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LouR · Guest

Anybody know how to put a Leader on a Datum symbol? I am not talking about attaching a Datum symbol to a Dimension,
but a seperate leader with a Datum Symbol. thanks

David Janes · Guest

I think what you are looking for is found in the detail setup ('File>Properties>Drawing Options') in detailing mode. It's an option which puts the boxed set datum letter on a 'leader'. It's called new_iso_set_datums and you should set its value to yes. After yo set this, you must save this to the default dtl file pointed to in config.pro.

David Janes
"LouR" <arno@bs.com> wrote in message news:cjequo$75v$1@news.bnl.gov...
Anybody know how to put a Leader on a Datum symbol? I am not talking about attaching a Datum symbol to a Dimension,
but a seperate leader with a Datum Symbol. thanks

Gary Miglionico · Guest

I think the 'default' option for that is already set to yes. And I'm not sure but I think thats only for draft datums, not model datums which I think Lou is looking for.
"LouR" <arno@bs.com> wrote in message news:cjgqe2$q58$1@news.bnl.gov...
Hi Dave, just want to thank you for taking the time to help me out. I tried what you said to do and it didnt work. please look at my attached JPG image.
Look at Datum -B- this is what i was referring to. i like to move this Datum away from my object line and add a leader to the side ot the datum and
have it point to the surface. it looks kind of funny the way wildfire 2.0 chose to place it. maybe i've been in the business too long. lol
thanks dave again.
"David Janes" <djanes@cox.net.reemoob> wrote in message news:SyI6d.1729$pN6.1419@fed1read06...
I think what you are looking for is found in the detail setup ('File>Properties>Drawing Options') in detailing mode. It's an option which puts the boxed set datum letter on a 'leader'. It's called new_iso_set_datums and you should set its value to yes. After yo set this, you must save this to the default dtl file pointed to in config.pro.

David Janes
"LouR" <arno@bs.com> wrote in message news:cjequo$75v$1@news.bnl.gov...
Anybody know how to put a Leader on a Datum symbol? I am not talking about attaching a Datum symbol to a Dimension,
but a seperate leader with a Datum Symbol. thanks

LouR · Guest

I found a solution looking through my old notes on this. if you need to "add" a leader to a datum reference. type this: @[-B-A]

this will give you a leader next to a datum "B" (substitue any letter in place of B you wish of course )
thanks to all who helped me out on this.

LouR
"Gary Miglionico" <garymig@bnl.gov> wrote in message news:cjgsa6$qpd$1@news.bnl.gov...
I think the 'default' option for that is already set to yes. And I'm not sure but I think thats only for draft datums, not model datums which I think Lou is looking for.
"LouR" <arno@bs.com> wrote in message news:cjgqe2$q58$1@news.bnl.gov...
Hi Dave, just want to thank you for taking the time to help me out. I tried what you said to do and it didnt work. please look at my attached JPG image.
Look at Datum -B- this is what i was referring to. i like to move this Datum away from my object line and add a leader to the side ot the datum and
have it point to the surface. it looks kind of funny the way wildfire 2.0 chose to place it. maybe i've been in the business too long. lol
thanks dave again.
"David Janes" <djanes@cox.net.reemoob> wrote in message news:SyI6d.1729$pN6.1419@fed1read06...
I think what you are looking for is found in the detail setup ('File>Properties>Drawing Options') in detailing mode. It's an option which puts the boxed set datum letter on a 'leader'. It's called new_iso_set_datums and you should set its value to yes. After yo set this, you must save this to the default dtl file pointed to in config.pro.

David Janes
"LouR" <arno@bs.com> wrote in message news:cjequo$75v$1@news.bnl.gov...
Anybody know how to put a Leader on a Datum symbol? I am not talking about attaching a Datum symbol to a Dimension,
but a seperate leader with a Datum Symbol. thanks

LouR · Guest

Correction: i made a typo in my last email its @[-B-@]

"LouR" <arno@bs.com> wrote in message news:cjh639$thm$1@news.bnl.gov...
I found a solution looking through my old notes on this. if you need to "add" a leader to a datum reference. type this: @[-B-A]

this will give you a leader next to a datum "B" (substitue any letter in place of B you wish of course )
thanks to all who helped me out on this.

LouR
"Gary Miglionico" <garymig@bnl.gov> wrote in message news:cjgsa6$qpd$1@news.bnl.gov...
I think the 'default' option for that is already set to yes. And I'm not sure but I think thats only for draft datums, not model datums which I think Lou is looking for.
"LouR" <arno@bs.com> wrote in message news:cjgqe2$q58$1@news.bnl.gov...
Hi Dave, just want to thank you for taking the time to help me out. I tried what you said to do and it didnt work. please look at my attached JPG image.
Look at Datum -B- this is what i was referring to. i like to move this Datum away from my object line and add a leader to the side ot the datum and
have it point to the surface. it looks kind of funny the way wildfire 2.0 chose to place it. maybe i've been in the business too long. lol
thanks dave again.
"David Janes" <djanes@cox.net.reemoob> wrote in message news:SyI6d.1729$pN6.1419@fed1read06...
I think what you are looking for is found in the detail setup ('File>Properties>Drawing Options') in detailing mode. It's an option which puts the boxed set datum letter on a 'leader'. It's called new_iso_set_datums and you should set its value to yes. After yo set this, you must save this to the default dtl file pointed to in config.pro.

David Janes
"LouR" <arno@bs.com> wrote in message news:cjequo$75v$1@news.bnl.gov...
Anybody know how to put a Leader on a Datum symbol? I am not talking about attaching a Datum symbol to a Dimension,
but a seperate leader with a Datum Symbol. thanks

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