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SolidWorks Fundamentals
Moving from 2D to 3D
Assemblies
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Design Checker
Design Studies in SolidWorks
Drawings and Detailing
Detailing Overview
Annotations
Annotations Overview
Annotations Options Overview
Annotation Leaders
Displaying Annotation Views
Annotation views - Changing Orientation
Annotation Views - Inserting Automatically
Multiple Annotations
Aligning Annotations
Grouping Annotations
Inserting 3D Annotations
Spelling Check
Multi-jog Leaders
Balloons
Center Marks
Detailing for Sketch Slots
Setting Slot Center Marks at View Creation
Centerline Annotations
Hole Callouts
Cosmetic Threads
Surface Finish Symbols
Datum Feature Symbols
Datum Targets
Geometric Tolerancing
Dowel Pin Symbols
Weld Symbols
Area Hatch
Blocks
Caterpillars
End Treatments
Table Equation Editor
Inserting Reference Geometry into Drawings
Notes
Cut List Properties
Using Format Painter
Tables
Bill of Materials (BOM)
Table Columns and Rows
Adding Symbol Text to BOM or Table Cells
Expanding Tables
Equations in Tables
Drafting Standards
Print Settings
Drawings
DFMXpress
DriveWorksXpress
FloXpress
Import and Export
Large Scale Design
Model Display
Mold Design
Motion Studies
Parts and Features
Routing
Sheet Metal
Simulation
SimulationXpress
Sketching
Sustainability Products
SolidWorks Utilities
Tolerancing
Toolbox
Weldments
Workgroup PDM
Troubleshooting
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Datum Targets

You can attach a datum target and symbol to a model face or edge in any document.

To create a datum target and symbol:

  1. Click Datum Target on the Annotation toolbar, or click Insert, Annotations, Datum Target.

  2. Set the properties in the PropertyManager.

    Example:

    Target Symbol and X Target Area selected

  1. Click in the graphics area to place the target and then the symbol. You can insert multiple symbols.

If you clicked No target symbol in the PropertyManager, click only once to place the annotation.

  1. Click OK .

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To move the datum target symbol (the balloon or the point), select the symbol and drag the item.

To edit the datum target symbol, select the symbol.



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