Creating a Geometric Tolerance Annotation

  1. Click the Geometric Tolerance tool
  2. Select Annotate GD&T from the dropdown menu
  3. Click to place the geometric tolerance annotation on the appropriate annotation plane and display the Format tab.
  4. Select the characteristic symbol from the Symbol drop-down in the Geometric Tolerance ribbon group.
  5. Click in one of the Tolerance fields and enter any combination of text and modifying symbols from the Symbols ribbon group.
    To create multi-row geometric tolerance annotations, select a characteristic symbol, then enter text and modifying symbols in the second row. To combine the two rows so that they have one characteristic symbol, check the Composite Frame option.
  6. Press Esc to exit the annotation and close the Format tab.