Summary
NX™ software’s CMM Inspection
Programming capabilities provide a state-
of-the-art solution for offline programming
that reduces programming time, frees up
expensive CMM machine resources and
ensures fast responses to design changes.
The included data analysis brings measured
data back into the programming environ-
ment for comparison and study. By
combining industry knowledge and best
practices with process automation, NX
CMM Inspection Programming streamlines
the entire CMM inspection program devel-
opment and measurements analysis
process. The process spans feature defini-
tion and path creation to program
generation and validation, and ultimately
to analysis of measured data. Integration
with Teamcenter® software ensures that
the correct revisions of parts are pro-
grammed and executed on the shop floor.
Automate inspection programming to
save time and improve accuracy
NX CMM Inspection Programming enables
you to use streamlined workflows to mini-
mize ramp-up time and quickly generate
collision-free programs. You can reduce
nonconformance and ensure accuracy to
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design requirements by programming
directly on the CAD model.
By using product and manufacturing infor-
mation (PMI) on the model (including
GD&T and 3D annotations) to automatic-
ally generate programs, you are well
positioned to guarantee completeness.
Siemens PLM Software
NX CMM Inspection Programming
Benefits
• Dramatically reduce
programming time (up to
80 percent reduction)
• Ensure all part requirements
are inspected according to
company standards
• Capture and share best
practices
• Create programs offline
without using a physical
part or machine
• Facilitate fast and efficient
design change propagation
across entire process
• Simplify software
deployment footprint
(single system for CAD,
CAM and CMM)
• Minimize training
requirements
• See and evaluate “as-built”
compared to “as-designed”
• Find possible causes of
tolerance failure
Automate creation of inspection programs by using
PMI on CAD model.