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General tolerances for linear and angular
dimensions and geometrical tolerances
(n01 to be used for new designs)
Aligemeintoteranzen; Langen- und Winkelmage, Form und Lage
(nicht far Neukonstruktionen)
‘Supersedes May 1981
‘edition of DIN 7163
Part 1 and July 1986
edition of DIN 7168
Part 2
‘This standardis not o be used for new designs. General lolerances for these are now covered by ISO.2768 Paris 1 and 2
‘See also clause 1 and the Explanatory notes.
{In keeping with current practice in standerds published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), @
‘comma has been used throughout as the decimal marker.
1 Scope
‘This standard ic intended to enoure that all drawings
prepared to date in which general tolerances have been
‘specified on the basis of DIN7188 will remain intelligible.
and be interpreted correctly, and also to inform the user of
this standard that, for all new designs, tolerances are to be
specified on the basis of ISO.2768 Parte 1 and 2.
2 Field of application
General tolerances as specified in this standard aro
applicable for the dimensions of parts produced by metal
removal (i.2. chip removal)’), unless this involves special
‘manufacturing processes for which other standards speci-
fying general tolerances apply
General tolerances as specified here shall apply when
reference is made to this standard in drawings or ase0-
ciated documents (e.g. delivery conditions) in accordanca
with clause 5.
It special general tolerances are specttied in accordance
with otner standards (ct. page 6), the standards concerned
shall be indicated on the drawing ot in the associated
documents. If, in cases where production epecificatione
contain reterences to more than one standard on general
tolerances, there is any doubt as to which standard is 19
apply for @ given linear or angular dimension, then the
standard specifying the larger tolerance shall be deemed
to apply.
Accordingly, a dimension between an unfinished and a
finished surface on a blank (e.9. on a casting blank or
forging blank), for which no individual tolerance has been
Indicated, will be required to meet the general tolerance