Changing tolerance on multiple dimensions

[Anonymous]

Good Morning!

I am wondering if it is possible to change the tolerance on more that one dimension at a time?  I have several dimensions that have the same tolerance and currently I have to do them individually.  It would be a nice time saver to do them all at once.

Thanks!

[Curtis_Waguespack]

Hi cheriseamelia,

Are you referring to drawing dimensions (*.idw) or part dimensions (*.ipt)?

I hope this helps.
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Curtis
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[Anonymous]

Drawing dimensions.

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

You could use copy properties. just right click on the Dimension with the tolerance in it and click copy properties and then click or do fence over the ones you want change. See the pic for what it looks like.

[andrew_faix]

You could also create a dimension style with the desired tolerance value/formatting and apply that dimension style to multiple dimensions

[mdavis22569]

What Andrew said is one of the easiest ways ....shown below ...or if you need it quick ..Pick all the ones you want to change ..

[Anonymous]

It looks like she was talking about tolerance and not precision. 

[Anonymous]

I thought about styles but I have so many already I didn't really want more.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for this. I am used to SolidWorks and I kept looking for my little paint brush tool to copy properties and was lost without it.

[SER4]

What about in a part sketch?

The reason I'd like this functionality is because I try to Retrieve Model Dimensions in my drawing (which carries in the tolerances etc. from the part), and it takes time to have to change each dimension every time in the part sketch.

I know you can edit each dimension upon creation, but what if you change your mind after you place a bunch?

[andrew_faix]

There's a "Copy Properties" command on the dimension right-click menu that is basically a property painter.  Check it out.

[SER4]

@andrew_faix , if you're replying to me, then I do not see this option in the right-click menu in a PART SKETCH:

I am currently on Inventor 2019 if that matters?

[andrew_faix]

Nope, sorry - I should have been more deliberate.  I was directing that comment to @Anonymous and the copy properties tool.

re: sketch dimensions, I don't think we have any way to multi-edit to change tolerance.  I'll work with the development team to evaluate the best way to do this.  I appreciate what you're trying to accomplish with the workflow you're describing and there are certainly opportunities to enable better multi-edit workflows.

Cheers.

[Anonymous]

Solidworks has this functionality to select and edit multiple dimensions simultaneously including dimension value, text formatting, and adding tolerance information. Very useful when you have 100 hole and all the location position dimensions need a specific tolerance. Be nice to have similar capability in hole tables to edit multiple cells in the hole table with tolerance information.