Creating a datum perpendicular to feature/datum
Creating a datum perpendicular to feature/datum
(OP)
NX 3.0 / PC
I have never been able to consistently build a datum perpendicular to a feature or another datum. I don't like the transfer > rotate method. Not fond of fixed datums.
What is the best way to do this?
I have never been able to consistently build a datum perpendicular to a feature or another datum. I don't like the transfer > rotate method. Not fond of fixed datums.
What is the best way to do this?
Justin Ackley
Designer
jackley@gmail.com





RE: Creating a datum perpendicular to feature/datum
Justin Ackley
Designer
jackley@gmail.com
RE: Creating a datum perpendicular to feature/datum
menu toggled to "Inferred Plane", pick the sketch curve (or any curve for that matter). You should see a cursor menu that indicates an angular value, defaulted to 90. Accept the value or edit as you wish. The newly created datum is associative to the Parent datum and the sketch curve. You can then use the new datum to place another sketch curve on which to build another datum, and so on.
Good Luck
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RE: Creating a datum perpendicular to feature/datum
But I will start using this method. Thank you.
Justin Ackley
Designer
jackley@gmail.com
RE: Creating a datum perpendicular to feature/datum
regards
David
RE: Creating a datum perpendicular to feature/datum
if you want to be explicit, select the down-arrow on the constraint icon, there is a "perpendicular" option. Choose this icon, then select a planar face and then a curve/edge.
Paul Phillips
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RE: Creating a datum perpendicular to feature/datum