Hi Baz,
There are a few ways to do this, but generally you don't need to be so accurate. If you can, get hold of an inclinometer (
http://www.micon.com.au/Products/ProdIndex_inclino.htm or similar) to verify your fork arms are indeed at the right elevation for your location. You can then also measure the OTA. This will ensure both are parallel. Actually, I only did this once to confirm the heavy duty wedge latitude reading was correct.
Seriously, it doesn't need to be perfectly parallel for the initial alignment. You'll be able to refine the polar alignment through the drift align process using the Nexstar wedge align feature.
Hope this helps.