Reporting without any datum shift, reporting based on the alignment/workplane you are in, easier to access the dimensions with vba or like programming, work arounds for poor drafting, new fangled reporting strategies don't interrupt previously setup reporting strategies. Probably a fair amount of alternative reasons that are escaping me at this moment.
Good answer. Especially the "work arounds for poor drafting." Comes up more often than I'd like. It can also be useful for when you need to report to an old GD&T standard. Or a custom GD&T standard - some companies make their own rules.
Legacy mode is also less resource intensive than the more modern reporting commands. On large parts with thousands of features the software can slow to a crawl if you don't stick to legacy reporting.
Reporting without any datum shift, reporting based on the alignment/workplane you are in, easier to access the dimensions with vba or like programming, work arounds for poor drafting, new fangled reporting strategies don't interrupt previously setup reporting strategies. Probably a fair amount of alternative reasons that are escaping me at this moment.
Good answer. Especially the "work arounds for poor drafting." Comes up more often than I'd like. It can also be useful for when you need to report to an old GD&T standard. Or a custom GD&T standard - some companies make their own rules.
Legacy mode is also less resource intensive than the more modern reporting commands. On large parts with thousands of features the software can slow to a crawl if you don't stick to legacy reporting.
