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Perpendicularity
Symbol Perpendicularity
Type Orientation
Category Orientation
Standard ASME Y14.5
Author Admin
Datums Primary datum required
Modifiers Diameter for cylindrical FOS; ST where allowed; material condition modifiers per feature type
Tolerance zone Two perpendicular planes (planar) or a cylindrical zone (axis/feature of size) oriented 90 degrees to the datum
Image GDT-Perpendicularity.svg
Common mistakes Missing datum reference; using the datum feature as the toleranced feature; missing diameter on cylindrical FOS
Related F4:Perpendicularity Validation

Summary

Perpendicularity controls the orientation of a surface or axis relative to a datum at 90 degrees.

Definition

For planar features, the tolerance zone is two perpendicular planes oriented to the datum. For axes or cylindrical features of size, the zone is a cylinder oriented perpendicular to the datum.

When to use it

Use perpendicularity to keep a surface or axis orthogonal to a datum reference, such as a mounting face to a base plane or a bore axis to a datum axis.

Examples

Example: Planar surface perpendicular to datum A
Perpendicularity applied to a face with datum A as the reference.

Example: Cylindrical feature of size perpendicular to datum A
Perpendicularity applied to a hole axis with the diameter modifier.

Common mistakes

  • Missing the primary datum reference.
  • Applying perpendicularity to the same feature as the datum.
  • Omitting the diameter modifier for cylindrical features of size.

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