### Creating a Gear Alignment

Select the Measure | Alignment Creation menu option or the Alignment Creation toolbar icon to open the Create Alignment dialog box.

To Create a Gear Alignment:

1. Browse to or type the path and name for the Probe File.

2. Browse to or type the path and name for the Alignment File. You can create a new file or replace an existing alignment file.

3. The Alignment ID field is read-only. The value is automatically added after you have selected the Alignment File.

Note: You must choose a valid probe file, otherwise you will get a warning message.

4. If you have selected the Face or Root Cone Measurement option, you can then click the Parameter setup button that is now available. See "Face or Root Cone Measurement Parameters".

5. Specify the feature Type (Cylinder, Plane, Cone) for the Z Axis and change the Feature ID if needed.

6. Specify the feature Type (Cylinder, Plane, Cone) for the X Origin and change the Feature ID if needed.

7. Specify the feature Type (Cylinder, Plane, Cone) for the Y Origin and change the Feature ID if needed.

8. Specify the feature Type (Plane, Circle, Point, Cone) for the Z Origin and change the Feature ID if needed.

9. Select the Face or Root Cone Measurement option if you want to create the alignment accurately by face/root cone. See the "Face or Root Cone Measurement Parameters" topic for more information on the Parameter Setup.

10. Specify the machine parameters for Prehit Distance, Retract Distance, Touch Speed, and Move Speed. See the Core PC-DMIS documentation for more information on these values.

11. Select the Use Clearance Height option and specify the Clearance Height to provide the clearance height. This is used to define a safe height to avoid a probe crash. After measurement of each element has completed, the probe will move to this clearance height and then proceed to another element.

12. Select the Measure in DCC option to execute the alignment in DCC mode.

13. Click Apply to save any changes or Cancel to close the Align gear dialog box without saving changes.

14. Click Measure to begin the alignment Wizard. See the "Executing a Basic Alignment" or "Executing an Accuracy Alignment" topic.

More:

Face or Root Cone Measurement Parameters

Executing a Basic Alignment

Executing an Accuracy Alignment