The new ASME Y14.5-2009 standard on dimensioning and tolerancing reflects a culmination of effort extending over 15 years. It is a revision of the ASME Y14.5M-1994 standard.

Since 1884, when the first performance test code was developed, ASME International (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers) has pioneered the development of codes, standards and related ...

The standard, titled Y14.46 Product Definition for Additive Manufacturing, identifies important features unique to 3D printing and outlines how they should be documented.