Advanced Dimensional Management LLC - GD&T Training and Consulting
Offering a full-line of GD&T & Tolerance Analysis reference books, manuals, workbooks and software.
Please feel free to browse through our website. We’ve included lots of free information, materials taken from our books and training courses about GD&T, Tolerance Analysis , Dimensional Management, 3D- GD&T™, PMI, Model-Based Annotation, Annotated Models and Using Solid Models as Design Deliverables.
Annotated Model with PMI (Model-Based Annotation)
3D PMI, MBD, and 3D-GD&T™ Training.
ASME Y14.5-2009 Training and Reference Materials
We offer GD&T Training based on ASME Y14.5-2009, ASME Y14.5M-1994, and based on applicable ISO GPS standards (ISO 1101, ISO 5459, etc.). Our GD&T training will help you understand GD&T and implement GD&T and dimensional management strategies throughout your product development and supply chain.
Book News:
“GD&T Update Guide: ASME Y14.5-2009: Changes, Improvements, and Clarifications”
For ASME Y14.5-2009
The “GD&T Update Guide: ASME Y14.5-2009″ discusses the changes and improvements in the ASME Y14.5-2009 standard. Changes in the structure, philosophy, expansion of scope, and the overall intent of ASME Y14.5-2009 are discussed. New terms, definitions, symbols, rules, feature types, tools, techniques, approaches, and changes made to each section of ASME Y14.5-2009 are also discussed. The “GD&T Update Guide: ASME Y14.5-2009″ also includes a detailed paragraph-by-paragraph explanation of the principal changes in the ASME Y14.5-2009 standard.
GD&T Update Guide: ASME Y14.5-2009
A must-have for anyone who needs to understand GD&T and the ASME Y14.5-2009 standard.
Author’s Note: This is a great book, beautifully laid out, 212 pages with over 200 2D and 3D full-color illustrations. Many of the concepts explained are accompanied by figure sequences constructed to explain each step of a process. The book contains multiple approaches and examples of Datum Feature Simulation sequences and gaging examples. The “GD&T Update Guide: ASME Y14.5-2009″ will become a trusted resource for understanding GD&T.
Praise for “The GD&T Update Guide: ASME Y14.5-2009”, February, 2012
“The ‘GD&T Update Guide: ASME Y14.5-2009‘ by Bryan R. Fischer goes to great lengths to explain in text and numerous figures the meaning and application of the new Y14.5-2009 standard. This text also explains the subtleties of the new standard, not found even in the Y14.5-2009 standard itself or other texts on the ASME Y14.5-2009 standard.
This text is the best all-encompassing explanation of the ASME Y14.5-2009 standard. One would have to read and understand seven of the currently released books by other authors on ASME Y14.5-2009 to gather the same amount of information, and not every author addresses all of the material covered by the GD&T Update Guide.”
Submitted by a leading GD&T Subject-Matter Expert and ASME Certified Senior Level GD&T Professional from a major multinational corporation.
Note from Bryan: Thank you for the great review!
GD&T Wall Chart Set – INCH & METRIC AVAILABLE
Based on ASME Y14.5M-1994
Advanced Dimensional Management Press
Bryan R. Fischer – 2010
Essential office and shop reference! Great for study and GD&T Certification preparation!
This is a set of four high-quality GD&T Wall Charts based on inch units. Each chart in the set highlights different aspects of GD&T. The charts are 11″ x 17″ and laminated for years of durability. These charts are an essential part of successfully implementing GD&T. Post them in common areas for quick reference – also good for offices, classrooms, cubicles, workspaces, labs, and shop areas. Call us for multiple-set discounts!
New! 3D PMI, MBD, and Advanced Applications of Solid Modeling Seminars
This seminar discusses Product and manufacturing Information (PMI), Model-Based Annotation, Annotated Models, Model- Based Definition, 3D-GD&T™, and Using 3D Digital Data as Design Deliverables. ASME Y14.41-2003, ISO 16792: 2006 and rules developed by Advanced Dimensional Management.
Other Book News:
In 2008, Bryan revised and created the 11th Edition of The IHS Drawing Requirements Manual, and wrote an extensive new chapter on PMI and Advanced Applications of Solid Modeling, which includes 3D- GD&T™ and using Digital Data and Annotated Solid Models as Deliverables.
This is a book in itself. It is based on the ASME Y14.41-2003 and ISO 16792-2006 standards, and MIL-DTL-31000C, and includes material on using PMI, 3D-GD&T™, and 3D digital data in industry, and on annotating 3D assemblies and weldments, which is not yet addressed in any of the standards.
Contact Us for more information about how we can help you understand and implement 3D-GD&T™, Annotated Models, Model-Based Annotation, Model-Based Definition, the ASME Y14.41-2003 and ISO 16792: 2006 standards. We want to help you succeed in this vital new area.
