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    <title>topic Tolerances multiplied by factor of 10 in Inventor Programming - iLogic, Macros, AddIns &amp; Apprentice</title>
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    <description>&lt;P&gt;I am creating a tool that auto-dimension's drawings. The tolerances placed on the sheet are a factor of 10 higher than what I have set them to in iLogic. All my dimensions are in mm. What am I missing?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Code for the manage section:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;PRE&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;ThisDrawing&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;BeginManage&lt;/SPAN&gt;()
&lt;SPAN&gt;If&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;True&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;Then&lt;/SPAN&gt;
	&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPLength1&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;genDims&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;AddLinear&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"dimension 1"&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;VIEW1&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SheetPoint&lt;/SPAN&gt;(1, 1.2), &lt;SPAN&gt;HexEdge&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;F4&lt;/SPAN&gt;) : &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPLength1&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;NativeEntity&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Tolerance&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SetToDeviation&lt;/SPAN&gt;(0.2, -0.0) : &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPLength1&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;NativeEntity&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;TolerancePrecision&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Equals&lt;/SPAN&gt;(3)
	&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPLength2&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;genDims&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;AddLinear&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"dimension 2"&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;VIEW1&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SheetPoint&lt;/SPAN&gt;(1, 1.1), &lt;SPAN&gt;HexEdge&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;E2&lt;/SPAN&gt;)
	&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPLength3&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;genDims&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;AddLinear&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"dimension 3"&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;VIEW1&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SheetPoint&lt;/SPAN&gt;(1, 1), &lt;SPAN&gt;HexEdge&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;E1&lt;/SPAN&gt;) : &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPLength3&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;NativeEntity&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Tolerance&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SetToDeviation&lt;/SPAN&gt;(0.2, -0.0)

	&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPSealAngle&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;genDims&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;AddAngular&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"Dimension 4"&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;VIEW1&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SheetPoint&lt;/SPAN&gt;(-0.1, 0.5), &lt;SPAN&gt;SealPoint1&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;SealPoint2&lt;/SPAN&gt;) : &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPSealAngle&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;NativeEntity&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Tolerance&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SetToDeviation&lt;/SPAN&gt;(0, -0.5*0.174533)
	&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPInternalDiameter&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;genDims&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;AddLinear&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"dimension 7"&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;VIEW1&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SheetPoint&lt;/SPAN&gt;(-0.2, 0.5), &lt;SPAN&gt;InternalFace1&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;InternalFace2&lt;/SPAN&gt;)
	&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPSealingDia&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;genDims&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;AddDiameter&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"dimension 5"&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;VIEW1&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SheetPoint&lt;/SPAN&gt;(-0.3, 0.5), &lt;SPAN&gt;F4&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;True&lt;/SPAN&gt;) : &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPSealingDia&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;NativeEntity&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Tolerance&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SetToSymmetric&lt;/SPAN&gt;(0.12)
	&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPDiaE3&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;genDims&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;AddDiameter&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"dimension 6"&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;VIEW1&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SheetPoint&lt;/SPAN&gt;(-0.4, 0.5), &lt;SPAN&gt;E3&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;True&lt;/SPAN&gt;) : &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPDiaE3&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;NativeEntity&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Tolerance&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SetToDeviation&lt;/SPAN&gt;(0, -0.12)
	&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPDiaE2&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;genDims&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;AddDiameter&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"dimension 8"&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;VIEW1&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SheetPoint&lt;/SPAN&gt;(-0.5, 0.5), &lt;SPAN&gt;E2&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;True&lt;/SPAN&gt;) : &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPDiaE2&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;NativeEntity&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Tolerance&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SetToDeviation&lt;/SPAN&gt;(0, -0.25)
	&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPDiaLatchGroove&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;genDims&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;AddLinear&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"dimension 9"&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;VIEW1&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SheetPoint&lt;/SPAN&gt;(0.6, -0.5), &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPLatchGroove1&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPLatchGroove2&lt;/SPAN&gt;,,,&lt;SPAN&gt;False&lt;/SPAN&gt;) : &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPDiaLatchGroove&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;NativeEntity&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Tolerance&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SetToDeviation&lt;/SPAN&gt;(0, -0.1)
	
