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In FreeCAD, datum planes make sense if you are placing sketches (and padding) in non-standard orientations, that is, in planes rotated around the three main axes. For sketches that are placed with a simple offset from the XY, XZ, or YZ planes, often there is no need to use datum planes, as the faces of the previous feature can be used as supports. After all, in FreeCAD, the a new feature must be touching the previous feature, so you may as well use the previous feature as support.