Method for determining dimensional properties of a measurement object by means of a coordinate measuring machine, the latter comprising a measuring head for capturing a measurement point on the measurement object, an evaluation and control unit for controlling drives (20, 24, 28) of the coordinate measuring machine, and a data memory in which a database is provided, wherein the method includes the following steps: - receiving an input command, which includes a first start position and a first end position, - accessing the database, in which a multiplicity of predefined measurement paths are stored, each of the latter having a predefined start position and end position, - searching the database for a first predefined measurement path with a second start position and a second end position, in which the first and the second start position (46, 54) and the first and the second end position (48, 56) correspond within a predefined tolerance, and - if the first and the second start position (46, 54) and the first and the second end position (48, 56) correspond within the predefined tolerance: - reading the first measurement path from the database, and - moving the measuring head along the first measurement path from the second start position to the second end position, at which the measurement point is captured, and - if the first and the second start position (46, 54) and/or the first and the second end position (48, 56) do not correspond within the predefined tolerance: - calculating a second measurement path with a third start position and a third end position on the basis of the input command, - storing the second measurement path in the database, and - moving the measuring head along the second measurement path from the third start position to the third end position, at which the measurement point is captured, and - recording the measurement point on the measurement object with the aid of the measuring head, and - determining the dimensional properties of the measurement object on the basis of the recorded measurement point. - receiving an input command, which includes a first start position and a first end position, - accessing the database, in which a multiplicity of predefined measurement paths are stored, each of the latter having a predefined start position and end position, - searching the database for a first predefined measurement path with a second start position and a second end position, in which the first and the second start position (46, 54) and the first and the second end position (48, 56) correspond within a predefined tolerance, and - if the first and the second start position (46, 54) and the first and the second end position (48, 56) correspond within the predefined tolerance: - reading the first measurement path from the database, and - moving the measuring head along the first measurement path from the second start position to the second end position, at which the measurement point is captured, and - reading the first measurement path from the database, and - moving the measuring head along the first measurement path from the second start position to the second end position, at which the measurement point is captured, and - if the first and the second start position (46, 54) and/or the first and the second end position (48, 56) do not correspond within the predefined tolerance: - calculating a second measurement path with a third start position and a third end position on the basis of the input command, - storing the second measurement path in the database, and - moving the measuring head along the second measurement path from the third start position to the third end position, at which the measurement point is captured, and - calculating a second measurement path with a third start position and a third end position on the basis of the input command, - storing the second measurement path in the database, and - moving the measuring head along the second measurement path from the third start position to the third end position, at which the measurement point is captured, and - recording the measurement point on the measurement object with the aid of the measuring head, and - determining the dimensional properties of the measurement object on the basis of the recorded measurement point.