Patent ID: 8479403

Claim:
A measuring system, comprising: a coordinate measuring machine including: a processing unit; a moveable support; and one or more actuators for positioning said movable support relative to a reference surface; said moveable support including: a support connector; a scanning probe, detachably connected with said moveable support, for measuring points lying on a scanning path on a surface of a workpiece positioned on said reference surface; and a modular rotation fitting, including: a first connector, arranged to interoperate with said support connector for connecting said modular rotation fitting to said moveable support; a second connector, arranged to interoperate with the probe connector, for connecting said scanning probe to said modular rotation fitting, and an actuator, for rotating said second connector relative to said first connector, wherein said first and said second connector contain a plurality of signal connections for transmitting driving signals to said actuator of said modular rotation fitting.