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DATUM TARGET SERIES
I hope this part of the What’s New series gives you a better understanding of the new features and functions of SOLIDWORKS 2018. Please check back to the CATI Blog as the CATI Application Engineers will continue to break down many of the new items in SOLIDWORKS 2018. Within the Rotational Movable option, there is the ability to free drag as well.
DATUM TARGET ISO
This figure is a reproduction of a technical drawing presented in Figure 42 of ISO 5459 6. I want you to avoid selecting theoretical centerlines as datums as they increase both part and tooling expense while decreasing the accuracy of the part measurements. Technical drawing illustrating datum target sets. Where there is no direct view, the point location is dimensioned on two adjacent views. A datum target point is indicated by the target point symbol, dimen-sionally located on a direct view of the surface. Click and drag the target leader to a position inside or outside the annotation plane. Move the cursor to where you want to place the target. Point Circular area Rectangular area Line Axis Hover over the faces of your design to preview the eligible annotation planes. To move the datum target at an angle, you can select the “Rotational Movable” option in the Property manager. Centering the three datums effectively shortens the longest dimensions of the part and lessens that amount of tolerance needed to accommodate the configuration. The datum feature itself is usually identified with a datum feature symbol. In the Options panel, choose the target type.
Here you can toggle between left and right. Datums micro-targeted mobile technology reaches audiences at a household level without the need for IP addresses or cookies. To move horizontally, you can select the “horizontal” option in the property manager. New to SOLIDWORKS 2018, you can now create movable datum targets with the Datum Target Tool.
When Creating a datum target, it may become necessary to move the datum target for readability. SOLIDWORKS 2018 What’s New – Movable Datum Target – #SW2018