AutoCAD and Its Applications ADVANCED Drafting Symbols

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Symbols provide a common language for drafters all over the world. However, symbols can be meaningful only if they are created according to the relevant standards or conventions. This document describes and illustrates common dimensioning, GD&T, architectural, piping, and electrical symbols.

Standard Dimensioning Symbols

The size of dimensioning symbols varies with text size, but it should be consistent with the height of the text. In the following illustration, h = text height. Standard Dimensioning Symbols
h Diameter Radius 2h Spherical Radius 90 h h 2 Symmetrical Counterbore Countersink 0.6 h 60 Depth (or Deep) h 15 h 2h 30 Taper Slope Square Shape 2.5 h 30 h 0.3 h Arc Length All Around h = letter height 1.5 h Statistical Tolerance 0.8 h Reference h 1.5 h Spherical Diameter Controlled Radius h Places or By

1.5 h

Dimension Origin 0.3 h

0.5 h 0.5 h

1.5 h

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Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Symbols

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You can either create your own library of GD&T symbols, or use one of AutoCADs GD&T fonts to insert the symbols as text. The following tables show how to construct the symbols. GD&T Symbol Creation
2h 2h Any needed height h h Identification letter Optional shoulder

Filled or unfilled 60

Datum Feature Symbol

Target area size (when used) Form 2h 60 Target number Datum target symbol with area size Datum Profile Straightness Flatness Circularity Cylindricity Profile of a line Profile of a surface

Datum target symbol without area size

Datum Target Symbol

90

Movable Datum Target Symbol

Position Location Concentricity Symmetry Parallelism Orientation Perpendicularity Angularity or Runout Circular runout Total runout

2h

Target point

Target line

Target area

or

Target Point and Target Area

MMC, maximum material condition or MMB, maximum material boundary

Geometric Characteristic Symbols

LMC, least material condition or LMB, least material boundary

RFS, regardless of feature size (no symbol, RFS is assumed unless otherwise specified)

1.5 h

0.8 h

Material Condition Symbols

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GD&T Symbol Creation
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0.8 h

1.5 h

Free State

Tangent Plane

Projected Tolerance Zone

Independency

Unequally Disposed Pr ofile

3h 0.8 h 0.6 h

2.5 h

30

0.8 h

1.5 h

Between

Statistical Tolerance

With a dimension

Combined with conventional tolerance

In the feature control frame

Statistical Tolerancing Methods

2h

2h

Feature Control Frame with Straightness Geometric Symbol

h = lettering height

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GD&T Symbol Creation
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2h

60

Feature Control Frame with the Flatness Geometric Characteristic Symbol

1.5 h

2h

Feature Control Frame with Circularity Geometric Characteristic Symbol

60

1.5 h

2h

Feature Control Frame with Cylindricity Geometric Characteristic Symbol

2h

Feature Control Frame with Profile of a Line Geometric Characteristic Symbol and a Datum Reference

h = lettering height

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GD&T Symbol Creation
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Feature Control Frame with Profile of a Surface Geometric Characteristic Symbol and a Datum Reference
0.6 h

1.5 h

2h

60

Feature Control Frame with Parallelism Geometric Characteristic Symbol and a Datum Reference

1.5 h

2h

2h

Feature Control Frame with Perpendicularity Geometric Characteristic Symbol and a Datum Reference
30

2h

1.5 h

Feature Control Frame with Angularity Geometric Characteristic Symbol and a Datum Reference

h = lettering height

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0.8 h 1.5 h

2h

0.6 h

Circular Runout

45 2h

1.5 h 1.1 h

Total Runout

Runout symbols may be drawn open or filled 1.5 h

2h

Positional Geometric Characteristic Symbol and Tolerance in a Feature Control Frame with Three Datum References
1.2 h

h 0.5 h 2h

Feature Control Frame with Symmetry Geometric Characteristic Symbol and a Datum Reference

h = lettering height

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To create GD&T symbols as text, create a style using the gdt.shx font. Then use the lowercase alphabet to type the symbols. The following table shows the symbol produced by each lowercase letter.
Lowercase Letter Symbol Produced
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

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Common Architectural Symbols

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Exterior Door

Toilet

Water Heater

Wall Hung Toilet Interior Door Pocket Door Urinal Shower

Bifold Door Bipass Door Oval Vanity Sink Shower w/ Seat

Window Lighting Outlet Recessed Lighting Outlet Wall Lighting Outlet Fluorescent Light Fixture Single Receptacle Outlet Duplex Convenience Outlet Triplex Receptacle Outlet Special Outlet Floor Single Receptacle Outlet Floor Duplex Receptacle Outlet Single Pole Switch 3-Way Switch Double Kitchen 220V Outlet Weatherproof Outlet Thermostat Doorbell Fan Hanger Receptacle Clock Hanger Receptacle TV Outlet Conduit Refrigerator Range Single Kitchen Washer/Dryer Rectangular Vanity Sink

Tub

Fan

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Single Line Piping Symbols
Screwed Name Left Side Front Right Side Left Side Buttwelded Front Right Side

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90 Elbow

45 Elbow

Tee

45 Lateral

Cross

Cap Concentric Reducer

Eccentric Reducer

Union

Coupling

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Common Symbols for Electrical Diagrams
Capacitor, Polarized Amplifier Circuit Breaker Antenna, General Ground Antenna, Dipole Chassis Ground Phototube Antenna, Dipole Connectors, Jack and Plug Resistor, Variable Resistor, Adjustable Voltage Regulator, also, Glow Lamp Resistor, General Twin Triode Using Elongated Envelope

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Microphone

Receiver, Earphone

Inductor, Winding, Reactor, General

Antenna, Counterpoise

Engaged Connectors

Magnetic Core Inductor

Transformer, General

Battery, Long Line Positive Triode with Directly Heated Cathode and Envelope Connection to Base Terminal

Adjustable Inductor Transformer, Magnetic Core Ballast Lamp Shielded Transformer, Magnetic Core

Multicell Battery

Capacitor, General

Fluorescent, 2-Terminal Lamp

Capacitor, Variable

Pentode Using Elongated Envelope

Incandescent Lamp

Auto-Transformer, Adjustable

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