Do away with manual alignments - use Readpoint

That does sound like it would work out real nice. Is there any manual points taken to accomplish this kind of alignment? I would like to eliminate all manual hits from having to be taken. This way there is no error from just taken the hits where ever felt like, which seems to be what happens sometimes.

There are no manual alignments. ..your readpoint is your manual alignment. ...however, keep in mind along with the readpoint you have to make features to level to and to control your last few translations and rotations. ..example: if I have a hole near a corner....I will typically use the hole as my starting point...then make a small plane around the hole to level...and a small line (preferably in Xplus direction) then do this [hole, align xy..] [Plane , align Zplus level, Z origin] [Line, rotate to ♧
xplus]....then create my dcc align according to the print...keep in mind...your manual alignment is also in dcc mode....so all you are going to do is place your probe in the hole and hit ok or start. ..pc dmis does the rest. ...takes idiot out of cmm operating. ...there is a little bit more to it but there is more on this string further back. ..it goes into more detail. ...like prior to going into dcc mode...you hit "control +G " this creates your readpoint. ..then you clean up your theos...leaving your actual as is...make theos.... <0,0,0>...then create an alignment XYZ origin then ok....then if you are like me and want to assure your readpoint alignment will work you create another readpoint prior to going into dcc mode.. call it "start" ...make another alignment...XYZ...then dcc...
Finally...actually should have been mentioned first....it helps if you transform your model to match how the part will sit on the CMM..then transform your trihedron into the hole you intend to use. ..this helps greatly when using the readpoint alignment. ...

"I'M NOT OCD, I'M CDO!"

That does sound like it would work out real nice. Is there any manual points taken to accomplish this kind of alignment? I would like to eliminate all manual hits from having to be taken. This way there is no error from just taken the hits where ever felt like, which seems to be what happens sometimes.

There are no manual alignments. ..your readpoint is your manual alignment. ...however, keep in mind along with the readpoint you have to make features to level to and to control your last few translations and rotations. ..example: if I have a hole near a corner....I will typically use the hole as my starting point...then make a small plane around the hole to level...and a small line (preferably in Xplus direction) then do this [hole, align xy..] [Plane , align Zplus level, Z origin] [Line, rotate to ♧
xplus]....then create my dcc align according to the print...keep in mind...your manual alignment is also in dcc mode....so all you are going to do is place your probe in the hole and hit ok or start. ..pc dmis does the rest. ...takes idiot out of cmm operating. ...there is a little bit more to it but there is more on this string further back. ..it goes into more detail. ...like prior to going into dcc mode...you hit "control +G " this creates your readpoint. ..then you clean up your theos...leaving your actual as is...make theos.... <0,0,0>...then create an alignment XYZ origin then ok....then if you are like me and want to assure your readpoint alignment will work you create another readpoint prior to going into dcc mode.. call it "start" ...make another alignment...XYZ...then dcc...
Finally...actually should have been mentioned first....it helps if you transform your model to match how the part will sit on the CMM..then transform your trihedron into the hole you intend to use. ..this helps greatly when using the readpoint alignment. ...

"I'M NOT OCD, I'M CDO!"