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#### Step 2: Create a Manual Alignment

The manual alignment is used to quickly define the part location based on the measured Arc and Line Datum features.

To create a manual alignment:

1. Select the 3 2 1 Alignment button from the Vision toolbar. The Alignment Type dialog box appears.

2. Select the Line-Point 2D alignment and click Next >>. The 2D-LinePoint dialog box appears.

3. Select LIN1 from the List of Available Lines and associate it with XPLUS axis from the Associate with axis drop-down list.

4. Click Next >>. The 2D-LinePoint Alignment - Origin dialog box appears.

5. Select CIR1 from the list of Available Points and click Next >>. The Line-Point dialog box appears.

6. Click Finish to insert the alignment command into the part program. The manual alignment is complete.

Click the +/- (expand/collapse) next to the new alignment in the Edit Window. Notice the alignment steps that were created under the alignment command by the 3 2 1 Alignment Wizard.

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