Creating an Associated Offset Datum Plane at a compound angle to CSYS - NX10

[randy64]

I know how to create an offset datum plane. I know how to create an angled datum plane. I can even create an offset, angled datum plane. BUT... I don't know how to add that "2nd angle."

A little help here, please.

Thank you.

 

[JohnRBaker]

About that best that you can do is to create a combination of Datums to get what you want, as seen in the attached example.

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[randy64]

Thank you, JRB. Appreciate the help.

 

[cowski]

An alternative option is to use datum csys features. If you use an "offset csys" type, you can reference an existing datum csys and specify X, Y, Z offsets and X, Y, Z rotations.

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[randy64]

Thanks cowski, but our customer has dictated that each model have only one csys with everything coming off of that.

 

[cowski]

I understand having modeling standards; but when your standard makes modeling more difficult by preventing you from using a tool at hand, it is time to rethink your standard.

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[randy64]

cowski, it's the customer's standard, not my company's. Yer preachin' to the choir.

 

[cowski]

I know, it's just one of my pet peeves. I should have put a </rant> tag on it.

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