CNC CMM Solutions

InnovMetric Software Inc. has announced the release of the PolyWorks Collaborative Suite 2019. Along with this release, they introduced a new solution called PolyWorks|ReportLoop for Excel, which digitally connects the PolyWorks Metrology Suite to Microsoft Excel, allowing for the direct insertion of 3D inspection results into inspection reports formatted in Excel created by customers. PolyWorks|ReportLoop has been added to the existing PolyWorks|DataLoop digital connection solution and the PolyWorks|PMI + Loop measurement planning solution. By digitally interconnecting quality control teams and product engineering teams, it significantly enhances the efficiency of product development by providing real-time access to all 3D measurement data. PolyWorks|ReportLoop will be offered free of charge to all new and existing customers who are entitled to upgrade to PolyWorks 2019.

PolyWorks Metrology Suite 2019 offers a new custom measurement feature that allows users to treat their own measurement methods on par with PolyWorks standard functions, as well as a measurement sequence creation assistance feature that significantly reduces the time required to create measurement sequences for CNC coordinate measuring machines. By defining measurement methods with short macro scripts, the following becomes possible: - Creation of user-specific measurement methods. - Support for measuring instruments other than 3D measuring machines. - Simplification of measurement data acquisition operations. - Provision of more effective measurement methods and operation guides to the measurer during work. To measure parts using a CNC coordinate measuring machine, it is necessary to define appropriate measurement paths and parameters required for CNC measurement, known as measurement sequences, which is very time-consuming. A new measurement sequence creation assistance feature is available to automate most of this process. The measurer can simply select measurement elements and add them to the sequence editing window, and the following can be automatically created: - The optimal measurement path that minimizes measurement time. - Probe directions suitable for each measurement element. - Measurement paths that do not interfere with the part and its fixture.