I have a looping question

Oh boy where to begin.

=ALIGNMENT/START,RECALL:USE_PART_SETUP,LIST=YES
            ALIGNMENT/END
            MODE/MANUAL
            MOVESPEED/ 100
            FORMAT/TEXT,OPTIONS, ,HEADINGS,SYMBOLS, ;NOM,TOL,MEAS,DEV,OUTTOL, , 
            LOADPROBE/LLDAWG_TIP1 2X30 TIP2 3X50 [COLOR=#ff0000][B]----- What is this??? 2 TIPS?[/B][/COLOR]
            TIP/TIP1, SHANKIJK=0, 0, 1, ANGLE=0
         
MAN_PLNA   =FEAT/PLANE,CARTESIAN,TRIANGLE [COLOR=#ff0000][B]- Don’t separate: PLN, LIN, PNT in to TWO align, Create 1 MANUAL ALIGN, and 1 DCC ALIGN[/B][/COLOR]
            THEO/<10.39954,-0.91716,-27.00211>,<0,0,1>
            ACTL/<10.29746,-0.85066,-27.00047>,<0.0000813,-0.0034436,0.9999941>
            MEAS/PLANE,4
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<2.24446,-0.9518,-26.99909>,<0.0002452,0.0062019,0.9999807>,<2.89135,-0.58091,-27.00009>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<10.61085,-1.27203,-27.00125>,<0.0002452,0.0062019,0.9999807>,<18.65044,-0.42268,-26.99876>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<16.79155,-0.97871,-27.00204>,<0.0002452,0.0062019,0.9999807>,<13.03635,-1.1995,-27.00427>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<11.95131,-0.46609,-27.00607>,<0.0002452,0.0062019,0.9999807>,<6.6117,-1.19955,-26.99876>,USE THEO=YES
            ENDMEAS/
$$ NO,
            
A1         =ALIGNMENT/START,RECALL:STARTUP,LIST=YES
            ALIGNMENT/LEVEL,ZPLUS,MAN_PLNA
            ALIGNMENT/END
            COMMENT/OPER,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,AUTO-CONTINUE=NO,
            ALIGNMENT
            MAKE LINE ON Y-MINUS/FRONT
$$ NO,
            
MAN_LINEB  =FEAT/LINE,CARTESIAN,UNBOUNDED
            THEO/<2.95008,-1.28824,-27.17141>,<1,0.0000004,0>
            ACTL/<2.24178,-1.54568,-27.14377>,<0.9999997,-0.0008179,0>
            MEAS/LINE,2,ZPLUS
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<2.95008,-1.28824,-27.17326>,<-0.0008712,-0.9999996,0>,<2.24178,-1.54568,-27.14469>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<18.51021,-1.3018,-27.16955>,<-0.0008712,-0.9999996,0>,<19.00739,-1.55939,-27.14285>,USE THEO=YES
            ENDMEAS/
$$ NO,
            
A2         =ALIGNMENT/START,RECALL:A1,LIST=YES
            ALIGNMENT/ROTATE,XPLUS,TO,MAN_LINEB,ABOUT,ZPLUS
            ALIGNMENT/END
MAN_PNTC   =FEAT/POINT,CARTESIAN
            THEO/<1.99161,-0.72581,-27.07116>,<-1,0.0000022,0>
            ACTL/<1.98758,-1.25369,-27.14727>,<-0.9999969,0.0009674,0.0022823>
            MEAS/POINT,1,WORKPLANE
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<1.99161,-0.72581,-27.07116>,<-1,0.0000022,0>,<1.98758,-1.25369,-27.14727>,USE THEO=YES
            ENDMEAS/
$$ NO,
            
A3         =ALIGNMENT/START,RECALL:A2,LIST=YES
            ALIGNMENT/TRANS,ZAXIS,MAN_PLNA
            ALIGNMENT/TRANS,YAXIS,MAN_LINEB
            ALIGNMENT/TRANS,XAXIS,MAN_PNTC
            ALIGNMENT/END
$$ NO,
            
$$ NO,
            
C1         =COMMENT/INPUT,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,
            what serial number is this?
$$ NO,
            
            ASSIGN/VCOUNT=0+C1.INPUT
$$ NO,
            
            MODE/DCC
$$ NO,
            
$$ NO,
            
$$ NO,
            
$$ NO,
            
V2         =LOOP/START,ID=YES,NUMBER=3,START=1,SKIP=,
              OFFSET:XAXIS=0,YAXIS=18.25,ZAXIS=5,ANGLE=0
V1         =LOOP/START,ID=YES,NUMBER=3,START=1,SKIP=,
              OFFSET:XAXIS=0,YAXIS=6,ZAXIS=0,ANGLE=0
            MODE/DCC
$$ NO,
            
