In the Tolerance Calculator dialog box, you can enter individual chain element dimensions and tolerances.
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Ribbon: Design tab Power Transmission panel Tolerance Calculator |
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Vectors are displayed in this area of the Calculation tab. They have different meanings: |
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Blue double line |
The resultant dimension. |
Black full line |
Any chain element. |
Black dashed line |
The closing chain element (for design calculation only). |
Red |
No solution to closing element tolerance calculation. Increase the tolerances of the closing element. |
Dimensions List |
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Specifies the individual chain element dimensions and tolerances you enter. There are three options to input your data for each element: |
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Edit |
Displays the Tolerance dialog box where you set the tolerance criteria. |
Delete |
Deletes the selected tolerance. |
Change |
Displays a dialog where you can select the type of element within the chain. Check the box if you want the element to be Normal, Closing, or Resultant. |
Normal - Normal type of element within the chain. |
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Closing - Closes the tolerance chain. Represents the total value of tolerances |
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Resultant - Calculated element. In the Tolerance dialog box, you cannot set values to such type of tolerance. |
Summary of Messages
Displays the reports about calculation. To open the Summary of Messages area at the bottom of the tab, double-click the double line at the bottom of the tabs or click the chevron.