NX CMM Inspection Programming is based on the NX Manufacturing architecture and offers many flexible ways to inspect a model. Although you can complete many tasks in different orders, the following represents a typical workflow.

1. Open an NX work part file to inspect and optionally, create tolerances and annotations in PMI.

   

2. Create an inspection file that references the NX work part file.

   		Insert, Feature, and Tolerance toolbars
   		Inspection Navigator
   		Navigator, Actions, and Operations toolbars

3. Retrieve a virtual CMM model, probe head, and probe from a library, and align the work part file as necessary.

   

4. Link to PMI to import:

   • Inspection features for all toleranced solids, based upon model geometry.

     

   • GD&T and direct tolerance information.

     

   • Automatic inspection paths on the toleranced features.

     

     Note:

     Any tolerance and feature names you define in PMI are retained in NX CMM Inspection Programming.

5. Add additional objects, including:

   • Features, such as points, lines, planes, cylinders, curves, surfaces, patterns, arcs, circles, spheres, cones, closed and open slots and tabs, and tori.

     

   • Tolerances, including:

     • Direct tolerances such as distance between, angle between, coordinate, diameter, radius, width, and cone angle.

     • Datum definitions and most GD&T tolerances.

       

   • Special features and inspection paths.

     	Constructed features	Inspection paths	Multi-feature paths

6. Calibrate and simulate your processes using NX collision detection.

7. Output your processes to a Dimensional Measuring Interface Standard (DMIS) file and then run the program on an actual CMM.

   

8. In a solution such as Dimensional Planning and Validation (DPV), statistically compare the results file created from your inspection run to the NX CMM Inspection Programming process.

   

9. Edit your process if necessary. You can delete, modify, or add new features, tolerances, probes, and inspection operations.