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Drawing symbols · surface texture

What the symbol on the drawing means, and what it asks of the machine

Geometric tolerance symbols and roughness parameters in plain language, each with one short note on how it shows up in machining. Written in our own words; the standard and the drawing stay the authority.

Form tolerances

Circularity · Cylindricity · Flatness · Straightness

Profile tolerances

Profile of a line · Profile of a surface

Orientation tolerances

Angularity · Parallelism · Perpendicularity

Location tolerances

Coaxiality · Concentricity · Position · Symmetry

Run-out tolerances

Circular run-out · Total run-out

Surface roughness parameters

Ra · Rq · Rsk · Rz

Standards

ISO 21920 vs ISO 1302

Related: Surface finish guide, ISO insert code decoder.