GD&T Basics published a video titled Can threads utilize the bonus tolerance modifier? Can a pattern of threaded features be used as a datum? In our latest Question Line video, Jason dives into bonus tolerance for threads, looking at how the MMC modifier applies to threaded features, the importance of the “MINOR DIA” designation, and what changes when a threaded hole pattern is identified as a datum feature.

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