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10. List types of software for the following: core software; post-inspection
software; and reverse engineering software.
Core software types for CMMs
Type Description
Probe calibration Software used to define the parameters of the probe tip
(including information such as probe radius, the use of single
or multi-probe tips, tip position, and elastic bend co-efficient).
Calibrating the probe allows for the repeatability of inspection
operations, and avoids many complex probe calculations.
Part co-ordinate system Software that allows the inspection procedure to occur without
definition a time consuming alignment operation on the CMM worktable.
The measurement axes are aligned to the workpart, not to the
CMM worktable.
Geometric feature Software used for geometric features that require complex
construction measurements of more than one point. Geometries measured
include holes, cylinders, extrusions etc.; and the software
evaluates such features as flatness, squareness, determining
centre points etc.
Tolerance analysis Software that compares measurements taken on the part with
specified measurements as stated on the engineering drawing.