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+/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
+| =========                 |                                                 |
+| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
+|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  dev                                   |
+|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
+|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+FoamFile
+{
+    version     2.0;
+    format      ascii;
+    class       dictionary;
+    object      toleranceDict;
+}
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+// For complete details on what this dictionary file should provide, see
+//   $FOAM_SRC/src/dynamicMesh/slidingInterface/slidingInterface.C
+//   method: Foam::slidingInterface::setTolerances
+
+//- Point merge tolerance
+pointMergeTol            0.05;
+
+//- Edge merge tolerance
+edgeMergeTol             0.01;
+
+//- Estimated number of faces an edge goes through
+nFacesPerSlaveEdge       5;
+
+//- Edge-face interaction escape limit
+edgeFaceEscapeLimit      10;
+
+//- Integral match point adjustment tolerance
+integralAdjTol           0.05;
+
+//- Edge intersection master catch fraction
+edgeMasterCatchFraction  0.4;
+
+//- Edge intersection co-planar tolerance
+edgeCoPlanarTol          0.8;
+
+//- Edge end cut-off tolerance
+edgeEndCutoffTol         0.0001;
+
+// ************************************************************************* //