Our Approach and Materials:
Advanced Dimensional Management’s leading-edge courses, books, and training materials represent the latest thinking on GD&T, Tolerance Stackup, Tolerance Analysis, PMI, MBD, and 3D-GD&T™, Functional Dimensioning and Tolerancing and Dimensional Management. Our courses and materials are based on many years hands-on experience in design, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, and inspection environments, and we take a balanced, rational approach to the needs of our clients. Our materials and explanations are mathematically rigorous, yet they are presented in simple terms that are easy to understand. Our training courses are coordinated – the content of each course augments and reinforces the other courses. That is why our training series are so popular. Our newest course is our PMI, MBD, and Advanced Applications of Solid Modeling Seminar, which discusses using 3D Data as Design Deliverables, and is based in part on ASME Y14.41, ISO 16792 and Bryan’s work for IHS and industry.
Core Competency Training Series:
- Level 1 GD&T Course
- Level 2 GD&T with Applications Course
- Level 1 Tolerance Analysis Course
- PMI, MBD, and Advanced Applications of Solid Modeling Course: 3D-GD&T™ and 3D Data as Design Deliverables (ASME Y14.41, ISO 16792)
Typical Training Series:
- Level 1 GD&T Course
- Level 2 GD&T with Applications Course
- Level 1 Tolerance Analysis Course
- PMI, MBD, and Advanced Applications of Solid Modeling Course: 3D-GD&T™ and 3D Data as Design Deliverables (ASME Y14.41, ISO 16792)
- Level 2 Tolerance Analysis Course with Client-Specific Content
- Customized Client-Specific GD&T & Tolerance Analysis Course
- Dimensional Management Workshop(s)
- GD&T Certification Preparation Seminar
- Comparison of ISO and ASME GD&T Standards Workshop
We offer the finest GD&T, Tolerance Analysis, Dimensional Management and PMI training available.
Our books on GD&T, Tolerance Stackup and Tolerance Analysis, and PMI & MBD are unparalleled. See our Books and Materials Page for more information. Our Tolerance Stackup Software (Tolerance Stackup Software Toolset) is coordinated with our Tolerance Analysis training and is used in our Tolerance Stackup and Analysis training courses. Bryan’s book on Tolerancing and Tolerance Analysis, “Mechanical Tolerance Stackup and Analysis“, is the preeminent title on the subject, and it presents the Advanced Dimensional Management Method in great detail. “The Journeyman’s Guide to Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing” is the finest GD&T reference available, and it is the basis for our GD&T Training Courses. Bryan’s recent work revising the IHS Drawing Requirements Manual includes 82 pages of new material covering PMI, MBD, 3D-GD&T™, and Using 3D Digital Data as Design Deliverables in commercial and defense environments.
We want to help you understand your dimensioning and tolerancing challenges, to understand how your dimensioning and tolerancing challenges affect your quality and profits, and to help you, your organization, your clients and suppliers optimize your processes to achieve the highest quality and highest profits possible. We view Dimensioning and Tolerancing with a Dimensional Management/Concurrent Engineering mindset. The entire enterprise, customers and suppliers, internal and external, all must be considered when optimizing your Dimensioning and Tolerancing specifications and solving your Dimensioning and Tolerancing problems.
Our goal is simple – to help you improve your bottom line.
Who We Are:
Welcome to Advanced Dimensional Management LLC, the worldwide leaders in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), Plus and Minus Dimensioning and Tolerancing, Tolerance Stackup, Tolerance Analysis and Dimensional Management Training and Consulting. We are ASME Certified Senior Level GD&T Professionals, focused on bringing your staff to a higher level of capability. Our expertise includes ASME and ISO standards and practices, and we are experts in all Engineering Drawing and CAD standards.
Bryan R. Fischer, President of Advanced Dimensional Management LLC, is a leading authority and has written extensively on GD&T, Tolerance Analysis, Engineering Standards, Design and related subjects. His book “Mechanical Tolerance Stackup & Analysis” was published in 2004, and is the leading reference available on Tolerancing and Tolerance Analysis. He is a member of several national engineering standards committees, dealing with Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T), the Y14.5, Y14.43 & Y14.100 standards and other related subjects. He is proud to be a part of these efforts, helping to develop and improve the next generation of these important national standards. He is active in the development and implementation of corporate engineering, drawing, CAD and digital modeling standards, assisting companies to develop standards and methods for their own specific needs. He is an Adjunct Professor at the Oregon Institute of Technology and an ASME Certified Senior Level GD&T Professional. Bryan’s latest book project covers 3D Digital Modeling (ASME Y14.41 “Digital Product Definition Data Practices”).
