Patent ID: 11965736
Assignee: HEXAGON METROLOGY, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 12:
13. A system for measuring a plurality of objects with a coordinate measuring machine (CMM), the CMM having movable components and a base on which the objects are positioned, the system comprising:
an object model configured to represent an object;
a scan-path generator configured to generate a scan path for one or more features of the object to be measured;
a movement-volume engine configured to generate a virtual movement volume model representing movement of the movable components of the CMM required to measure the one or more features;
a positioning engine configured to determine a position and an orientation of the object on a base of the CMM such that the virtual movement volume model does not have interference from a fixture of the object and/or a second object positioned on the base.