) circular requirements
(2) total

MANDATORY APPENDIX B
SENIOR LEVEL BODY OF
KNOWLEDGE
FOR THE ASME Y14.5M-1994
EXAMINATION
This Appendix provides the body (-b) requires different
of knowledge upon which the Senior datum simulation methods
level examination for certification to (d) datum feature selection
ASME Y14.5M-1994 is based. This criteria
Appendix is referenced by para. 3.2 (e) datum feature symbol
of this Standard. placement
(f) datum feature controls
B-1 TOPICS FROM THE (1) to account for datum
TECHNOLOGIST LEVEL BODY feature variations
OF KNOWLEDGE (2) datum targets used
alternatively
See Mandatory Appendix A. (g) selection of datum feature
order of precedence
B-2 DATUM SELECTION (1) design requirements
(a) immobilization of part (2) functional requirements
(1) purpose — measurable (3) process requirements
relationships (4) verification
(2) true geometric requirements/principles
counterparts (h) establishing datums from
(-a) a plane datum features
(-b) maximum material (1) datum features not
condition (MMC) boundary subject to size variations
(-c) least material (-a) unstable
condition (LMC) boundary (-b) restrained
(-d) virtual condition (2) datum features subject to
boundary size variations (-a)
diameters and widths

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(-b) datum features regardless (6) equalizing datums

of feature size (RFS) (7) datums established
(-1) primary datum feature from complex or irregular
— diameters or width RFS surfaces
(-2) secondary datum B-3 GEOMETRIC
feature — diameter or width RFS TOLERANCING AND RELATED
(-3) tertiary datum feature— PRINCIPLES;TOLERANCECALC
diameteror width RFS
ULATIONAND APPENDICES
(-c) datum features at MMC
(-1) size of a primary or single (a) general need for expressing
datum feature tolerances
(-2) size of a secondary or tertiary (b) application
datum (1) means of expressing
feature tolerances
(-d) datum features at LMC (2) controlling features of size
(-e) effects of datum (3) controlling other features
precedence and material condition (c) direct tolerancing methods
(-1) cylindrical feature at RFS (1) general
primary (-a) limit dimensioning
(-2) cylindrical feature at (-b) plus-and-minus
MMC secondary tolerancing
(3) multiple datum (2) metric limits and fits
features (3) limits and tolerance symbols
(-a) simulation of a single (4) tolerance symbols and limits
datum plane (coplanar) (5) millimeter tolerancing
(-b) single axis of two coaxial (-a) unilateral tolerancing
features (-b) bilateral tolerancing
(4) pattern of features (-c) limit dimensioning
(5) screw threads, gears, (-d) with basic dimensions
and splines (6) inch tolerances
(6) partial surface as (-a) unilateral tolerancing
datum features (-b) bilateral tolerancing
(7) mathematically (-c) limit dimensioning
defined surface (-d) with basic dimensions
(8) multiple datum (7) angle tolerances
reference frames (8) plated or coated parts
(9) simultaneous versus (9) single limits
separate requirements (10) tolerance accumulation
(10) simultaneous (-a) chain dimensioning
requirements and composite (-b) baseline dimensioning
feature control (-c) direct dimensioning
(i) datum targets (11) dimensional limits related to
(1) purpose/applications an origin
(2) datum target area (d) limits of size
dimensions (1) individual feature of size
(3) datum planes (Rule 1)
established by datum targets (-a) when form control does
(-a) primary, secondary, and not apply
tertiary datums (-b) indicating that perfect
(-b) stepped surfaces form at MMC not required
(4) methods of (2) relationship between
establishing a primary datum individual features
axis (-a) no relationship unless
(5) secondary datum otherwise specified
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(-b) zero tolerance of (3) calculating positional

orientation tolerance
(-c) zero (4) zero positional tolerance at
tolerance of MMC
position (-d) (5) simultaneous requirements
control with (6) separate requirements
general note (7) projected tolerance zone
(-e) relate dimensions to a (8) nonparallel holes
datum referenceframework with a (9) counterbored holes
general note (10) closer control at one end of
(e) applicability of RFS, MMC, and a feature
LMC (11) bidirectional positional
(1) appropriate tolerancing
applications (12) noncircular features
(2) all applicable (13) coaxial controls
geometric tolerances (Rule 2) (14) concentricity
(3) alternate practice for (15) symmetry
position control (o) form
(4) effect of RFS (1) straightness (-a) surface (-b)
(5) effect of MMC axis
(6) effect of zero (-c) center plane
tolerance at MMC (-d) applied on a unit basis
(7) effect of LMC (2) flatness
(8) effect of zero (-a) surface
tolerance at LMC (f) screw (-b) applied on a unit basis
threads (3) circularity
(1) feature (4) cylindricity
(2) modifier (p) profile
(g) gears and splines (1) profile of a line
(h) virtual/resultant condition (2) profile of a surface
(1) determining the (3) coplanarity
appropriateness of MMC and (4) for plane surfaces
LMC (5) on conical features
(2) virtual condition (q) orientation tolerances
determination (1) angularity
(3) resultant condition (-a) of a surface
determination (-b) applied to features of
(4) datum features at virtual size
condition (2) parallelism
(5) calculating inner and outer (-a) of a surface
locus (-b) applied to features of
(i) angular surfaces size
(j) conical tapers (3) perpendicularity
(k) flat tapers (-a) of a surface
(l) radius (-b) applied to features of
(m) statistical tolerancing size
(1) application to assemblies (r) runout tolerances
(2) identification (1) circular
(n) tolerances of location (2) total
(1) utilization of modifiers (s) ASME Y14.5M-1994
(-a) effects of RFS (implied) Appendices
(-b) effects of MMC ( 1 )A p p e n d i x A, Prin
(-c) effects of LMC c i p a l C h a n g e sa n d
(2) displacement allowed by Improvements
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(-b) scope, definitions, and B-4 APPLICATION OF