&lt;SPAN&gt;End&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;If&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;ThisDrawing&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;EndManage&lt;/SPAN&gt;() &amp;nbsp;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;P&gt;Drawing with tolerances 10 times higher:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="harvey_craig2RCUH_0-1723455668792.png" style="width: 600px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1396850iC8ED9973E656DA6F/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;amp;px=400" role="button" title="harvey_craig2RCUH_0-1723455668792.png" alt="harvey_craig2RCUH_0-1723455668792.png" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Many thanks,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Harvey&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 09:42:17 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>harvey_craig2RCUH</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2024-08-12T09:42:17Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Tolerances multiplied by factor of 10</title>
      <link>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-programming-ilogic/tolerances-multiplied-by-factor-of-10/m-p/12953193#M170529</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I am creating a tool that auto-dimension's drawings. The tolerances placed on the sheet are a factor of 10 higher than what I have set them to in iLogic. All my dimensions are in mm. What am I missing?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Code for the manage section:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;PRE&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;ThisDrawing&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;BeginManage&lt;/SPAN&gt;()
&lt;SPAN&gt;If&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;True&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;Then&lt;/SPAN&gt;
	&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPLength1&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;genDims&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;AddLinear&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"dimension 1"&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;VIEW1&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SheetPoint&lt;/SPAN&gt;(1, 1.2), &lt;SPAN&gt;HexEdge&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;F4&lt;/SPAN&gt;) : &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPLength1&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;NativeEntity&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Tolerance&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SetToDeviation&lt;/SPAN&gt;(0.2, -0.0) : &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPLength1&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;NativeEntity&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;TolerancePrecision&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Equals&lt;/SPAN&gt;(3)
	&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPLength2&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;genDims&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;AddLinear&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"dimension 2"&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;VIEW1&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SheetPoint&lt;/SPAN&gt;(1, 1.1), &lt;SPAN&gt;HexEdge&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;E2&lt;/SPAN&gt;)
	&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPLength3&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;genDims&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;AddLinear&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"dimension 3"&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;VIEW1&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SheetPoint&lt;/SPAN&gt;(1, 1), &lt;SPAN&gt;HexEdge&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;E1&lt;/SPAN&gt;) : &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPLength3&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;NativeEntity&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Tolerance&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SetToDeviation&lt;/SPAN&gt;(0.2, -0.0)

	&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPSealAngle&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;genDims&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;AddAngular&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"Dimension 4"&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;VIEW1&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SheetPoint&lt;/SPAN&gt;(-0.1, 0.5), &lt;SPAN&gt;SealPoint1&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;SealPoint2&lt;/SPAN&gt;) : &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPSealAngle&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;NativeEntity&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Tolerance&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SetToDeviation&lt;/SPAN&gt;(0, -0.5*0.174533)
	&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPInternalDiameter&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;genDims&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;AddLinear&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"dimension 7"&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;VIEW1&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SheetPoint&lt;/SPAN&gt;(-0.2, 0.5), &lt;SPAN&gt;InternalFace1&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;InternalFace2&lt;/SPAN&gt;)
	&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPSealingDia&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;genDims&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;AddDiameter&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"dimension 5"&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;VIEW1&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SheetPoint&lt;/SPAN&gt;(-0.3, 0.5), &lt;SPAN&gt;F4&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;True&lt;/SPAN&gt;) : &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPSealingDia&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;NativeEntity&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Tolerance&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SetToSymmetric&lt;/SPAN&gt;(0.12)
	&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPDiaE3&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;genDims&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;AddDiameter&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"dimension 6"&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;VIEW1&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SheetPoint&lt;/SPAN&gt;(-0.4, 0.5), &lt;SPAN&gt;E3&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;True&lt;/SPAN&gt;) : &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPDiaE3&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;NativeEntity&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Tolerance&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SetToDeviation&lt;/SPAN&gt;(0, -0.12)
	&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPDiaE2&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;genDims&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;AddDiameter&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"dimension 8"&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;VIEW1&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SheetPoint&lt;/SPAN&gt;(-0.5, 0.5), &lt;SPAN&gt;E2&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;True&lt;/SPAN&gt;) : &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPDiaE2&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;NativeEntity&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Tolerance&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SetToDeviation&lt;/SPAN&gt;(0, -0.25)
	&lt;SPAN&gt;Dim&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPDiaLatchGroove&lt;/SPAN&gt; = &lt;SPAN&gt;genDims&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;AddLinear&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"dimension 9"&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;VIEW1&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SheetPoint&lt;/SPAN&gt;(0.6, -0.5), &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPLatchGroove1&lt;/SPAN&gt;, &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPLatchGroove2&lt;/SPAN&gt;,,,&lt;SPAN&gt;False&lt;/SPAN&gt;) : &lt;SPAN&gt;BSPPDiaLatchGroove&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;NativeEntity&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;Tolerance&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;SetToDeviation&lt;/SPAN&gt;(0, -0.1)
	
&lt;SPAN&gt;End&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN&gt;If&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN&gt;ThisDrawing&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;EndManage&lt;/SPAN&gt;() &amp;nbsp;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;P&gt;Drawing with tolerances 10 times higher:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="harvey_craig2RCUH_0-1723455668792.png" style="width: 600px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1396850iC8ED9973E656DA6F/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;amp;px=400" role="button" title="harvey_craig2RCUH_0-1723455668792.png" alt="harvey_craig2RCUH_0-1723455668792.png" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Many thanks,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Harvey&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 09:42:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-programming-ilogic/tolerances-multiplied-by-factor-of-10/m-p/12953193#M170529</guid>
      <dc:creator>harvey_craig2RCUH</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-08-12T09:42:17Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Tolerances multiplied by factor of 10</title>
      <link>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-programming-ilogic/tolerances-multiplied-by-factor-of-10/m-p/12953404#M170533</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Raw numerical values used in code that represent measurements are usually interpreted as being in 'database units', instead of in 'document units'.&amp;nbsp; The database units for distance is centimeters, and for angles it is radians.&amp;nbsp; There are some exceptions though, when using certain iLogic API specific tools not found in the Inventor API system.&amp;nbsp; In those cases it interprets input values as being in document units.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 11:39:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-programming-ilogic/tolerances-multiplied-by-factor-of-10/m-p/12953404#M170533</guid>
      <dc:creator>WCrihfield</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-08-12T11:39:59Z</dc:date>
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