Method for calibrating a coordinate measuring machine and the like and system therefor

摘要: Method (FIGS. 4A through 4C) and system (FIG. 3) are disclosed for automatically calibrating a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) (10). The guides an operator instrument set-up data collection procedures. converts the collected into error compensation or axis correction which represents 21 different geometry errors (i.e. pitch, yaw, roll etc.) of CMM is then transferred to measurement processor (36) subsequent use by (10) during operation thereof thereby compensate its entire volume (102).