Design SuiteFeature control frame

Mode

Tool

Workspace: Tool set

Modes for The Symbol Insertion tool

Feature Control Frame

Design Suite, Architect, Spotlight: Dims/Notes

Landmark: Add tool to workspace
(see Customizing workspaces)

Multiple annotation tools share the same position on the tool set in some workspaces. Click and hold the mouse on the visible tool to open the Pop-out tools list and select the desired tool.

A feature control frame consists of a geometric characteristic symbol, up to two tolerance areas, and up to three datum reference areas.

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To insert a feature control frame:

Click the tool and mode.

Click to place the object, and click again to set the rotation. The first time you use the tool in a file, a properties dialog box opens. Set the default parameters. The parameters can be edited later from the Object Info palette.

To add a leader and marker, click the Selection tool from the Basic palette and drag the control points on the object. Edit the marker from the Attributes palette (see Marker attributes).

Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter

Description

Rotation

Specifies the number of degrees to rotate the object (0.00 is horizontal)

Text Style

Select a text style from a library or the current file. To use the style defined for the object’s class, select <Class Text Style>. To format the text using options on the Text menu, select <Un-Styled>. See Using text styles and Formatting text.

Geometric Characteristic

Select the geometric characteristic symbol, if any

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Composite Box

Increases the size of the geometric characteristic box; this is used when placing a second feature control frame

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Tolerance Area #1/#2

Includes Tolerance Area #1 and/or Tolerance Area #2

Tolerance

Enter the tolerance value

Show Diameter Symbol

Displays a diameter symbol along with the tolerance value

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Material Condition

Choose the material condition, if any

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Statistical Tolerance

Displays a statistical tolerance symbol

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Projected Tolerance Zone

Displays a projected tolerance zone symbol

Zone Height

Enter the maximum projected tolerance zone height when a projected tolerance zone symbol is displayed

Place the PTZ symbol outside the FCF

Places the projected tolerance zone symbol outside and to the bottom of the feature control frame

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Primary/Secondary/Tertiary Datum Reference

Includes the primary, secondary, and/or tertiary datum reference

Reference

Enter the desired reference letter

Material Condition

Select a material condition, if any

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Leader Position

Select left or right

Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing

Marker attributes

 

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