Our Experience:
Our experience is varied, ranging from one-of-a-kind development parts to high-volume, mass-produced parts, in quantities of up to millions of parts per year. We have experience working in many industries with many processes, both manual and automated (CNC), including machining, casting, forging, injection-molding, stamping, forging, and many others. We have experience with many different product and part types, including extensive experience with flexible (non-rigid) and rigid parts and assemblies. We are comfortable working with very small parts and very large parts – our clients’ products run the gamut from parts you can barely see to parts that are so large they must be hoisted by a crane.
We offer our services throughout the country and around the world.
We routinely work with engineering, design, inspection, quality, manufacturing and assembly staff, suppliers and customers, ensuring that everyone understands with the specifications. Let us help you increase your productivity, optimize your processes, reduce your cycle time and increase your quality.
Advanced Dimensional Management LLC has helped many companies to become more successful by improving their product definition and optimizing their dimensioning and tolerancing practices. Call us today to discuss how we can help you and your company achieve these important goals.
ADVDM Recent News:
ASME GDTP Survey Results Released
GD&T Training Materials - GDTP Certification
Today ASME released the results of their recent survey of GDTP Certificate Holders.
We have helped many people become certified as ASME GD&T Professionals. We can help you, your organization, and your company achieve a higher-level understanding of GD&T and optimize its implementation throughout your organization and supply chain.
From ASME Press Release:
“Highlights of this survey:
- Two-thirds of GDTP Certificate Holders come from organizations that encourage certification
- More than one-in-three of these organizations require GDTP Certification for being hired, promoted or maintaining a position.
- At organizations in which GDTP Certificate Holders are employed, 80% of the design process — from inception plans and individual components all the way to fully-finished products — is covered by various design standards.
- Approximately 70% view GDTP Certification as:
- an industry-recognized credential;
- facilitating the transfer of knowledge;
- making it easier to apply for new opportunities;
- encouraging being hired, promoted or maintaining a position.
- More than 50% see GDTP Certification as being in the best interest of the general public.
- Seven-out-of-ten would recommend GDTP Certification to their direct reports.” Copyright ASME 2013
Advanced Dimensional Management offers careful, thorough, technically accurate, and technically appropriate GD&T training and materials. We know how to get you, your organization, and your supply chain to an optimal level of GD&T implementation.
Contact us if you would like information about how our training courses, mentoring and consulting services, and our books, material, and software can help you and your organization become more proficient in GD&T, certified in GD&T, and achieve a high-level understanding of tolerance analysis and dimensional management principles.
Bryan Fischer
Advanced Dimensional Management LLC
ASME Y14.5-2009 GD&T Seminar and ASME Y14.41 3D MBD Seminars
Yesterday we completed our Seminar Series, which culminated in our ASME Y14.41 3D PMI and MBD Seminar, ASME Y14.5-2009 GD&T Update Seminar, and an impromptu 3D Model-Based Implementation Seminar.
I want to thank everyone who attended. You were a great group and I enjoyed working with you. Our discussions about the use of GD&T and 3D data in our businesses and supply chains were very interesting.
Keep up the good work!
Praise for “The GD&T Update Guide: ASME Y14.5-2009”
“The GD&T Update Guide: ASME Y14.5-2009 by Bryan R. Fischer goes to great lengths to explain in text and numerous figures the meaning and application of the new Y14.5-2009 standard. This text also explains the subtleties of the new standard, not found even in the Y14.5-2009 standard itself or other texts on the ASME Y14.5-2009 standard.
This text is the best all-encompassing explanation of the ASME Y14.5-2009 standard. One would have to read and understand seven of the currently released books by other authors on ASME Y14.5-2009 to gather the same amount of information, and not every author addresses all of the material covered by the GD&T Update Guide.”
Submitted by a leading GD&T Subject-Matter Expert and ASME Certified Senior Level GD&T Professional from a major multinational company
Note from Bryan: Thank you for the great review!
Announcing Our New Website!
Welcome to the new home of Advanced Dimensional Management LLC. Our new website showcases our extensive catalog of leading-edge training, materials, and software tools, for GD&T and tolerance analysis, for both for 2D and 3D environments. We’ve been working hard for years to develop our content, now we have a fitting place to showcase it!
Our reach is international, and our goal is to help you, your company, and your supply chain attain the optimal implementation of GD&T, Tolerance Analysis, Dimensional Management, and 3D Model-Based Product Definition (3D-MBD) and 3D Model-Based Enterprise (3D-MBE).
Stay tuned for exciting announcements throughout 2012.
We wish you the best of luck!
3D-Model-Based Design (MBD) and the Model-Based Enterprise (MBE): Crucial Tool and Techniques for Success in Today’s Business Environment.
[This post continues to be relevant in our current economy. - Bryan]
The economic downturn and the extended recovery are transforming industry. The demands for higher productivity, higher quality, and to remain competitive require a new paradigm in design, manufacturing, and product lifecycle management. The move to 3D-MBD and embracing Data Interoprability Principles are the keys to increasing productivity, increasing quality, and being competetive in today’s global marketplace.