general dimensioning MODIFIERS IN FEATURE
(-c) general tolerancing CONTROL FRAMES
and related principles
(-d) symbology (a) types of modifiers
(-e) datum referencing (1) RFS
(-f) tolerances of location (2) MMC
(-g) tolerances of form, (3) LMC
profile, orientation, and runout (b) application
(-h) principal changes and (1) to the toleranced feature
improvements (2) to datums
(-i) formulas for positional (3) when applicable
tolerancing (-a) to geometric tolerances
(-j) form, proportion, and (-b) to datums
comparison of symbols (4) zero tolerance at MMC
(-k) former practices (5) results of datum features
(-l) decision diagrams for modified
geometric control (-a) RFS (implied)
(2) Appendix B, Formulas (-b) MMC
for Positional Tolerancing (-c) LMC
(-a) general (6) results of pattern of features
(-b) formula symbols modified
(-c) floating fastener case (-a) RFS (implied)
(-d) fixed fastener case (-b) MMC
(-e) provision for out-of- (-c) LMC
squareness when projected (7) simultaneous requirements
tolerance zone is not used
(-f) coaxial features B-5 COMPOSITE
(-g) limits and fits
TOLERANCING
(3) Appendix C, Form,
Proportion, and Comparison of (a) location of a pattern of
Symbols features
(-a) general (1) location of a pattern
(-b) form and proportion of features
(-c) comparison (2) interrelationship of
(4) Appendix D, Former individual features within a
Practices (-a) general pattern
(-b) definition for feature (3) multiple patterns of
of size features; separate
(-c) applicability of RFS, requirements
MMC, and LMC (b) composite profile tolerancing
(-d) tangent radii (c) part verification methods
(-e) datum feature symbol (1) functional gaging
(-f) projected tolerance (2) graphical analysis
zone (3) mathematical analysis
(5) Appendix E, Decision (d) application of composite
Diagrams for Geometric Control positional tolerancing versus two
(-a) purpose single-segment tolerancing
(-b) functional requirements
(-c) reference to standard
(-d) geometric controls
(-e) choosing other controls
(-f) use of modifiers
(-g) datums
(-1) datum modifiers
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MANDATORY APPENDIX C
TECHNOLOGIST LEVEL BODY OF
KNOWLEDGE
FOR THE ASME Y14.5-2009
EXAMINATION
This Appendix provides the body (q) statistical tolerancing
of knowledge upon which the
Technologist level examination for C-3 SYMBOLOGY
certification to ASME Y14.5-2009 is
based. This Appendix is referenced (a) general
by para. 3.1 of this Standard. (b) use of notes to supplement
symbols
(c) symbol construction
C-1 SCOPE, DEFINITIONS,
(d) feature control frame symbols
AND GENERAL
(e) feature control frame
DIMENSIONING placement
(a) scope (f) definition of the tolerance zone
(b) references (c) (g) tabulated tolerances
definitions
(d) fundamental rules C-4 DATUM REFERENCE
(e) units of measure FRAMES
(f) types of dimensioning
(g) application of dimensions (a) general
(h) dimensioning features (b) degrees of freedom
(i) location of features (c) degrees of freedom
constrained by primary datum
features regardless of material
C-2 GENERAL TOLERANCING boundary (RMB) (d) constraining
AND RELATED PRINCIPLES degrees of freedom of a part
(a) general (e) datum feature
(b) direct tolerancing simulator
methods (f) theoretical and
(c) tolerance expression physical application of datum
(d) interpretation of feature simulators
limits (g) datum reference
(e) single limits frame
(f) tolerance (h) datum features
accumulation (i) datum feature
(g) limits of size controls
(h) applicability of (j) specifying datum
modifiers on geometric features in an order of
tolerance values and datum precedence
feature references (k) establishing datums
(i) screw threads (l) multiple datum
(j) gears and splines features
(k) boundary conditions (m) mathematically
(l) angular surfaces defined surface
(m) conical tapers (n) multiple datum
(n) flat tapers reference frames
(o) radius (o) functional datum
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(p) rotational constraint (d) positional tolerancing

