Setting Tolerances
Ensure that the default tolerances are appropriate for your designs. You can view and edit the current default settings in the Options dialog box.
1. Click > . The EZ Tolerance tab opens.
2. Click > . The Options dialog box opens.
3. Specify the default Linear dimension, Size dimension, and Geometric tolerance in millimeters that comply with the Metric (SI) system or inches that comply with the US Customary (USC) system.
 | The tolerance defined in the Options dialog box is converted to the default unit system used for a part in the assembly, if the part is defined in any other unit system. For example, if one of the parts in your Stackup has units defined in cm, and the default tolerance for Linear Dimension on the mm tab is 0.1, then any linear dimensions defined in the subject part will have a default tolerance of 0.01 cm. The linear and size dimensions have symmetric ± tolerances. |
4. Specify the value for the Model Cp. The Model Cp option controls the default assumption defining the statistical distributions of each dimension in the Stackup.
5. In the Analysis Type area, select one of the following types to be used for each new Stackup definition:
◦ Worst Case
◦ Root Sum Squares (RSS)
◦ Statistical
The analysis type is also referred to as target quality. You can change the type for each Stackup. For more information about the differences among these types, see Types of Tolerance Stackup Analyses.
6. In the Statistical Quality Metric area, select one of the following metrics used for your statistical analyses and the associated quality objective:
◦ Process Capability (CpK)
◦ Sigma (∑)
◦ Percent Yield (% Yield)
◦ Defects per Million Opportunities (DMPO)
7. Specify the default value for the Statistical Quality Metric that you have selected in the previous step.
| | You can reset any of the values in the Options dialog back to the default settings by clicking the Reset button. |