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Using Alignment Features for part measurement?

Hello all,

I never really thought of this till today, but is it proper practice to use an alignment feature as a feature for actual measurement, or is it considered in-accurate?

Example: I MANUALLY use a plane, line and point for my manual alignment. The I go to DCC mode and use another Plane (more points this time), line and point. Can I then use that DCC created Plane as a feature of measurement? What about as a Datum? Or should I, after the DCC Alignment create ANOTHER Plane and use IT as the measured plane, and never use the DCC Alignment Plane again?

Thanks,

Sam
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