More About Creating a Geometrical Tolerance

You can create a geometrical tolerance. However, you should be familiar with the concepts described in this topic before you begin creating a geometrical tolerance.

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Creating a Geometrical Tolerance
Copying Geometrical Tolerances

Specify leader orientation

You can orient the geometrical tolerance leader perpendicularly to the element to which it is associated (for example, if the leader is associated to a dimension, you can position the leader parallel to the dimension line and orthogonal to the extension line).

For this, you have two different possibilities:


  • Either go to Tools > Options > Mechanical > Drafting > Annotation and Dress-up tab and check Snap by default (SHIFT toggles). Then, click the Configure button and select either On orientation or Both. To orient directly the geometrical tolerance leader perpendicularly to the associated element, press the Shift key before clicking in the drawing to position the tolerance .
  • Or go to Tools > Options > Mechanical > Drafting > Annotation and Dress-up tab and check Geometrical tolerance in Annotation Creation. The leader will be oriented perpendicularly to the geometry by default. In this case, pressing the Shift key will let you orient it differently.

Specify geometrical tolerance orientation

To make the tolerance vertical, hold the Ctrl key before clicking in the drawing to position the tolerance .