Datum Target in MBD

[Anonymous]

How to Implement Datum Target Points in MBD Which are Important for Defining Irregular Features 

and without which we cannot define Features for Components design for Casting , Moulding and Forging . For Which the surfaces have Draft angles.

[Xun.Zhang]

Hello,

Unfortunately, draft shaft face is not able to be a valid datum target right now, it should be a great enhancement candidate and feel free to add new idea to ideastation.

The workaround more like create a co-axis surface and make the datum annotation on top of it and then set the surface as invisible. 

Hope it helps and thanks for the feedback!

[Anonymous]

1) The Above representation may not be inline with GD&T ASME14.5Y-2009 Standard. 

2) As per the blog post 

http://blogs.autodesk.com/inventor/2017/03/24/more-model-based-definition-in-autodesk-inventor/

Inventor uses GD&T engine from Sigmetrix  and GD&T Advisor 2.3.0 of Sigmetrix support Datum targets..

So, Which version of the Engine Inventor uses, If it is 2.3.0 then this functionality should be available in the background ?

[Anonymous]

As the MBD Doesn't have appropriate items for datum applications as per ASME 14.41 . Which will make the MBD more of a representative/showcase tool then practical usable one .