Next Steps - Import CAD, Alignment, Measure Features

Next Steps - Import CAD, Alignment, Measure Features

Here’s a short video showing the typical workflow for getting started in CMM-Manager when you want to import CAD, align the part, and measure using 3D CAD.


0:00 Introduction
1:18 3-2-1 (Plane-Line-Point) Example
3:28 Edit CAD Ref Frame (reposition CAD origin locally to part)
4:28 Plane-Line-Circle Example
5:57 CAD Alignment (Best Fit) Example
7:48 RPS Alignment
12:00 Other Settings (wrapping up)

Details for individual topic can be found here:
  1. Import CAD
  2. Alignments
  3. Measure Features
Once measurements are complete, you can add reporting / dimension outputs and you'll have your first CMM-Manager program complete.
  1. Reporting

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