Tolerance

Works with Classic, Pro

Places tolerance symbols in drawings.

Accessing the Command

command bar:  tolerance

alias:  tol

menu bar:  Dimensions | Tolerance

toolbar:  Dimensions |

 

: tolerance

Displays a dialog box:

Select tolerance symbols and enter values, and then click OK.

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select location for tolerance: (Specifies the insertion point for the tolerance symbol.)

Command Options

Option

Description

Symbol

Inserts a tolerance symbol; displays dialog box:

Choose a symbol, and then click OK.

- position orientation.

- concentricity and coaxiality orientation.

- symmetry orientation

- parallelism orientation.

- perpedicularity orientation.

- angularity orientation.

- cylindricity form.

- flatness form.

- circularity and roundness form.

- straightness form.

- surface profile.

- line profile.

- circular runout.

- total runout.

Tolerance 1

Tolerance 2

Specifies tolerance specification:

Diameter - toggles the diameter symbol when clicked.

Value - specifies the tolerance value.

Material condition - displays dialog box when clicked:

  • M - Maximum material condition.

  • L - Least material condition.

  • S - Regardless of feature size.

Datum 1

Datum 2

Datum 3

Specifies the datum reference:

Value - specifies the datum value.

Material condition - click to display the Material Condition dialog box.

Height

Specifies the height of the tolerance symbols.

Datum Identifier

Specifies datum indentifier, such as Datum A.

Projected Tolerance Zone

Toggles the projected tolerance zone symbol:

Grips Editing

Tolerances can be edited directly through grips:

  1. Select the tolerance. Notice that it has one grip.

  2. Drag the grip to move the tolerance.

Related Commands

Leader - attaches tolerances to leader lines.

DimOrdinate - draws x and y ordinate dimensions.

 


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