Alignment Toolbar

Alignment toolbar

With the Alignment toolbar (View | Toolbars | Alignment), you can access the same alignment options that are on the Insert | Alignment submenu.

The following alignment functions are available:

QuickAlign - Creates alignments from the Edit window with a single click of a toolbar icon. For more information on the QuickAlign functionality, see the "About QuickAlign" topic.

New Alignment - Displays the Alignment Utilities dialog box for creating a new alignment in your measurement routine. For information on using the Alignment Utilities dialog box, see the "Description of the Alignment Utilities Dialog Box" topic.

Save Alignment - Displays the Save Alignment As dialog box to save the current alignment in an external file. External alignments can be recalled by a different measurement routine. For more information on saving alignments, see the "Saving an Alignment" topic.

Recall Alignment - Recalls an alignment that was previously created in the current measurement routine (Internal Alignment) or saved from another measurement routine (External Alignment). For more information on recalling alignments, see the "Recalling an Existing Alignment" topic.

Equate Alignment - Changes the position or orientation of a part, or recovers the alignment when a part has been accidentally moved. For more information on equating alignments, see the "Equating an Alignment" topic.

The Leapfrog and Bundle Alignment functions below are only available when connected to a Portable system.

Leapfrog - Displays the Leapfrog / Relocation dialog box. This menu option is disabled in Offline mode. You must be connected to a physical supported portable machine for the icon to be active. For more information on leapfrog operations, see the "Performing a Leapfrog Operation" topic.

Bundle Alignment - Creates a bundle alignment. Bundle alignments are used mainly in Portable systems for large or complex measurements to create a number of stations in a common network by moving the same sensor to different positions around the object. For more information on bundle alignments, see the "Using Bundle Alignments" topic in the PC-DMIS Portable documentation.

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