The property is not used, if the value in the AlignType property is less than 2. If the value is greater or equal 2, then it specifies the alignment of the scale main tick.
var oTicks;
var oTView = pMe.Items("../TrendView");
oTicks = oTView.ScaleTime.Ticks;
oTicks.AlignValue = 1/4;
oTicks = oTView.ScaleValue.Ticks;
oTicks.AlignValue = 0;