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News Release from: Metris | Subject: Scan 4.1 Planner
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 10 December 2004
Software verifies part programs against
CAD data
Scan 4.1 Planner is an offline module that allows users to create, modify and prove out part programs using only 3D CAD models instead of using the actual CMM hardware and waiting for real parts.
Scan 4.1 Planner is an offline module that allows users to create, modify and prove out part programs using only 3D CAD models instead of using the actual CMM hardware and waiting for real parts The Planner module offers the same user interface as the Metris Scan online version facilitating the job for CMM operators
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 6 Jun 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Cross Scanner is a patented high-speed, multistripe laser sensor that enables more efficient scanning of features such as holes, slots, gaps and steps inspected in automotive applications.
Metris Scan Planner acts as a virtual co-ordinate measuring machine (CMM) that enables scan path programming to take place exactly as if the operator is sitting in front of a real CMM.
As programs are created and edited, users visualise the scanning probe, part and scanning paths in real-time 3D graphics.
The software is able to import meshed or CAD models.
Inspection departments that use Metris Scan Planner drastically improve their machine efficiency.
Before, test objects for inspection had to wait in line for several hours behind other parts.
Not until it finally reached the head of the line a programmer could start to program the part specifications into the CMM.
Using Metris Scan Planner, users can start programming a part long before the part is positioned on the CMM or even exists.
Also small variations of path programs can be easily prepared beforehand.
This ability can increase measurement capacity and throughput rates, which can help maximise a company's return on investment.
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