pc dmis

pro cad cad++

v2011
Alignment Review
Plane / Line / Point
Alignment Theory Video
(Click button to play).
Example Alignment
Plane
(Datum A)
Line
(Datum B)
Point
(Datum C)

Datum A (Primary Datum): Plane
Datum B (Secondary Datum): Line
Datum C (Tertiary Datum): Point

Alignment Procedure: Level
1. Measure a Plane on Datum A with at least 3 points in a
triangular pattern and then press Done on the jogbox.














2. Open the Alignment Utilities dialog box (Insert > Alignment >
New).

3. Make the dialog selections as shown.

a. Pick the Level
Feature.
b. Select the
vector direction.
c. Push the
Level button.
Alignment Procedure: Rotate
4. Measure a Line on Datum B from left to right and then press
Done on the jogbox..














5. Open the Alignment Utilities dialog box (Insert > Alignment >
New).

6. Make the dialog selections as shown.

a. Pick the Rotate
Feature.
b. Select Rotate to: XPLUS
(the line direction).

c. About: ZPLUS
(the Level direction).
d. Push the
Rotate button.
Alignment Procedure: Origins
7. Measure a Point on Datum C and press Done on the jogbox..














8. Open the Alignment Utilities dialog box (Insert > Alignment >
New).

9. Make the dialog selections as shown.

a. Pick the Point
b. Check X
c. Push Origin d. Pick the Line
e. Check Y
f. Push Origin
g. Pick the Plane
h. Check Z
i. Push Origin
Alignment Verification
10. Open the Probe Readout Window remember the shortcut key.

11. Position the probe (ruby tip) at the approximate location of the origin.
Observe the X, Y and Z values in the Probe Readout Window are
approximately zero.





12. Move the probe along the X axis of the part and observe the X
values in the Probe Readout Window count positive.

13. Move the probe up in Z and observe the Z values in the Probe
Readout Window count positive.

14. The direction of the Y axis follows
the right hand rule as shown.


Ctrl W +
Rotate
Direction
Level
Direction
This third direction is forced mutually
perpendicular to the two previous direction
vectors based on the right hand rule.
pc dmis
pro cad cad++
v2011
End of Alignment Review