We have standardized in the past by writing "standards" filled only with examples. We have spread the practice of Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing all over the world with only examples defining what it is we are doing. Now is the time to standardize by broadly applied rules which define the accepted practice as best possible in a common way across the world, taking advantage as best possible of available technology. This will:

• Decrease the uncertainty in the design and manufacture of products;
• Increase the productivity of engineering and production efforts;
• Increase the use of computers and other advanced technologies in design and manufacturing.