Display Lateral Tolerances

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Display Lateral Tolerances

 

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Display Lateral Tolerances

Concept

Procedure

Quick Reference

To specify methods for lateral tolerances

1. Click Format menu Dimension Style.At the Command prompt, enter dimstyle.
2. In the Dimension Style Manager, select the style you want to change. Click Modify.
3. In the Modify Dimension Style dialog box, Tolerances tab, under Tolerance Format, select a method from the Method list, and then do one of the following:
   • If you select Limits, enter upper and lower tolerance deviation in the Upper Value and Lower Value boxes.
   • If you select Symmetrical tolerances, Lower Value is not available, because you need only one tolerance value.
   • If you select Basic, enter a value in Offset from Dim Line (on the Text tab) to represent the gap between the text and its enclosing box.
4. Click OK.
5. Click Close to exit the Dimension Style Manager.

 Toolbar: Dimension or Styles 

 Command entry: DIMSTYLE