Effective communication and consistent measurement across all engineering disciplines and processes are essential to the design and manufacture of the highest quality products. Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) is key to achieving these goals.
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GD&T defined
GD&T is a standard language used to communicate the allowable geometric variation on parts. The language includes symbols that are used on mechanical engineering drawings to quickly and accurately define design, manufacturing, and inspection requirements for various features on components and assemblies.
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GD&T
Some attention shoudl be given to making GD&T easier or more natural to learn. A language that is not well understood isn't going to be real effective. Requiring it in school is a good idea, but there will still be a lot of 'on the job learners'.
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