From our partners at Tooling U-SME:

GD&T is the only common language used by all the players in product development through manufacturing and inspection, to ensure functionality of the design, manufacturing consistency in setup and production, and consistency in inspection and test. To help everyone understand proper GD&T application and usage, numerous “cheat sheets” will be discussed and include:

• The ultimate GD&T design tool, the “GD&T Designer’s Decision-Making Flow Chart, v.2018.
• GD&T Summary Charts •GD&T Checklists for Functionality, Design, Manufacturing, Inspectability, and Castings