Specifying tolerances
Setting how much a dimension can vary while the part still works and can be made at sensible cost.
Good work shows: Bases tolerances on how parts fit; avoids tighter limits than needed; uses standard notation on drawings.
Specifying tolerances is one of the engineering skills on FinderK.
No public simulation checks this skill yet. Try one of the other engineering skills below.
More engineering skills
- Calculating loads on a structure
- Checking calculations by another engineer
- Commissioning equipment
- Interpreting instrument readings
- Planning acceptance tests for equipment
- Planning preventive maintenance
- Producing a bill of materials
- Reading technical drawings
- Running a design review
- Running a failure mode and effects analysis
- Running a hazard and operability study
- Selecting materials for a part
- Sizing electrical circuits
- Writing an engineering specification