MAE 5210
Dimensional Tolerancing in Mechanical Design
Designers use dimensional tolerances to limit spatial variations in mechanical parts and assemblies; the goals are interchangeability in assembly, performance, and cost. This course covers traditional limit tolerances briefly, but focuses mainly on modern geometric tolerances and their role in assembly control. Students learn how to represent assemblies in terms of mating and relational constraints, and how to design tolerances for relatively simple parts and assemblies.
Topics
- The student will be able to identify limitations of traditional limit tolerancing.
- The student will be able to read and interpret the symbols, dimensions, and tolerances on mechanical drawings.
- The student will be able to understand design intent based on mechanical design.
- The student will be able to understand the basics of tolerance stack-up analyses.
Official roster learning outcomes
Prerequisites & course information
background equivalent to: MAE 2250; MAE 2250 or ENGRD 2700 or MATH 2930 or PHYS 2214 or MSE 4020 or MSE 2610.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
- Catalogue entry ↗
Catalogue variants
- Dimensional Tolerancing in Mechanical Design · 1.0 · Graduate