Creating datum axes

This section describes the tools that you can use to create a datum axis.


In this section:

Creating a datum axis along a principal axis
Creating a datum axis along the intersection of two planes
Creating a datum axis along a straight edge
Creating a datum axis through two points
Creating a datum axis along the axis of a cylinder
Creating a datum axis normal to a plane and passing through a point
Creating a datum axis parallel to a line and passing through a point
Creating a datum axis running along the axis of a circle defined by three points
Creating a datum axis by rotating an existing edge through a specified angle