Patent ID: 9188437
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: B23Q,G01B,G01C,G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of measurement of tool dimensions which uses an image capture device which moves relative to a tool, attached to a spindle of a machine tool, so as to capture an image of said tool, the obtained image data being used to measure the dimensions of said tool, the method of measurement of tool dimensions, comprising the steps of: displaying an image including a contour of said tool which was captured by said image capture device on a display screen of the display device, detecting a plurality of successive teaching points of different positions, designated by touching on said image, by a contact detection device, specifying a contour line of said tool, extending near said teaching points, indicating a measurement point on or near the specified contour line, and specifying a measurement portion of a shape of said tool, measurement direction, or movement direction of said tool based on the specified contour line and the measurement point.