Tolerances

The Tolerances options let you customize default tolerances at creation, for angular size, for chamfer size, for linear size and for geometrical tolerance, for 3D Tolerancing & Annotation.

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This page discusses:

New Size Tolerances Creation

Propose the last created tolerance values
In Tolerancing Advisor command, defines whether the last tolerance type and values defined in a command are proposed as default for the next command.

By default, this check box is cleared.

Angular Size

Default upper tolerance value
Defines the default upper tolerance value for angular size.

By default, the upper tolerance is 0.1 deg.

Symmetric lower limit
Defines whether the default lower tolerance value is symmetric in relation to the default upper tolerance value.

By default, this option is selected.

Default lower tolerance value
Defines the default lower tolerance value for angular size.
Important:

Only applicable when Symmetric lower limit is not selected.

By default, the lower tolerance is -0.1 deg.

Numerical value increment
Defines the increment for angular size numerical value.

By default, the increment is 1 deg.

General tolerance class
Defines the general tolerance class for angular size according to the selected standard in tolerancing.

The options in the General tolerance class are as follows,

for ISO:

  • ISO 2768 - f
  • ISO 2768 - m
  • ISO 2768 - c
  • ISO 2768 - v

for ASME:

  • ANSI B4.3-1978-f
  • ANSI B4.3-1978-m
  • ANSI B4.3-1978-c

By default, the general tolerance class is ISO 2768 - f for ISO, and ANSI B4.3-1978-f for ASME.

Chamfer Size

Default upper tolerance value
Defines the default upper tolerance value for chamfer size.

By default, the upper tolerance is:

  • 0.001 mm for Small range
  • 0.1 mm for Normal range
  • 10 mm for Large range

Symmetric lower limit
Defines whether the default lower tolerance value is symmetric in relation to the default upper tolerance value.

By default, this option is selected.

Default lower tolerance value
Defines the default lower tolerance value for chamfer size.
Important:

Only applicable when Symmetric lower limit is not selected.

By default, the lower tolerance is:

  • - 0.001 mm for Small range
  • -0.1 mm for Normal range
  • -10 mm for Large range

Numerical value increment
Defines the increment for chamfer size numerical value.

By default, the increment is:

  • 0.0001 mm for Small range
  • 0.01 mm for Normal range
  • 1 mm for Large range

General tolerance class
Defines the general tolerance class for chamfer size according to the selected standard in tolerancing.

By default, the general tolerance class is ISO 2768 - f.

The options in the General tolerance class are as follows,

for ISO:

  • ISO 2768 - f
  • ISO 2768 - m
  • ISO 2768 - c
  • ISO 2768 - v

for ASME:

  • ANSI B4.3-1978-f
  • ANSI B4.3-1978-m
  • ANSI B4.3-1978-c

By default, the general tolerance class is ISO 2768 - f for ISO, and ANSI B4.3-1978-f for ASME.

Linear Size

Default upper tolerance value
Defines the default upper tolerance value for linear size.

By default, the upper tolerance is:

  • 0.001 mm for Small range
  • 0.1 mm for Normal range
  • 10 mm for Large range

Symmetric lower limit
Defines whether the default lower tolerance value is symmetric in relation to the default upper tolerance value.

By default, this option is selected.

Default lower tolerance value
Defines the default lower tolerance value for linear size.
Important:

Only applicable when Symmetric lower limit is not selected.

By default, the lower tolerance is:

  • - 0.001 mm for Small range
  • 0.1 mm for Normal range
  • 10 mm for Large range

Numerical value increment
Defines the increment for linear size numerical value.

By default, the increment is:

  • 0.0001 mm for Small range
  • 0.01 mm for Normal range
  • 1 mm for Large range

Default tabulated value
Defines the default tabulated for linear size.

By default, the tabulated value is H7.

General tolerance class
Defines the general tolerance class for linear size according to the selected standard in tolerancing.

By default, the general tolerance class is ISO 2768 - f.

The options in the General tolerance class are as follows,

for ISO:

  • ISO 2768 - f
  • ISO 2768 - m
  • ISO 2768 - c
  • ISO 2768 - v

for ASME:

  • ANSI B4.3-1978-f
  • ANSI B4.3-1978-m
  • ANSI B4.3-1978-c

By default, the general tolerance class is ISO 2768 - f for ISO, and ANSI B4.3-1978-f for ASME.

Geometrical Tolerance, Datum Target, and Datum System

Normal Range
Displays the current design range. You can select the required design range from the list.
Normal Range is selected.
Description
Lets you specify the description of the numeric display. Based on the unit specified in the Description list, the values are displayed for datum targets and semantic geometrical tolerances.
NUM.DIMM is selected
Display
Lets you specify the number of units in which the values needs to be displayed.
For example, if you select FEET-INC in the Description list, based on the number of units selected in the Display list, the numerical values will appear as below:
  • 1 factor: Numerical values will be displayed in feet only
  • 2 factor: Numerical values will be displayed in feet and inch
Default numerical value
Defines the default numerical values for geometrical tolerance and datum target.

By default, the numerical values are:

  • 0.001 mm for Small range
  • 0.1 mm for Normal range
  • 10 mm for Large range

Numerical value increment
Defines the increment step for the geometrical tolerance and datum target numerical values.

By default, the numerical increment value is:

  • 0.0001 mm for Small range
  • 0.01 mm for Normal range
  • 1 mm for Large range

Precision
Defines the geometrical tolerance precision after the numerical separator.

By default, the precision is:

  • 0.0001 mm for Small range
  • 0.01 mm for Normal range
  • 1 mm for Large range

Important:

It is recommended to define the same precision as for Length knowledge parameter.

Separator
Defines the symbol used as numerical separator for geometrical tolerance and datum target.

By default, the separator is a dot.

Display trailing zeros
Defines whether "0"s complete the number of digit displayed after the separator, according to the precision.

By default, this check box is cleared.

Display leading zeros
Defines whether the "0" before the numerical separator is displayed, when value is less than 1.

By default, this check box is selected.