With a row selected within the point by "offset coordinate system” featurepress “s” to activate a mapkeyprompted “select a point in the model”select point in modelThe mapkey will then update the XYZ values for that row from the reference datum to the point that was selected in the model Notes: It will not be linked, if the point in the model changes the user will have to run this tool again to correct the points location

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Point Selection in Model Space in the Point by "Offset Coordinate System" Feature

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February 21, 2023
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With a row selected within the point by "offset coordinate system” feature
press “s” to activate a mapkey
prompted “select a point in the model”
select point in model
The mapkey will then update the XYZ values for that row from the reference datum to the point that was selected in the model
Notes: It will not be linked, if the point in the model changes the user will have to run this tool again to correct the points location

StephenW

23-Emerald III

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Is this a question? Or was there supposed to be something attached?

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I was wondering if it would be possible to create the forementioned mapkey and what it's config.pro code would look like.

kdirth

21-Topaz I

I don't know of a function that can do that for you.

I would suggest measuring all of the points with reference to the coordinate system, save a file, modify the file into a points file and importing.

Select all points and select csys as the projection reference.

Press the info button and save information window to disk.

Rename file to *.pts.1.

Edit file to the pts file format.

Select Import button in Datum Point window.

There is always more to learn.

tbraxton

22-Sapphire II

Using only an offset datum point feature and a parent csys, I am pretty sure this is not possible because the search tool is not able to find the dimensions associated with only a single point within and offset datum point feature. I could be wrong about building such a query, so if someone knows how to do this, please post it.

It is possible to create features and relations that capture this design intent. This would enable automation of the sequence you need and could even work with a mapkey. A UDF would also be possible.

If you build the feature set shown in yellow below you can shift the csys reference to create a new datum point offset relative to a chosen point in the offset datum point array. Refer to the video and the enclosed Creo 7 part model used in the demo to study how to capture the design intent that will support automating the logic you describe in the initial post.