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Tolerancing

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) offers many benefits:

  • The design language is standardized.
  • Design intent is clear and precise to the customers, suppliers, and production teams.
  • You can calculate the worst-case mating limits.
  • Through the use of datums, the production and inspection processes are repeatable.
  • Assembly is assured from qualified production parts.

Two GD&T-based applications are available:

DimXpert for Parts

DimXpert for parts places dimensions and tolerances on parts.

TolAnalyst

TolAnalyst is a tolerance analysis application that determines the effects that dimensions and tolerances have on parts and assemblies. Use the TolAnalyst tools to perform “worst-case” tolerance stack-up analysis on assemblies.

First you use the DimXpert tools to apply dimensions and tolerances to the parts or components in an assembly, then you use the TolAnalyst tools to leverage that data for stack-up analysis

TolAnalyst is available only in SolidWorks Premium.

Contents

  • Using TolAnalyst

  • DimXpert for Parts

    DimXpert for parts is a set of tools you use to apply dimensions and tolerances to parts according to the requirements of ASME Y14.41-2003 and ISO 16792:2006. You can then use the tolerances with TolAnalyst to perform stack analysis on assemblies, or with downstream CAM, other tolerance analyses, or metrology applications.



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