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

2. What is Unicode ? http://unicode.org/ 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/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?