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The basic building block for the inspection model in a CAIPS-CMM is the measurement associated<br />

with a geometrical surface element on a part. The measured element can then be evaluated for downstream<br />

operations such as evaluation of GD&T and construction of other geometrical elements, and for establishing<br />

part coordinate systems. For convenience, it is appropriate to call this building block for the CAIPS-CMM<br />

an inspection feature (IF). An inspection feature can be defined as a frame of information necessary for<br />

planning measurement of a geometrical element on a part with the objective of evaluating all GD&T<br />

associated with it. The inspection feature defined above essentially consists of the following classes of<br />

information:<br />

• Measurement element: This is the basic surface entity on the part model where measurement points<br />

have to be taken for evaluation of GD&T or for construction of other elements. The surface entity<br />

is intended to conform to the basic geometrical elements supported by DMIS. The list of elements<br />

is shown in Table 2.2. The data structure for such an element will include information such as<br />

geometric element type, element identity, reference to the construction feature, number of points to<br />

s<strong>amp</strong>le, where to s<strong>amp</strong>le, and CMM operation parameters such as the start point, end point, speed,<br />

approach, and retract distance.<br />

• Evaluated element: This is computed from the s<strong>amp</strong>le points of a measurement element based on<br />

mathematical function. The function to be used is dependent on the GD&T or construction<br />

elements to be evaluated.<br />

• GD&T specifications: This is a list of GD&T specifications associated with a measurement element.<br />

The data structure for the GD&T specification is outlined in Tables 2.2 and 2.3. It should be noted<br />

that there may be more than one GD&T specification for a particular measurement element. For<br />

ex<strong>amp</strong>le, a cylindrical surface of a hole may be evaluated as a cylinder or a circle depending on<br />

the GD&T specifications. Moreover, the measurement element could have been used as a reference<br />

for other elements.<br />

• Setup and part coordinate system (PCS): The selection of the setup to carry out the measurement.<br />

This will include the orientation of the part as well as the selection of a suitable PCS. The data<br />

structure will include the identifier for the setup, identifier for the PCS, evaluated elements, and<br />

parameters for establishing the PCS.<br />

• Probe selection: The probe to be used for the measurement element will depend on considerations<br />

such as accessibility and tolerance requirements. The data structure for the probe selection will<br />

include information such as the identifier for the probe selection, parameters for the probe<br />

orientation, and the physical configurations of the probe.<br />

It is clear that it may not be possible to assign all information based on the product model itself.<br />

Information such as the assignment setup, PCS, and probe system for each inspection feature has<br />

to undergo further reasoning processes in the CAIP-CMM system as shown by the flow chart of<br />

Figure 2.22.<br />

Figure 2.23 shows a prismatic model created using ProEngineer, which is a CAD system that uses feature<br />

and parametric technology for product model creation. The basic module supports the design-by-features<br />

concept for machining operations with features like hole, cut, slot, etc. and supporting features like datum<br />

and PCS. The feature-based model for ProEngineer is evaluated in BREP for solid representation. A listing<br />

of some relevant information for the model created is shown in Table 2.5. GD&T can also be specified for<br />

the model; this information can be tied to the feature or the geometry. Figures 2.24 and 2.25 show some<br />

of the geometric and dimensional tolerances specified for the model, while Tables 2.6 and 2.7 show partial<br />

listings of the GD&T information.<br />

A module has been written in ProDevelop to extract information from the CAD model to organize it into<br />

inspection features for computer aided measurement. Since inspection is directed by GD&T specifications,<br />

the CAD data extraction module first searches through the data base for all GD&T specifications and then<br />

obtains a listing of geometrical elements required for evaluation. This geometrical element may be direct<br />

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