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Teaching Plan -5: Datum feature Expression Learning Outcomes On the completion of this unit you will be able to correctly use the following skills as follows: ? Use datum features to position other features. ? Create and edit Expressions. Assessment Competency will be assessed by operation tasks throughout this section. Please forward the Practical Applications Manual to your supervisor for assessment on completion of operation tasks. Resources Practical Applications (Period: 2 classes in classroom) 《Practical Applications of UG NX4.0（Student Guide）》 Lesson 4: Datum Features Lesson 5: Expressions Operation (Period: 2 classes in computer training room) 《Practical Applications Manual》 Operation 3: Datum Features Expressions Key Point Datum Feature Datum features are construction tools that assist in the creation of solid features and sketches in locations and orientations where planar placement faces do not exist or as associative linear objects. Datum Features may be created relative to an existing solid model or fixed in model space. Datum Planes The datum plane option allows a planar reference feature to be created that has many uses. ? To define a sketch plane. ? To serve as the planar placement face for the creation of form features. ? As a target edge for positioning features. ? As a horizontal or vertical reference. ? For the mirror plane when using Mirror Body and Mirror Feature. ? To define the start or end limits when creating extruded and revolved features. ? To trim a body. ? To define positioning constraints in assemblies. ? To help define a relative Datum Axis. Relative Datum Planes A relative datum plane is created in reference to other objects in your model. You can use curves, faces, edges, points, and other datums as reference objects for datum planes. There is a wide range of methods you can use to create relative datum planes. Fixed Datum Planes Fixed datum planes do not reference and are not constrained by other geometric objec