Three-dimensional measurement device mobile geometry verification

A system for inspecting an object, the system comprising:

• a measurement device operable to measure three dimensional coordinates of one or more points on a surface of the object;
• a display operably coupled to the measurement device, the display being sized to be carried by an operator with the measurement device;
• one or more processors operably coupled to the measurement device, the one or more processors operable to execute computer instructions when executed on the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:
• determining three-dimensional coordinates of the one or more points while the object is being measured;
• aligning an electronic model of the object to the one or more points while the object is being measured;
• determining a variance between the electronic model and the one or more points while the object is being measured;
• and
• displaying on the display an indicator when the variance exceeds a threshold while the object is being measured,
• wherein the displaying of the indicator is executed simultaneously with the measuring the three dimensional coordinates of the one or more points.