Tap and tap drill depth tolerances

[Figbash]

The default tolerance on tap and tap drill depth tolerance on the hole callout is three places. How do I change it to two places in the drawing template? I'm using SW12.

Thanks,

Tom

 

[Jboggs]

The same way you do for any other dimension, in the Dimension Property Manager - Tolerance/Precision box.

 

[Figbash]

That will change it in the current drawing but when you open a new drawing the tolerance reverts back to three places. I want to change the default value of the tap and tap drill tolerance in the drawing template.

Tom

 

[Timelord]

Make the change in your template. Open an empty drawing, change the tolerance and save as a template file.

Timelord

 

[Figbash]

Thanks, but as near as I can tell, there is no way to change the tolerance on the depth of a tapped hole under the document properties. If I create a drawing of a part and use hole callout to dimension a tapped hole, the default tolerance on the depth of the tap drill and thread comes up as 3 places and it can be changed to two places in the property manager. I would like to know how that info can be saved in the drawing template so it doesn't nave to be changed for every drawing.

Tom

 

[ctopher]

Tools/options/Document properties/Units/...change to number of places.
Save as template.

Chris
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[Figbash]

Thanks, but that changes all dimensions on the drawing to two place. I only want to change the tap drill and thread depth to two place.

Tom

 

[EEnd]

You can set the number of decimal places for a hole callout under Tools>Options>Document Properties>Dimensions>Hole Callout. However this affects the hole diameter, and depth as well as the tap depth. For an individual dimension, you can set the number of decimal places for the hole diameter separately from the hole depth and tap depth using the property editor for the dimension.

I would be interested to know if anyone has found a way to set them separately in a template.

Eric