Datum Target Baloon Size

[pdiletti-2]

Hi

I have this problem with CREO 2.

Using Draft Datum / Draft Datum Target / Box

The baloon created for Datum Point visualization is small for text.

The two drawing options

min_baloon_radius and

max_baloon_radius

set to ZERO don't work .

Any idea ?

Thanks a lot

Pier

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[StephenW]

Since it's a symbol, I don't believe there is a simple solution.

I think the only solution is to create your own custom symbol that is sized appropriately.

[pdiletti-2]

Thank you Stephen

Please consider that this symbol is created automatically when you define a Standard System Datum Target.

If you use the BOX option and select a dimension, the text will be larger than baloon.

I'd like to avoid to use my own symbol in manual way !

Bye

Pier

[RonSt.Pierre]

being inch based, I have my .dtl options for these as:

max_balloon_radius .2

min_balloon_radius .2

I also have some other settings:

model_grid_balloon_display NO

model_grid_balloon_size .625

fyi

[pdiletti-2]

Thank you

but also modifying these options

the final diameter of symbol doesn't change

and the text is outside the symbol !

Thanks

Pier

[MartinHanak]

Hi,

I guess that default symbol is designed with fixed size and is intended for short texts, such as A,B,...

Please ask PTC Support, whether you can configure symbol size.

MH

[pdiletti-2]

I officially asked to PTC support and , by now, there is not reply ...

So they are evaluating my topic .

Bye

Pier

[pdiletti-2]

The Baloon Size can't be modified

and, if the text is longer than baloon ,

it must be placed outside the baloon according to ASME 14.5M 2009 (section 3.3.3).

But the PTC symbol doesn't support this condition.

At the moment , if necessary, you must create a new customized symbol.

Bye

Pier