diff --git a/iocBoot/iocvxWorks/auto_settings.req b/iocBoot/iocvxWorks/auto_settings.req
index 16cdfdaa6f85e1190bc3712d71b4f04c1d710d0e..1f5c2ad00e2d6b0d4a6c4361a4289dfa44c2477d 100644
--- a/iocBoot/iocvxWorks/auto_settings.req
+++ b/iocBoot/iocvxWorks/auto_settings.req
@@ -140,3 +140,7 @@ $(P):R_CA
 $(P):R_FD
 $(P):R_Load
 $(P):R_Mem
+
+# orientation matrix
+#file orient_settings.req P=$(P),O=1
+#file orient_xtals_settings.req P=$(P),O=1
diff --git a/iocBoot/iocvxWorks/st.cmd b/iocBoot/iocvxWorks/st.cmd
index 6bc1df2545738876baac7ab9c8a58e5c5bdf4688..4ba132c7685e3ace7bc700f0286401f546b1d39b 100644
--- a/iocBoot/iocvxWorks/st.cmd
+++ b/iocBoot/iocvxWorks/st.cmd
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ dbLoadRecords("$(DIR)/table.db","P=xxx:,Q=Table1,T=table1,M0X=m1,M0Y=m2,M1Y=m3,M
 #dbLoadRecords("$(OPTICS)/opticsApp/Db/hrSeq.db","P=xxx:,N=1,M_PHI1=m9,M_PHI2=m10")
 #dbLoadRecords("$(OPTICS)/opticsApp/Db/hrSeq.db","P=xxx:,N=2,M_PHI1=m11,M_PHI2=m12")
 
+### Orientation matrix, four-circle diffractometer (see seq program 'orient' below)
+#dbLoadRecords("$(OPTICS)/opticsApp/Db/orient.db", "P=xxx:,O=1,PREC=4")
+#dbLoadTemplate("orient_xtals.substitutions")
+
 # Load single element Canberra AIM MCA and ICB modules
 < canberra_1.cmd
 
@@ -204,6 +208,9 @@ seq &Keithley2kDMM,("P=xxx:, Dmm=D2, channels=10, model=2000")
 # sscan record
 #seq  &xia_slit, "name=hsc1, P=xxx:, HSC=hsc1:, S=xxx:seriala[6]"
 
+# Orientation-matrix
+seq &orient, "P=xxx:orient1:,PM=xxx:,mTTH=m9,mTH=m10,mCHI=m11,mPHI=m12"
+
 ### Start up the autosave task and tell it what to do.
 # The task is actually named "save_restore".
 # Note that you can reload these sets after creating them: e.g.,