Creating a Geometrical Tolerance

You can create and edit a geometrical tolerance. You can also add local and global text indicators to the geometrical tolerances.

Before you begin: Open a drawing representation.
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About Annotations
Copying Geometrical Tolerances
  1. From the Annotation section of the action bar, click Geometric Tolerance .
  2. Select an element (geometry, dimension, dimension value, text or point) or click in the sheet to position the anchor point of the geometrical tolerance.

    • If you select an element, the anchor point is an arrow.

      Note: You can modify this symbol by handling annotation leaders.



    • If you select the empty space in the drawing, the default anchor point is a filled circle.



    • If you select a dimension, the anchor point is at the intersection of the dimension line and the extension line.



    • If you press Shift and select the extension line, the leader is perpendicular to the extension line and the anchor point corresponds to the position of the pointer when you click to create the geometrical tolerance.



    • If you select a dimension value or a text, no leader is created. The geometric tolerance is displayed just below and parallel to the element you selected.



  3. Click at the required location to position the geometrical tolerance.

    Tip: Alt + click in the sheet to position the tolerance vertically.
    For more information about this dialog box, see About Creating a Geometrical Tolerance.

    Notes:
    • At this step, you can apply the parameter values of an existing geometric tolerance to the tolerance you are creating: to do this, select the existing geometric tolerance.
    • If you have selected the Use style values to create new objects check box in Me > Preferences > App Preferences > 3D Modeling > Mechanical Systems > Drafting > Administration expander, the Geometrical Tolerance dialog box is automatically completed with custom style values (as defined in the Standards Editor). In this case, properties in the Object Properties panel and the Tools Palette are not available during the creation of the geometrical tolerance.

      If you have not selected this option, the Geometrical Tolerance dialog box is automatically completed with the last entered values (if any). In this case, properties in the Object Properties panel and the Tools Palette are active during the creation of the geometrical tolerance.

    • You can reset the current style values in the Geometrical Tolerance dialog box at any time by clicking Reset.
  4. In the Geometrical Tolerance dialog box, you can perform the following operations:
    1. Under Add Tolerance, select the required tolerance indicator to add it to the current feature.

      You can add as many as required.

      The tolerance indicator is added below the previous one in a separate line. Each line is represented by tabs under Edit Tolerance.
    2. Under Edit Tolerance, select a tolerance indicator from the list to replace the previously selected tolerance indicator.

      In the list, you can also select Remove Line to remove the selected line. This option is unavailable if the selected tolerance line is the only one in the list.

    3. In the Edit Tolerance box, add the tolerance value and select an engineering symbol.
    4. Optional: In the Reference boxes, add the references if required and select an engineering symbol.

      You can add the first reference, by default. To add the second and the third reference, the previous reference must be added.

      Tip: Click Datum systems and datum to expand the list of the existing datum features and datum systems.
    5. Optional: In the Auxiliary Feature Indicators list, select a local indicator.
      The engineering symbols list and datum feature identifier box are available for modification.
    6. Optional: In the Auxiliary Feature Text Indicator box, add an indication text.

      You can also select an engineering symbol.

    7. Optional: In the Global Text Indicators boxes, add an upper and a lower text.

      You can also select an engineering symbol.

  5. Optional: Click Reset to clear all values.
  6. Click OK.
    The geometrical tolerance is created.



  7. To add an all-around symbol to the leader, select the geometrical tolerance, right-click the yellow handle on the arrow, and then select Application Zone > Global All Around.