Geometric tolerance dialog box

The Geometric Tolerance dialog box allows you to place tolerance symbols in drawings.

  1. Symbol
  2. Tolerance 1
  3. Tolerance 2
  4. Datum 1
  5. Datum 2
  6. Datum 3

Symbol

Specifies a tolerance symbol through the Symbol dialog box.

Tolerance 1 & 2

Specifies the tolerance specifications (diameter, value and material condition).

Diameter
Toggles the diameter symbol.
Value
Specifies the tolerance value.
Material condition
Specifies the material condition through the Material condition dialog box.

Datum 1, 2 & 3

Specifies the datum reference (value and material condition).

Value
Specifies the datum value.
Material condition
Specifies the material condition through the Material condition dialog box.
Height
Specifies the height of the tolerance symbols.
Datum Identifier
Specifies datum identifier, such as Datum A.
Projected Tolerance Zone
Toggles the projected tolerance zone symbol.
Tolerance Symbols
Symbol Characteristic Type
Position Location
Concentricity or Coaxiality Location
Symmetry Location
Parallelism Orientation
Perpendicularity Orientation
Angularity Orientation
Cylindricity Form
Flatness Form
Circularity or Roundness Form
Straightness Form
Profile of a surface Profile
Profile of a line Profile
Circular Run-out Run-out
Total Run-out Run-out
Material Condition Symbols
Symbol Definition
At maximum material condition (MMC), a feature contains the maximum amount of material stated in the limits.
At least material condition (LMC), a feature contains the minimum amount of material stated in the limits.
Regardless of feature size (RFS) indicates that the feature can be any size within the stated limits.