Datum on Diameter Dimension Same Side as Value

[JohnDHage]

Hello,

I am using Creo 9 on a windows laptop. I want to place a datum callout on a diameter dimension. However, creo automatically puts the datum on the witness line opposite the dimension value. How do I get them to be on the same side? This has been very frustrating, and I don't understand this limitation in the least.

Thanks,

[tbraxton]

You should post your model and drawing; without it we have to speculate on what you are working with.

If you move the diameter dimension to a view where the feature is a circle, does the behavior change? How are you creating the datum tag? This may have something to do with the behavior.

Simple example of placing a datum tag on a hole diameter dimension. If you follow this example, do you see similar results?

[JohnDHage]

Hi,

The files are attached. The video doesn't seem to solve my problem because the diameter is shown from the side instead of straight on.

Thanks,

[tbraxton]

Is this what you want? Why are you not showing the diameter in a view where it is shown as a full circle on the drawing?

[JohnDHage]

Hi,

As long as it can be pulled away from the part, yes. The reason for not showing it on another view is related to the particular process we are going through right now. These are legacy parts that are being redrawn and we are trying to preserve as much of the original content as possible, e.g. having all the same dimensions shown in the same places.

Thanks,

[vnamboodheri]

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[tbraxton]

If you attach as shown here in drawing mode you can then move it freely. The movement is constrained by the method/view used to define the datum symbol.