#### Start Alignment Command

The line that starts the alignment is:

ALIGN_ID=ALIGNMENT/START,RECALL:ID, LIST=YES/NO

Changeable fields:

"Align_ID"
This is the ID the alignment will be stored as. The ID is assigned by the operator. A default name will be assigned if an ID is not specified. Example: A1.

"ID"
ID is a previous internal alignment that will be recalled to start a new alignment. Note that in version 3.6 and above you can also use the USE_ACTIVE_ALIGNMENT keyword in this field to cause PC-DMIS to use the active alignment instead of recalling a stored alignment. This is useful when using alignments with looping and conditional branching. See the "Using an Alignment Inside Loops" topic.

In PC-DMIS version 2012 and later, you can use the USE_PART_SETUP keyword in this field to cause PC-DMIS to use the transformation defined in the Part setup area of the Part/Machine tab in the Setup Options dialog box. This was handled by leaving the ID field blank in versions prior to version 2012. See the "Setup Options: Part/Machine tab" topic in the "Setting Your Preferences" section.

"LIST"
Setting this field to YES or NO lets you determine whether or not PC-DMIS should display the alignment ID in the Alignments list on the Settings toolbar for later insertion in the part program. The default setting is YES. Setting this field to NO is useful if you have a lot of temporary alignments and you don't want them all listed in the Alignments list on the Settings toolbar (see "Active Alignment List").