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Measurement points relative to CAD, and not carline co-ordinates

Hello there,

Before i ask anything, i should probably mentioned that running the CMM is not my usual job, i'm just supporting for a short period.

I'm currently measuring an automotive part, and need to understand where some points on a surface is.

My process so far is as follows:

- Position part on CMM table
- Set CAD axis to Machine axis
- Manual Iterative alignment on 7 points (i'm using 1 extra for level) to find the part
- DCC Iterative alignment on actual datum targets (x3 holes on the part)
- Take points in areas of interest
- Output measurements

Everything seems to be going good so far, however i've come across a minor issues with the measurements.
My measurements are showing the nominal's, and measured values relative to the car line coordinate system.
What i want to do is show these measurements relative to CAD model instead. So for example on attached image, i'm getting the following:

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NM(X): 1787.771
MS (X): 1789.799
DV (X): 0.028

I would like the nominal to be 0 (CAD model), and the measurement deviation to be relative to this, and not the car line coordinate system.

Is this possible to do?
If so, i would appreciate the guidance.

https://i.imgur.com/P0eCVxH.jpg