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Alignment Question

I might be overthinking this one. We check various things on Engine Blocks here, and while I was creating yet another Program for a different model today, I got to thinking about the way we align them. Originally we:
  • Rotate Head to Deck Angle (Typically 30 Degrees)
  • 4 Hits on Head
  • Level/Origin to Head
  • 2 Hits for Line in front of Block
  • Rotate XPLUS to Line about ZPLUS
  • 4 Hits in a Cylinder Bore
  • XY Origin to Cylinder Bore
Simple stuff. The part that I am trying to optimize is the opposite side now. Since the opposite side is at -30 Degrees and we have to rotate the head, should I be performing a completely new alignment for the other side? Meaning, repeat the above, but on the other side? Or can I just Level off the deck and Origin off a Cylinder Bore and skip the Rotation?

I guess what I'm getting at is that I want everything to be off of the same Rotation, but I want to make sure everything is taking hits using the right Vectors.

I can also create a Manual alignment "set" for both sides of the Block, but then that introduces issues when I need to check Deck Height, because if I have 2 different Manual and DCC Setups, I would have to perform a Measurement on the Crank Bore twice, for both Sides, which would introduce a lot of extra time.

Thanks all.
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