How to Add Tolerances to Dimensions

A feature that is seldom used in AllyCAD or Civil Designer Pro is the advanced dimensioning functionality such as tolerances. There are various types of tolerance dimensions:

The dimension must show decimal tolerances above each other
Enter the following :- 46.7m\+(1 space).5\-(2 spaces).2


The dimension is shown as follows:


The dimension must show the tolerances above each other
Enter the following :- 50.2m\/ (BackslashForwardslash)50m


The dimension is shown as follows:


The dimension must show the tolerances above and below the dimension line
Enter the following :- 50m\\ (BackslashBackslash)49.9m


The dimension is shown as follows:


An alternative if space for the dimension is a problem
For dimensioning, where you know space will be a problem, but would really like the dimension to site above the line and not justified off to the left or right.

Enter the following : - 10.67m\/ (BackslashForwardslash)


The dimension is shown as follows: (this gives the desired effect of having a line feed, and the dimension not being offset).


You might also not want the "m" or the dimension unit in the dimension.

Click on the Setting Menu › Drawing Settings.


Click on the meter button. On the dialog that appears remove the unit symbol.


All dimensions will now not show the unit symbol.

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