Special Characters & Symbols

 

Invoked ByText and Dimension Editor (Sketch/Sheet Level)

 

The Special Characters & Symbols that can be inserted into text and dimension strings are listed below. Many of the symbols are for use with dimensioning to the GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) ANSI/ASTM Y14.5 dimensioning standard.
 

 

Special Characters & Symbols

 

Special Characters & Symbols

 

Diameter Diameter

Depth Depth

Square Square

Counterbore Counterbore

Conical taper Conical Taper

Between Between

Countersink Countersink

Slope Slope

Statistical Tolerance Statistical Tolerance

Straightness Straightness

Flatness Flatness

Roundness Roundness

Cylindricity Cylindricity

Parallelism Parallelism

Perpendicularity Perpendicularity

Angularity Angularity

Position Tolerance Position Tolerance

Concentricity Concentricity

Symmetry Symmetry

Profile of Line Profile of Line

Profile of Surface Profile of Surface

Circular Runout Circular Runout

Total Runout Total Runout

Maximum Material Condition MMC Maximum Material Condition MMC

Least Material Condition LMC Least Material Condition LMC

Regardless of Feature Size RFS Regardless of Feature Size RFS

Projected Tolerance Zone Projected Tolerance Zone

Tangent Plan

Free State Free State

Composite Position Tolerance Composite Position Tolerance

Degree Degree

Box Text Box Text

Plus/Minus Plus/Minus

Value Value

Vertical Bar Vertical Bar

Carriage Return Carriage Return

 

 

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