A variety of enhancements were made to datum frame and datum target annotations in Draft, for PMI, and in sketches.

Datum frame annotation enhancements

• On the Datum Frame command bar, you can:

  • Specify a rectangular or circular datum frame shape using the Datum Frame Shape option.

  • Type property text in the Text box to generate a subscript for the datum frame text.

    Example:

    To produce a datum frame with this subscript:

    

    Type this in the Text box: A%{/ST^1}

    To learn about this and other formatting options, see the help topic, Format codes to modify property text output.

    Note:

    Alternatively, you can generate datum frame labels with subscripts automatically using the Specify Annotation Letters dialog box, which you can find through the Annotation tab in the Solid Edge Options dialog box.

• Specify a datum frame terminator line thickness and new terminator type—anchor (hollow)—on the Text and Leader tab in the Properties dialog box.

  Datum frame terminator type	Displays
  Anchor (filled)
  Anchor (hollow)
  Line
  Normal	Uses the active terminator type for dimensions, for example:

• Add dashes around the datum frame text on the new General tab (Datum Frame Properties dialog box). Previously, dashes had to be specified in the style.

Datum target enhancements

On the Datum Target command bar, you can:

• Specify that the datum target area scales with the drawing view by selecting the Use drawing view scale option. This option associates the datum area symbol with the drawing view, even when it is moved or scaled.

• Choose a movable datum target symbol. You can drag the break line edit point to reposition the datum target symbol.

  

• Choose a new datum point type: rectangular area.

  Datum Point Type	Displays
  Datum point
  Datum circular area
  Datum rectangular area

• Specify a new datum target terminator type—arrow—on the Text and Leader tab in the Properties dialog box.

  Datum target terminator type	Displays
  Arrow (filled)
  Arrow (hollow)
  Arrow (open)
  Blank	No symbol is displayed on the terminator line.