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So I was lamenting the fact that I had several set datums on my drawing that I couldn't layer off and I decided to see what parts these datums were coming from.
As I clicked around the part, I right-clicked and noticed a RMB menu I had never seen before.
ERASE GRAPHICS
So I tried it, it made the datum go away in the model
I reselected the datum in the model tree and right clicked again and I get another menu option I haven't seen
SHOW GRAPHICS
So I tried it, the datum comes back.
Best as I can tell, this doesn't affect my drawing whatsoever but I'm baffled that I had never seen those options before.
Anyone have any insight?
Solved! Go to Solution.
So PTC support says its there to hide set datums in the part/assembly. Hmmm, is this a fix for model datum that couldn't be set to a layer?
I'll have to give this a whirl on parts that I have control over. I can't fix those I don't have control over though so I don't think its a real fix but might be a help.
It's also in the Datum properties dialog box.
It's locked on my version and I don't see those menu options. This is with Creo 3.0 M070. What version and build are you running?
Creo 2 M170.
I think its when you click the other datum style, the one that looks like the 1994 datum instead of the 1982 datum even though it really means annotation feature and not annotation feature.
If you use the 1982 version, you can add the datum to a layer and turn it off.
If you use the 1994 version, you have no layer abilities.
Nope, no dice. When I first create the other style, the box is unchecked, but it won't let me check it. If I go back into properties after creation it suddenly is checked and can't be unchecked. Guess I'll have to call PTC....
PTC got back with me. The problem was due to the placement type. "On Datum" placement locks the "Display Datum Graphics" to on.
From the Creo 2.0 documentation:
From the Creo 3.0 documentation:
So PTC support says its there to hide set datums in the part/assembly. Hmmm, is this a fix for model datum that couldn't be set to a layer?
I'll have to give this a whirl on parts that I have control over. I can't fix those I don't have control over though so I don't think its a real fix but might be a help.
Apple has survived changing the OS to make it incompatible with previously written software and the microprocessor has also changed.
One of these days PTC will stop hurting the vast majority of its set-datum using customers and FIX the SET DATUMS to ONLY SHOW at the related DOCUMENT LEVEL, even though both users who depend on the current BROKEN approach will complain and the 99,99% will be happier.