### Create an Alignment

Prior to measuring your gear, you need to create an alignment.

To Create an Alignment:

1. Select the Measure | Alignment Creation menu option...

... or the Alignment Creation toolbar icon...

... to open the Align Gear dialog box.

2. Make the needed changes to the values in the dialog box. See the "Creating a Gear Alignment" topic for more information on the available options.

3. Click Start to begin the Alignment Wizard. You are prompted whether of not you are ready to start Measurement.

4. Click Yes to continue measurement, using the Alignment Wizard. PC-DMIS launches in the background to execute each of the measurements.

5. Follow the instructions and measure the specified features to establish the alignment. For each feature, select the Active Tip that will be used to measure the feature.

6. When each feature has been measured, click Next. You will be directed to measure the next feature. Click Back to measure the previous feature or Cancel to exit out of the alignment wizard. If you are not satisfied with a hit, click Del Hit to remove the last hit.