            DISPLAYPRECISION/4
            FASTPROBEMODE/ON
            MOVESPEED/ 300
            PREHIT/0.1
            RETRACT/0.1
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=15 ; P.O. : 
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=25 ; DRAWING NUMBER : 
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=15 ; INSPECTOR : 
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=15 ; JOB NUMBER : 
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=15 ; HEAT NUMBER : 
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=15 ; VIN NUMBER : 
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=15 ; CUSTOMER : 
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=15 ; SERIAL NUMBER : VCOUNT
            MOVE/POINT,NORMAL,<-0.1515,0.5576,0.3125>
$$ NO,
            
PLNA       =FEAT/PLANE,CARTESIAN,TRIANGLE
            THEO/<8.4562,0.6582,0.0018>,<-[COLOR=#0000cd]0.0003726,0.0020609,0.9999978[/COLOR]> [COLOR=#ff0000][B]- Fix IJK so that they are 0,0,1 on all of your features[/B][/COLOR]
            ACTL/<8.4563,0.6577,-0.0255>,<-0.0003947,0.0122227,0.9999252>
            MEAS/PLANE,6
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<0.1267,0.6388,0.0005>,<-0.0003726,0.0020609,0.9999978>,<0.1268,0.6387,-0.0391>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<4.7994,1.0227,0.0027>,<-0.0003726,0.0020609,0.9999978>,<4.7995,1.0226,-0.0492>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<11.7019,1.0676,-0.0009>,<-0.0003726,0.0020609,0.9999978>,<11.702,1.0675,-0.0561>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<17.7592,0.4945,0.0109>,<-0.0003726,0.0020609,0.9999978>,<17.7593,0.4944,-0.0396>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<11.9732,0.6058,-0.0022>,<-0.0003726,0.0020609,0.9999978>,<11.9733,0.6057,-0.0538>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<4.3769,0.1195,0>,<-0.0003726,0.0020609,0.9999978>,<4.377,0.1194,-0.0252>,USE THEO=YES
            ENDMEAS/
            MOVE/POINT,NORMAL,<-0.1431,-0.1238,0.2051>
$$ NO,
            
LINB       =FEAT/LINE,CARTESIAN,UNBOUNDED
            THEO/<0.6638,0.0267,-0.0699>,<[COLOR=#0000cd]1,-0.0000939,0[/COLOR]>
            ACTL/<0.6638,0.0318,-0.0697>,<1,0.000208,0>
            MEAS/LINE,2,ZPLUS
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<0.6638,0.0267,-0.0719>,<-0.0000939,-1,0>,<0.6639,0.0318,-0.0717>,USE THEO=YES
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<17.5832,0.0251,-0.0679>,<-0.0000939,-1,0>,<17.5833,0.0353,-0.0677>,USE THEO=YES
            ENDMEAS/
            MOVE/POINT,NORMAL,<-0.2919,-0.3716,-0.0759>
PNTC       =FEAT/POINT,CARTESIAN
            THEO/<-0.0107,0.2214,-0.0721>,<-[COLOR=#0000cd]1,0.0000022,0>[/COLOR]
            ACTL/<-0.0107,0.2214,-0.0721>,<-1,0.0000022,0>
            MEAS/POINT,1,WORKPLANE
            HIT/BASIC,NORMAL,<0.0002,0.2213,-0.0723>,<-1,0.0000022,0>,<-0.0107,0.2214,-0.0721>,USE THEO=YES
            ENDMEAS/
$$ NO,
            
            PREHIT/0.06
            RETRACT/0.06
A4         =ALIGNMENT/START,RECALL:A3,LIST=YES
            ALIGNMENT/LEVEL,ZPLUS,PLNA
            ALIGNMENT/ROTATE,XPLUS,TO,LINB,ABOUT,ZPLUS
            ALIGNMENT/TRANS,XAXIS,PNTC
            ALIGNMENT/TRANS,YAXIS,LINB
            ALIGNMENT/TRANS,ZAXIS,PLNA
            ALIGNMENT/END


$$ NO,=====================================================
            
GRP1       =GROUP/SHOWALLPARAMS=NO    HAD TO CONDENSE THIS
            ENDGROUP/ID=GRP1          @@@@@@PROGRAM@@@@@@@     
$$ NO,=====================================================


