The importance of proper geometric dimensioning and tolerancing as a means of expressing the designer's functional intent and controlling the inevitable geometric and dimensional variations of mechanical parts and assemblies, is becoming well recognized.
This text addresses engineering tolerance related research areas and implementations with a focus on design issues. It features papers on modelling, representation and inspection standards and future directions. Contributions deal with topics such as tolerance analysis, modelling, synthesis and evaluation of geometric deviations, and industrial applications and CAD software implementations.