Geometric Tolerance Properties

Specify the following properties when you create a geometric tolerance symbol.

To set geometric tolerance properties, do one of the following:

  • For parts, click Geometric Tolerance (DimXpert toolbar) or Tools > DimXpert > Geometric Tolerance.
  • For drawings, click Geometric Tolerance Tool_Geometric_Tolerance_Annotation.gif (Annotation toolbar) or Insert > Annotations > Geometric Tolerance.

Symbol

Select a symbol.


gtol_symbol.gif
gtol_straightness.gif gtol_flatness.gif gtol_circularity.gif gtol_cylindricity.gif gtol_profile_of_line.gif
Straightness Flatness Circularity Cylindricity Profile of Line
gtol_profile_of_surface.gif gtol_parallel.gif gtol_perpendicular2.gif gtol_angularity.gif gtol_circular_runout.gif
Profile of Surface Parallel Perpendicular Angularity Circular Runout
gtol_total_runout.gif gtol_position.gif gtol_concentricity.gif gtol_symmetry.gif  
Total Runout Position Concentricity Symmetry None

Material Conditions

Select a material condition. The pointer must be in a Tolerance or Primary, Secondary, or Tertiary box to insert a material condition.

Only the material conditions that are appropriate for the selected symbol are available.

gtol_material_condition.gif
gtol_spherical_diameter.gif gtol_mmc.gif
Diameter Spherical Diameter Maximum Material Condition
gtol_lmc.gif gtol_rfs.gif gtol_tangent_plane.gif
Least Material Condition Regardless of Feature Size Tangent Plane
gtol_free_state.gif gtol_statistical.gif gtol_proj_tol.gif
Free State Statistical Projected Tolerance
gtol_square.gif gtol_UDP.gif Drawing_detailing_geometric_tolerance_Translation
Square Unequally Disposed Profile Translation

Height

If you click Projected Tolerance gtol_proj_tol.gif, enter a projected tolerance zone (PTZ) in Height.


gtol_height.gif

Tolerances

Type tolerance values for Tolerance 1 and Tolerance 2.


gtol_tolerances.gif

Unit Basis Tolerance

You can apply flatness and straightness tolerances on a unit basis. You apply a unit basis tolerance by following the tolerance value with a forward slash (/) and entering the per-unit area or per-unit length criteria.


DimX_UnitBasisTol_PropsDbox.gif

Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary

Enter datum names and material condition symbols for the Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary datums.

gtol_abc.gif

Frames

Create additional frames. You can set as many frames as needed. Use the Frames box to move among frames. You can see only two frames in the dialog box at a time.


gtol_2frames.gif

Composite Frame

Combines the symbols of two frames.


gtol_composite.gif

Below Frame

Add text below the feature control frame.


geo-tol-below-frame-text.png

Between Two Points

Type the labels of the points if the tolerance value applies between two points or entities.


gtol_between_two_points.gif