Fits & size limits

Read an ISO 2768 drawing note without mixing editions

Identify the cited part, edition, class and feature type. There is no automatic default class for a drawing that does not specify one.

Part 1 and the publication transition

Checked 23 October 2026: ISO 2768-1:1989 is still marked Published. The successor ISO 2768 page has an edition field of 2026-10 but remains Under publication, stage 60.00. Follow the drawing/contract rather than silently switching editions.

Part 2 is a different issue

ISO 2768-2:1989 is withdrawn, with ISO 22081:2021 listed as its successor. ISO 22081 concerns general geometrical and size specifications; it does not simply replace every numeric Part 1 table.

Before selecting a numeric limit

Check whether the feature already has an individual tolerance, whether the manufacturing/feature scope is covered, which class is explicitly invoked and which nominal-length or angle interval applies. Then consult that edition’s actual table.

What this page can establish

The linked public catalogue verifies scope and lifecycle only. Numeric general-tolerance tables have not been fully reviewed here, so this page does not invent a tolerance for an unspecified class or feature.

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Sources and review scope

Reviewed 23 October 2026. Arithmetic examples are labelled separately from source-table facts and standard scope.

ISO 2768-1:1989

Public scope and lifecycle: still Published at the 23 October 2026 check. Linear/angular general tolerances; full tables not reviewed.

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ISO 2768 successor project

On 23 October 2026: Under publication, stage 60.00, despite an edition-date field of 2026-10. Do not treat it as a released replacement.

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ISO 2768-2:1989

Withdrawn; catalogue points to ISO 22081:2021.

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ISO 22081:2021

Public scope for general geometrical and general size specifications. Not a substitute numeric table for all of ISO 2768-1.

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