GD&T Training: GD&T Fundamentals & Advanced GD&T

GD&T Fundamentals (Apr 13-14)

Advanced GD&T (April 15-16)

GD&T Fundamentals teaches a simple framework that allows students to not only understand how Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing is used, but also why GD&T improves the manufacturing process. The course is focused on practical knowledge and uses real-world examples from our clients as instructional tools. GD&T Fundamentals doesn’t overwhelm students with every GD&T concept – the lessons are curated to teach students only the concepts and terminology necessary to do their jobs better and improve your manufacturing operation.

Course Objectives

By the time you complete this course, you’ll be able to:

• Gain a mental framework and understanding that simplifies 95% of all GD&T
• Understand the main requirements and terminology of the ASME Y14.5 Standard in terms of plain English
• Learn all 14 major GD&T symbols and understand how to apply the symbols that are useful and to avoid the ones that aren’t
• Understand GD&T Feature Control Frames and how they affect manufacturing and inspection
• Know how Max Material Condition creates bonus tolerance while maintaining a functional part
• Understand datums and how they are applied on drawings for design, manufacturing, and inspection
• Understand how Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing is applied on physical parts and real-world drawings
• Know best practices and have a realistic approach for using GD&T in your job

You’ll leave this course equipped to read, interpret, and understand GD&T on real engineering drawings—and empowered to work more confidently, communicate more clearly, and produce parts more efficiently.

Who Should Attend?

The GD&T Fundamentals course takes our print reading course to the next step – by showing how Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing is used, interpreted, and applied across a part’s life cycle. This course is designed to be very approachable and geared towards everyone from entry-level to those with intermediate experience. To take this training, you should have some experience in a design, production or inspection environment working with engineering drawings. You should also be able to understand how parts are represented and viewed on a print. No prior GD&T knowledge is required.

Our GD&T Fundamentals course is ideal for:

Engineers, Inspectors and Inspection Planners, New Hires, Sales and Purchasing Professionals, Drafters/Designers, Machinists and Operators, Tooling Engineers, Managers and Supervisors, Production Associates

What is Included

• 24/7 access to our online course on any device for 3-12 months, depending on the training program chosen:
  • 3-month access with live training
  • 6-month access for individuals with online training
  • 12-month access for groups with online training
• Direct instructor email support with access to pre-recorded video answers
• Helpful charts, drawing examples, practice exercise worksheets, and other printable handouts
• Quizzes and knowledge checks to gauge progress throughout the course
• Certificate of course completion along with a LinkedIn Skills Endorsement

The GD&T Advanced course* builds upon the core framework established in the GD&T Fundamentals course. Because Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing standards cover every manufacturing application across every industry, the GD&T Advanced course gives students a more comprehensive understanding of GD&T standards and their application. This course fleshes out our Fundamentals framework to show students how every GD&T Symbol and Callout are used.

Course Objectives

By the time you complete this course, you’ll be able to:

• Understand every term and concept contained within the GD&T Standards
• Learn how advanced datum controls are interpreted and applied in measurement
• Understand functional gaging and how to design a gage for quick part inspection
• Learn the benefits of composite controls for position and profile tolerances and how to interpret them
• Know how to calculate fixed & floating fastener applications and guarantee the fits of bolted connections
• Learn cost saving techniques that benefit manufacturing processes and inspection
• Perform boundary tolerance calculations on parts to detect minimum and maximum limits
• Gain a full understanding of their industry’s specific topics in the ASME Y14.5 standard

You’ll leave this course equipped to design, interpret, and understand GD&T real engineering drawings—and empowered to work more confidently, communicate more clearly, and produce parts more efficiently.

Who Should Attend

Our GD&T Advanced course is great for individuals and companies seeking advanced techniques to save costs, open up tolerances and understand GD&T best practices for design, production and inspection.

Our Advanced GD&T course is ideal for:

Design Engineers, Lead Inspectors and Inspection Planners, Lead Machinists and Operators, Drafters/Designers, Tool/Gage Engineers, Engineering Managers and Supervisors, Manufacturing Engineers

What is Included

• 24/7 access to our online course on any device for 3 or 12 months, depending on training program:
  • 3-month access with live training
  • 12-month access with online training
• Direct instructor email support with access to pre-recorded video answers
• Helpful charts, drawing examples, practice exercise worksheets, and other printable handouts
• Quizzes and knowledge checks to gauge progress throughout the course
• Certificate of course completion along with a LinkedIn Skills Badge

*Pre-requisite Required:

Our Advanced course is Part 2 of our GD&T Professional Program, following Part 1: GD&T Fundamentals.

If you do not meet the pre-requisite, you can enroll in the GD&T Professional Bundle, which includes both our GD&T Fundamentals and Advanced courses in one program.