When dimensioning true position for holes and the datum reference frame for them is different than your current alignment, is it enough to just select "Datum Reference Frame" in the alignment dropdown option? Or would I actually have to create another alignment for those holes? Say for example, I had holes on one side of the part that were called out to ABC (my current alignment,) and on another side there are holes called out to BAC. Do I have to create a BAC alignment, or will selecting "Datum Reference Frame" when dimensioning the holes take care of that for me?
Matthew D. Hoedeman If you select Current Alignment in XactMeasure or Geometric Tolerance, the material modifier on the datum reference is not ignored. The only change is in the reporting. The calculations performed (datum shift) are the same. It doesn't matter what your active alignment is, the two commands will do their own calculations and report the feature in the chosen coordinate system.
Matthew D. Hoedeman If you select Current Alignment in XactMeasure or Geometric Tolerance, the material modifier on the datum reference is not ignored. The only change is in the reporting. The calculations performed (datum shift) are the same. It doesn't matter what your active alignment is, the two commands will do their own calculations and report the feature in the chosen coordinate system.
