A method efficiently measures an object having a feature with a plurality of profiles each having a surface. The method provides a CMM having a wrist coupled with a measuring probe. The probe has an optical probe with an angle of incidence with respect to a surface normal of a plurality of points to be measured. The wrist has a first given orientation that is adjustable to a second given orientation. The method measures the feature to be measured by segment groups to obtain a 3D data set for each group. The method removes data points from at least one 3D data set that are outlier data points. The method interpolates the surface formed by the data points. The method calculates a surface normal vector for the data points set. The method removes data points from the interpolated 3D data set whose surface normal are outside the angle of incidence.

An articulated arm coordinate measuring machine includes an arm having multiple segments and an end assembly. The end assembly has multiple accessory interfaces that allow multiple accessories to be coupled to the end assembly. The accessory interfaces are configured to allow the accessories to be repeatably interchanged between the accessory interfaces.

A method for positioning a body that has a surface extending along a circular arc, includes: attaching the body to a machine part that is capable of swiveling; attaching a stationary, first distance gauge; attaching a stationary, second distance gauge; determining three first distance values and three second distance values at three defined angular positions of the machine part different from each other; calculating a first offset value, based on the three first distance values and the corresponding angular positions, and a second offset value, based on the three second distance values and the corresponding angular positions; shifting the body relative to the machine part, until the first offset value is determined by the first distance gauge and the second offset value is determined by the second distance gauge within permissible tolerances.

An imaging parameter output method is a method of outputting an imaging parameter of an imaging device that captures an image for measuring a displacement representing a movement of an object. The imaging parameter output method includes: obtaining object information identifying the object, and a geometric imaging condition for imaging the object; calculating the imaging parameter including a candidate imaging area for placing the imaging device and the accuracy in measuring the displacement in the candidate imaging area, based on the object information and the geometric imaging condition, without imaging the object using the imaging device; and outputting the imaging parameter.

The durability and detection accuracy of a sensor unit may possibly decrease due to radiation heat generated from work pieces while they are welded together. A sensor device 1 includes a sensor unit 2, a housing case 3, and a shielding member 5. The sensor unit 2 is a device for measuring the shapes of the work pieces W or the distance to the work pieces W. The housing case 3 houses the sensor unit 2 and has formed therein a pass-through portion 36a for laser beam projection and a pass-through portion 36b for detection that pass a laser beam L1 from a laser beam projection unit 21 and a laser beam L2 directed to a detection unit 22, respectively. The shielding member 5 is attached to the housing case 3, and shields radiation heat directed toward the lower surface of the housing case 3 among radiation heat generated while the work pieces W are welded together. The shielding member 5 is made of a material with lower thermal conductivity than that of the housing case 3.

A method creates a measurement plan of a dimensional measuring apparatus or controls a measurement of the dimensional measuring apparatus. The method includes receiving setting parameters defining a measurement or control command of multiple measurement or control commands of the dimensional measuring apparatus. The method includes evaluating the setting parameters based on at least one of a statistical evaluation and an evaluation using machine-assisted learning. The method includes determining a presetting that assigns at least one setting parameter of the evaluated setting parameters to the measurement or control command. The method includes outputting a setting parameter proposal based on the determined presetting in response to receiving an input command for selecting the measurement or control command.

A method for automatic surveying of a real word object by a surveying or metrology instrument. It comprises an acquiring of a picture by the surveying or metrology instrument, which picture is comprising the real world object to be surveyed, and an automatic detecting and classifying of the detected real world object to be surveyed in the picture, and also an automatic surveying of the detected real world object by the surveying or metrology instrument for determining a location and/or a geometrical property of the real world object. The automatic detecting and classifying is done with a classifier based on data acquired by machine learning, which machine learning is based on machine learning training data derived from a virtual digital 3d-model which is representing the real world object and which comprises meta information of this 3d-model.

A method of making a component with an integral strain indicator includes forming the component from a first material, where the component has an outer surface and an internal volume; and directly depositing a plurality of fiducial markers on a portion of the outer surface. The fiducial markers are formed from a second material that is compatible with the first material, and the portion of the outer surface defines an analysis region on the outer surface of the component. The analysis region defines a gage length, and each fiducial marker of the plurality of fiducial markers has a maximum diameter of between one-tenth and one-twentieth of the gage length. Periodic measurement of the fiducial marker positions is performed to monitor component strain.

Various embodiments may include a measuring device for three-dimensionally sensing elongate cut-outs comprising: an assembly for positioning and fixing on an elongate cut-out of a body; and a 3-D measuring head connectable to the assembly to be aligned with the elongate cut-out for the respective 3-D surface measurement of the elongate cut-out.

Various embodiments enable batch inspection of a plurality of workpieces by and inspection instrument such as a coordinate measuring machine. Some embodiments present user interfaces, including graphical user interfaces, to enable an operator to configure a batch inspection system and a batch inspection job, and to monitor and control execution of a batch inspection job.