Set a datum level

 DIMS SetDatm

Sets and insert datum level sets on the drawing.

EXECUTION

On selecting this command the following dialogue is presented.

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Dimension Height of Datum

This sets the origin height of the first datum point. All other points are measure from this value.

Datum Units

Caddie will calculate the displayed value based on the current model units and the designated units.

Datum Symbol Height

This is the height of the datum symbol

Datum Symbol Width

This is the width of the Datum Symbol

Datum Pen

The pen the datum symbol is drawn in

Datum Text and Values

For the Datum values, the actual values used are based on the current dimension settings and are set using DimSet.

The display values take into account the scales that may be set.

After insertion,  text display will be the parameters of the dimension text. The datum value can have a precision value set by the current dimension values.

Select the SetDatm button and indicate a position on the section for the datum level placement. Enter the datum height (in the required units) in the dialogue box (see above). The current dimension text parameters will be used to input the datum height. The construction point on the level symbol contains the datum intelligence. Do not delete this point.

EXTENTS & BOUNDS:
Use the InsHght button to insert extra levels and EdtDatm to change the datum value and re-calculate the levels automatically.

All Dimensions

Dimension Set

Edit datum, update levels

Delete datum set

Insert levels, calculated from datum