Document Properties - Datums

You can specify document-level drafting settings for datum annotations. Available for all document types.

To open this page:

With a drawing open, click Options (Standard toolbar), select the Document Properties tab, and then select Annotations > Datums.

Overall drafting standard

Inherited from the selected Drafting Standard page settings.

Base datum standard

Select a standard:

Leader Style	Select: a style.
Leader Thickness	Select: a thickness or select Custom Size and enter a thickness.

Frame Style	Sets the style for the shape surrounding the text.
Frame Thickness	Select: a thickness or select Custom Size and enter a thickness.

Font	Click to modify the font.

Display type	Per Standard
	Square
	Round (GB)
Next label	Enter a letter to start the labels for datum feature symbols. Successive labels are in alphabetic order. Only uppercase letters are accepted.

Square datums		Filled Triangle
		Filled Triangle With Shoulder
		Empty Triangle
		Empty Triangle With Shoulder
Round datums		Perpendicular
		Vertical
		Horizontal

Select a layer.

You must first create layers for the drawing before you can select them for document properties.

You must select Per Standard for Layer (Layer toolbar) in the drawing view document to apply these layer settings.

Display datums per 1982

Select to display datums per 1982 ANSI standard. (ANSI only).