        

    
C2         =COMMENT/YESNO,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,AUTO-CONTINUE=YES,TIME DELAY=5,
            KEEP GOING?
$$ NO,
            
            IF_GOTO/C2.INPUT=="NO" ,GOTO = L1[COLOR=#ff0000] I don’t play with If/GoTo often, but I use If/END, I would change it to[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#800080][B][COLOR=#800080]IF/C2.INPUT==”YES”
[/COLOR][/B][/COLOR]
$$ NO,
            
            ASSIGN/VCOUNT=VCOUNT+1
$$ NO,
             
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=15 ; SERIAL NUMBER : VCOUNT
            REPORT/LABEL, FILENAME= PPAP ITEM DIMENSION (2) NOT COPY.LBL
$$ NO,
            
[COLOR=#800080][B]END/IF[/B][/COLOR]

Wolman there is nothing wrong with aligning the features that are use in alignments once you have created the feature. In all the training I've done and what I've heard from other programmers this is the better way to do it. You could run into problems creating all your alignment features and then doing the alignment. What if after you creating or hit your level surface. you are rotating some holes on that surface. If you haven't leveled where is the measurment coming from?? The MCS?

Wolman there is nothing wrong with aligning the features that are use in alignments once you have created the feature. In all the training I've done and what I've heard from other programmers this is the better way to do it. You could run into problems creating all your alignment features and then doing the alignment. What if after you creating or hit your level surface. you are rotating some holes on that surface. If you haven't leveled where is the measurment coming from?? The MCS?

I agree with most of what Adam is saying here...

But, I would follow these steps and NEVER have theos or noms change on me.

1)Measure plane, Level and origin
2)Measure line. Level and origin to plane, rotate and origin to line.
3)Measure point (or circle) Level and origin to plane, rotate and origin to line, origin to point.

TO help ensure that your theo/noms do not change, you MUST have is an alignment that locks all 6 DOF as a single alignment. The lack of this has been proven by TECH support to be ONE reason for changing theos/nominals in programs. (are there more, who knows, but this one HAS been proven).

How you go about getting there is up to you.

And, how you get there will depend on what you are working with.

If your part/fixture sits 'flat' on the machine, then there is no reason for your manual (rough, first, whatever) alignment NOT to be measured all in MCS, plane, line, line, circle, all can be measured in MCS without a problem.

OR, if your part/fixture does NOT sit flat on the table, you still do not need 'extra' alignments since your lines & circles can be measured in the plane of the measured plane, it's been in the software since V3.7 at least. Newer version allow you to select the measured plane as the 'workplane', in V3.7, you have to toggle it in the feature in the edit window, but it is there!

So, plane, line, line, intersection point, then make the alignment, level, rotate, x origin, y origin, z origin, then any axis offsets needed.

THEN, do it all again in DCC mode to the manual/rough alignment, and I would again do all 6 DOF in that alignment. Done and ready to go.

Matt I,m a little confuse though. I run a Gantry cmm. My table is not attched to my cmm. I use dowels usually for my rotation on my parts. Most parts I check do have dowels with tight location so they are ethier bored or reamed in. My question is with my table not being realtive to my machine could this not have effect on my circles that I will use for rotation if I have not leveled the part?

TO help ensure that your theo/noms do not change, you MUST have is an alignment that locks all 6 DOF as a single alignment. The lack of this has been proven by TECH support to be ONE reason for changing theos/nominals in programs. (are there more, who knows, but this one HAS been proven).

How you go about getting there is up to you.

And, how you get there will depend on what you are working with.

If your part/fixture sits 'flat' on the machine, then there is no reason for your manual (rough, first, whatever) alignment NOT to be measured all in MCS, plane, line, line, circle, all can be measured in MCS without a problem.

OR, if your part/fixture does NOT sit flat on the table, you still do not need 'extra' alignments since your lines & circles can be measured in the plane of the measured plane, it's been in the software since V3.7 at least. Newer version allow you to select the measured plane as the 'workplane', in V3.7, you have to toggle it in the feature in the edit window, but it is there!

So, plane, line, line, intersection point, then make the alignment, level, rotate, x origin, y origin, z origin, then any axis offsets needed.

THEN, do it all again in DCC mode to the manual/rough alignment, and I would again do all 6 DOF in that alignment. Done and ready to go.