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merlin101210-Marble
10-Marble
January 4, 2024
Solved

Moving Datum Tag to a Note in drawing

I'm trying to relocate (move!) the datum tag from the hole to the note:

merlin1012_0-1704387386425.png

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I'm using version 7.0.9.0

Thanks In Advance (TIA)
Merl

 

merlin1012Answer
10-Marble
January 30, 2024

FINALLY found a "solution"; multi-stepped as it is:

 

1. Using a model dimension (may or may not work for a drawing dimension).

 

2. Add a drawing GD&T control frame (Geometric Tolerance) merlin1012_0-1706632219081.png; attach to dimension in Step #1.

 

3. Add a drawing GD&T datum target (Datum Feature Symbol) merlin1012_1-1706632283479.png ; *IMPORTANT* when attaching, or selecting point on screen, select the control frame made in Step #2.

 

=> merlin1012_2-1706632470415.png

 

Special thanks to coworker who played with my left-handed mouse and figured this problem out!

Thanks to everyone else who tried!

Merl

 

 

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KenFarley
KenFarley21-Topaz II
21-Topaz II
January 4, 2024

I am using version 9.0.1 and to move a tolerance attached to a hole to the geometric tolerance I do the following:

(1) Select the datum feature.

(2) right mouse button

(3) In the menu that pops up, select the one that looks like two chain links.

(4) Pick the geometric tolerance and drag the datum into the proper position.

 

I don't know if this method is the same for your version of Creo, but hope so.

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merlin101210-MarbleAuthor
10-Marble
January 4, 2024

Sorry, I don't get the "chain" (Change Reference) when I RMB on the Datum Tag. 😞

When I RMB on the Note & "chain", I am not allowed to select the Datum Tag. 😞

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KenFarley
KenFarley21-Topaz II
21-Topaz II
January 4, 2024

A possible reason: Did you create that datum tag in the drawing, or was it created as an annotation in the model? I don't believe you can change the reference of a datum tag that was created in the model. I just tried it and was not presented with the option to change reference when in the drawing.

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