## Description of the Alignment Utilities Dialog Box

Alignment Utilities dialog box

If you are creating a new part program, the dialog box will display the STARTUP command the first time the Alignment Utilities dialog box is opened (Insert | Alignment | New).

If the cursor is located in the last line of the Edit window, the alignment ID will display a new identification and the current alignment.

For example, in Command mode, the Edit window reads:

Alignment ID=A5
Recall Alignment ID=A4

You also have the option of recalling any available alignment listed in the Recall drop-down box. Only alignments created prior to the current cursor’s position will be available.

The Edit window command line for this option reads:

ALIGNMENT/START
ALIGNMENT/BF2D,'feat_id'
ALIGNMENT/END

Note: An alignment is not considered completed until the OK button is selected and PC-DMIS updates the Active Alignment List box.

Once the alignment procedure is complete, PC-DMIS will indicate the rotation of the alignment in the left corner of the Graphics Display window. As the graphical image of the part is scaled to fit the screen, the alignment offset becomes accurate (once the axes reference leaves the corner of the window).

If any of your axes are not constrained on your created alignment, PC-DMIS will warn you by causing the red XY and Z origin symbol (or trihedron) to continually move between those axes on the Graphics Display window. Once the alignment is completely constrained, PC-DMIS displays the trihedron in a fixed location to represent the alignment position:

Alignment Trihedron

More:

Accessing the Dialog Box

Alignment ID

Active Alignment List

Drop Down Axes

Level

Rotate

Set Origin Offset Distance

Origin

Recall

Iterative

Best Fit

Auto Align

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