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Unicode for GD&T Symbols?

Unicode for GD&T Symbols?. QIF Meeting @ Hilton Head, SC. Larry Maggiano Mitutoyo America Corporation June 13, 2012. What is Unicode ? http://unicode.org/. Unicode provides a unique number for every character no matter what the platform no matter what the program

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Unicode for GD&T Symbols?

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  1. Unicode for GD&T Symbols? QIF Meeting @ Hilton Head, SC. Larry Maggiano Mitutoyo America Corporation June 13, 2012

  2. What is Unicode? http://unicode.org/ • Unicode provides a unique number for every character • no matter what the platform • no matter what the program • no matter what the language • The Unicode Standard [Unicode] defines the universal character set. • Its primary goal is to provide an unambiguous encoding of the content of plain text, ultimately covering all languages in the world, but also major text-based notational systems for science, technology, music, and scholarship.

  3. Unicode Support • Apple, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP,… • Unicode is required by modern standards: • XML, Java, ECMAScript (JavaScript), LDAP, CORBA 3.0, WML, etc. • Guidelines on the use of the Unicode Standard in conjunction with XML • Reference: http://www.w3.org/TR/unicode-xml/

  4. GD&T Symbols in Unicode Charts? • http://unicode.org/charts/ Are these ASME’s Y14.5 GDT Symbols? Are they referenced in the ASME Y14.5 standard? Who manages them? Are the complete?

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