Metrology Minute Archives - Cimquest Inc.

Metrology Minute – 2D Inspection Drawing in Control X

Cimquest Marketing — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 12:31:08 +0000

2D Inspection Drawing in Control X While most dimensions and GD&T calculations in Control X will come from the 3D model, it is also possible to create 2D inspection drawings and to create Construction Features to assist in the process. Consider the highlighted face below. Suppose we want to build several 2D inspection dimensions in [...]

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Performing a Datum Alignment using Control X

Cimquest Marketing — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:04:29 +0000

Performing a Datum Alignment using Control X Before the scan of a manufactured part can be inspected using Control X, it must first be aligned to its nominal CAD model. The nominal CAD model represents the ‘perfect’ shape. Once aligned, all of the Control X inspection functions, including Color maps, Whisker plots, 2D and 3D [...]

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How Flat is Flat Enough? – Verifying Flatness of a CNC Face-Milled Surface

Cimquest Marketing — Tue, 20 May 2025 16:00:15 +0000

Let’s say that this water pump cover needs to lie flat against its mating surface to within a specific GD&T Flatness Callout. We’ve seen, in the past, that Control X can check for GD&T Callout information and return pass/fail conditions. But we can also use Control X to determine the amount that a part is [...]

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Batch Processing – Unmanned Inspections

Susan Gaffney — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:03:31 +0000

We’ve seen how to inspect the scan of a single, manufactured part against an inspection plan generated using a nominal CAD model. But what if we have many manufactured part scans to inspect against the same inspection plan, using the same nominal CAD model. That’s where Batch Processing comes in. The exact same [...]

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Metrology Minute – Utilizing Color Maps for understanding machining outcomes

Susan Gaffney — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:30:44 +0000

Utilizing Color Maps for understanding machining outcomes Consider this airfoil. It was programmed and machined on a 5-Axis mill, using a single setup. The ball mill was able to travel completely around the shape, during the machining process and therefore blending the top and bottom of the surface didn’t need to be considered. Our job [...]

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Metrology Minute – Relocating a CAD Model for Inspection

Cimquest Marketing — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 12:18:04 +0000

Very often, when a part is designed in CAD, in terms of its orientation and origin, it isn’t necessarily where it needs to be oriented in the final assembly. Therefore, inspection values may not reveal the true picture as to what is needed regarding inspection data. Let’s consider this crankshaft below. The CAD designer created [...]

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Programming your CMM from within Mastercam

Cimquest Marketing — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 12:50:43 +0000

Most CMM’s will ship with a language-based CMM programming software package that is powerful but very time-consuming to learn and challenging to master. It is therefore very common for job shops and manufacturing facilities to have just a single CMM programmer who has gone through the painstaking efforts of becoming proficient with the software. But [...]

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Programming your CMM from Mastercam with Verisurf’s Universal CMM

Cimquest Marketing — Wed, 08 May 2024 13:25:49 +0000

Most modern-day CMM’s will ship with onboard CMM programming software that is powerful yet challenging to learn and use. Companies end up investing weeks and even months getting one or two users proficient with the software. But those individuals can get sick or take vacation at inopportune times or perhaps leave the company. What happens [...]

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