Default tolerance by range

[Wish List System]

Summary: Ability to set default tolerance by size range

Description: We frequently have the need to set default tolerances on our customer parts by size range. Would like to see the option to use size range or number of decimals places to set default model tolerances.

Product and Feature: Inventor - Part Modeling

Submitted By: John Retzlaff on 10/30/2012

[zwalls]

I would like to see something very simular to the above wish list. I would like to be able to set the min., nom., & max., of a specific part, and be able to set it with the click of the mouse instead of creating a part at it's min., nom., & max. First you would create your part. For example a box. You would draw the box at it's nominal value and save it, then there would be a option to apply a min. and max. tolerance to the part. You would then apply it to the part to be used when you make the assembly drawing. Once you begin assembling your build you can then start appling the different tolerances on a part by part basis. For example I might have a tolerance on a part that is inside another part, so I insert the two parts and constrain them where they are suppost to go. Then I select the part on the inside and by right clicking I get an option within the menu to apply the max. tolerance. I select the max. tolerance for the inside part. the outside part I do the samething, but instead of selecting the max. tolerance I select the min. tolerance. This will give me what my assembly will look like if my inside part was made at it's max. and my outside part was made at it's min. This will also give me an easy way of figuring out if my tallest part will fit or not depending on how it was made before we accually make it. We could also set the min. and max. tolerance with the wheel of the mouse to save time from clicking everywhere.

Thanks,
Zane Walls