Datum Axes Datum Features, such as Datum Axes are created with easy-to-use dialog boxes.  There is no need to select the datum axis type, since the type of geometry selected dictates the type of datum axis.

Task 2-1. Create a Datum Axis on the end of the CONNECTING_ROD_2.PRT.

1. Select the Folder Browser , then click Working Directory to view the Part_Modeling folder.
1. Select CONNECTING_ROD_2.PRT from the browser to view its preview, and then click Open in Pro/E .
2. Click Datum Planes from the main toolbar to disable their display.
3. Start the Datum Axis Tool from the feature toolbar.
   1. Select the cylindrical surface shown in the following figure.
   2. Click OK from the Datum Axis dialog box.

Datum Axis Created