## Aligning a Cylinder Gear for a Vision Machine

The Align Gear dialog box allows you to edit relevant alignment parameters for cylinder gears on a Vision Machine system.

| Clicking the Align button or selecting the Measure | Alignment Creation menu option displays the Align Gear dialog box.

You can also use an existing PC-DMIS part program to create the alignment, or you can create a custom alignment.

Align Gear dialog box for a Vision Machine

Alignment Area

File name: This box displays a complete path and filename to which the Alignment information will be written after execution. You can specify a different alignment file than that used for the actual gear measurement. Click to select the Align file to use for the alignment. The pathway to this alignment file will appear in the Align File box.

Part Program Area

Either you can Create a new part program or Open an existing part program. In either case, specify the name of Part Program by typing the path and name for part program or clicking to select the Part Program file. The path to this probe file will appear in the Part Program box.

Probe Area

Probe File: This box displays a complete pathway to a probe file
you select for the gear alignment. You can specify a different probe file than that used for the actual gear measurement. Click to select the probe file to use for the alignment. The pathway to this probe file will appear in the Probe File box.

DCC Feature Area

This area provides you with controls and input fields to set the DCC Feature parameters.

DCC Circle

- Hits number: Use the UP and DOWN arrows to set the Hits number which determines the number of read points the Vision System's camera will perform on the part.

- Start Angle: This determines the polar coordinate location of the first point of the DCC Circle. The angles are defined as 0 being equal to the clocking axis of the manual alignment and increasing as you move counter-clockwise around the center of the origin. Negative numbers are not allowed.

- End Angle: This determines the location of the last point of the DCC Circle. The angles are defined as 0 being equal to the clocking axis of the manual alignment and increasing as you move counter-clockwise around the center of the origin. Negative numbers are not allowed.

- ON: Turns the DCC Circle alignment parameters on if this check box is checked.

Color Area

- Hit Target Color: Defines the color each hit point that is read will be displayed in. Use the drop-down list to select the desired color for the Hit Target Color.

- Nominal Color: Defines the color of the Nominal value for each inspection point will be displayed in. Use the drop-down list to select the desired color for the Nominal Color.

Magnification Area

Optical Magnification: Defines the Optical Magnification of the vision system being used.

Illumination Area

Use this area to select the appropriate lighting being used for part feature illumination during inspections.

- Top Light: Click on the Top Light check box if the part feature illumination is being done from the top.

- Bottom Light: Click on the Bottom Light check box if the part feature illumination is being done from the bottom.

- Ring Light: Click on the Ring Light check box if the part feature illumination is being done using a ring light.

Measure: When this check box is selected, Gear will measure the alignment that is specified by the alignment parameters when you click the Measure button.

Generate: This determines whether or not a part program is generated as part of the alignment process. If this is selected PC-DMIS Gear will create a new part program, otherwise it will open the part program defined in the Part Program area.

Launches PC-DMIS and begins the alignment process. If Generate is marked PC-DMIS will generate the part program to accomplish the alignment and then execute the new part program. Otherwise, it will execute the specified part program.

Saves any changes that have been made in the Gear Alignment dialog box.

Closes the Gear Alignment dialog box and saves your changes.