about a datum axis or point (q) fundamentals, part II
application of maximum material (e) pattern location
boundary (MMB), least material (f) coaxial feature controls
boundary (LMB), and RMB to (g) tolerancing for symmetrical
irregular relationships
features of size
(r) datum feature selection C-8 TOLERANCES OF
practical application
PROFILE
(s) simultaneous requirements
(t) restrained condition (a) general
(u) datum reference frame (b) profile
identification (c) tolerance zone
(v) customized datum reference boundaries
frame construction (d) profile applications
(w) application of a customized (e) material condition
datum reference frame and boundary condition
(x) datum targets modifiers as related to profile
controls
(f) composite profile
C-5 TOLERANCES OF FORM
(g) multiple single-
(a) general segment profile tolerancing
(b) form control (h) combined controls
(c) specifying form tolerances
(d) form tolerances C-9 TOLERANCES OF RUNOUT
(e) application of free-state
symbol (a) general
(b) runout

MANDATORY APPENDIX D
SENIOR LEVEL BODY OF
KNOWLEDGE
FOR THE ASME Y14.5-2009
EXAMINATION
C-6 TOLERANCES OF (c) runout tolerance
ORIENTATION (d) types of runout tolerances
(e) application
(a) general
(f) specification
(b) orientation control
(c) orientation symbols
(d) specifying orientation C-10 ASME Y14.5-2009
tolerances NONMANDATORY
(e) tangent plane APPENDICES
(f) alternative practice Knowledge of the material in
ASME Y14.5-2009, Nonmandatory
C-7 TOLERANCES OF Appendix B, Formulas for Positional
LOCATION Tolerancing is required for the
Technologist level examination.
(a) general
This Appendix provides the body
(b) positional tolerancing of knowledge upon which the Senior
(c) positional tolerancing level examination for certification to
fundamentals, part I ASME Y14.5-2009 is based. This

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Appendix is referenced by para. 3.2 D-4 DATUM REFERENCE

of this Standard. FRAMES
(a) general
D-1 SCOPE, DEFINITIONS, (b) degrees of freedom
AND GENERAL (c) degrees of freedom
DIMENSIONING constrained by primary datum
(a) scope features regardless of material
(b) references (c) boundary (RMB) (d) constraining
definitions degrees of freedom of a part
(d) fundamental rules (e) datum feature
(e) units of measure simulator
(f) types of dimensioning (f) theoretical and
(g) application of dimensions physical application of datum
(h) dimensioning features feature simulators
(i) location of features (g) datum reference
frame
(h) datum features
D-2 GENERAL TOLERANCING (i) datum feature
AND RELATED PRINCIPLES controls
(a) general (j) specifying datum
(b) direct tolerancing features in an order of
methods precedence
(c) tolerance expression (k) establishing datums
(d) interpretation of (l) multiple datum
limits features
(e) single limits (m) mathematically
(f) tolerance defined surface
accumulation (n) multiple datum
(g) limits of size reference frames
(h) applicability of (o) functional datum
modifiers on geometric features
tolerance values and datum (p) rotational constraint
feature references about a datum axis or point (q)
(i) screw threads application of maximum material
(j) gears and splines boundary (MMB), least material
(k) boundary conditions boundary (LMB), and RMB to
(l) angular surfaces irregular
(m) conical tapers features of size
(n) flat tapers (r) datum feature selection
(o) radius practical application
(p) tangent plane (s) simultaneous requirements
(q) statistical tolerancing (t) restrained condition
(u) datum reference frame
identification
D-3 SYMBOLOGY (v) customized datum reference
(a) general frame construction
(b) use of notes to supplement (w) application of a customized
symbols datum reference frame
(c) symbol construction (x) datum targets
(d) feature control frame symbols
(e) feature control frame D-5 TOLERANCES OF FORM
placement
(f) definition of the tolerance zone (a) general
(g) tabulated tolerances (b) form control
(c) specifying form tolerances

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(d) form tolerances D-10 ASME Y14.5-2009

(e) application of free-state NONMANDATORY
symbol APPENDICES
D-6 TOLERANCES OF
Knowledge of the material in
ORIENTATION ASME Y14.5-2009, Nonmandatory
(a) general Appendix B, Formulas for Positional
(b) orientation control Tolerancing is required for the Senior
(c) orientation symbols level examination.
(d) specifying orientation
tolerances
(e) tangent plane
(f) alternative practice

D-7 TOLERANCES OF
LOCATION
(a) general
(b) positional tolerancing
(c) positional tolerancing
fundamentals, part I
(d) positional tolerancing
fundamentals, part II
(e) pattern location
(f) coaxial feature controls
(g) tolerancing for symmetrical
relationships

D-8 TOLERANCES OF
PROFILE
(a) general
(b) profile
(c) tolerance zone
boundaries
(d) profile applications
(e) material condition
and boundary condition
modifiers as related to profile
controls
(f) composite profile
(g) multiple single-
segment profile tolerancing
(h) combined controls

D-9 TOLERANCES OF RUNOUT

(a) general
(b) runout
(c) runout tolerance
(d) types of runout tolerances
(e) application
(f) specification

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