Quick Align

Aligns an instrument (or set of instruments) to one or more CAD surfaces using QuickAlign to CAD or QuickAlign to CAD faces.

 

Input Arguments

 

0

Collection Instrument ID Ref List

Instrument IDs

A list of one or more instruments to apply the resulting transform to.

1

Collection Object Name Ref List

Objects

A list of one or more objects to transform during

the alignment.

2

Point Name Ref List

Nominal Points (optional)

Nominal points to measure.

3

String Ref List

Nominal Point of View Names (optional)

A list of named views that (sequentially) match the list of nominal points.

4

Boolean

Align to Individual Faces Only

(not Entire Surface)

Set to True will use only the proximal CAD faces

not the full surface.

 

Return Arguments

None.

 

Returned Status

 

SUCCESS

The new instruments were aligned successfully.

FAILURE

The instrument, objects, nominal points (if specified), or nominal views (if specified) could not be found.

 

Remarks

[Arg. 2] defines a list of nominal points used for the alignment process. When the MP is run these points will be projected to the closes Visible CAD surfaces and this list of surfaces will be used for the alignment. So make sure your CAD surfaces are visible when this command is run.

[Arg. 4] is used to choose between a full surface fit or a fit to only specific CAD faces. This CAD face option, possible when A4 = True, restricts the alignment to a greater extent and can be helpful when a single small face is key to the alignment process.