11 POSITIONAL TOLERANCE

The true position of the hole is given by basic dimensions

and a 0.2 positional tolerance. (single feature)
16
12
10
R
S
0.2 P R S
0.2 tol zone at
true position of
hole
P
Positional tolerance uses a feature control frame to specify the tolerance zone required to
accurately locate a feature or group of features such as center point(s), center axis, or the center
of a plane.
Positional tolerance is applied to a group of holes located
with basic dimensions. (multiple features)
8.3
8.0
11
11
0.4 V W
4X
6.0
5.7
W

7 7
V
11
11
0.4 V W
4X
6.0
5.7
W

7 7
V
An array of four tolerance zones is the result of the
positional callout.
4X 0.4 tol zones at
true position
The central axes of the holes are: at true position, at
extreme position, and at extreme attitude.
**Remember(holes, shafts, pins):
The tolerance zone is described as a cylinder with diameter equal to the tolerance value and
with the length or height of the feature.
The table shows the positional tolerance increasing as the
hole moves away from MMC.
U

8.3
8.0
0.4 U V W
W
V
Hole Pos Tol
8.0 MMC 0.4
8.1 0.5
8.2
0.6
8.3 LMC 0.7
16
10
Bonus tolerance is the increase in positional tolerance as the hole moves away from MMC.
Holes Virtual Condition =
Parts MMC Positional Tolerance
VC = 8.0 0.4 = 7.6
A composite positional tolerance is used when the location
of a pattern of features is less restrictive than the hole-to-
hole requirements.
.04 A B C
0.2
A
Pattern location
tolerance
Feature relating
tolerance
The red dots show the feature relating and the yellow the
pattern location tolerance.
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20
10
10
24
C
B
0.4 A B C
0.2 A
4X
14.3
14.0
Pattern locating tol
Feature relating tol
20
24
The center axes of the holes must meet the pattern locating
and feature relating tolerances simultaneously.
Position # 1 Alternate
position # 2
A portion of the feature relating tolerance zone can spill over
beyond the pattern location tolerance zone.
Feature relating
boundary axis on edge
of pattern locating
boundary
Hole
Pattern location
boundary at true
position
If no datum is specified in the second row, the central axes of
the hole pattern has no orientation requirements.
0.4 A B C
0.2
Pattern of holes
Pattern tolerance in
true position
Feature tolerance
Datum C
Datum B
Datum A
A primary datum in the second row, requires the central axes
to be perpendicular to the specified primary datum.
Datum C
Datum B
Datum A
0.4 A B C
0.2 A
With two datums specified in the second row, the central
axis of the hole pattern must be perpendicular to the
primary datum and parallel to the secondary datum.
0.4 A B C
0.2 A B
Datum B