Method, device and computer program for evaluating an object using a virtual representa- tion of said object
Assignee3D Scanners Limited
InventorsBart Van Coppenolle, Lieven De Jonge
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for evaluating an object by reading and commands of a macro normally used in measurement equipment for evaluating a physical object, and applying said commands to a numerical (virtual) representation of a physical object. Said method provides a evaluation of the physical object, by applying said macro to a virtual representation of said object.
Claims30
A method of evaluating a physical object, the method comprising:
- reading instructions of a macro,
- said macro configured for use with measurement equipment, said measurement equipment being capable of performing measurements of a physical object,
- said macro comprising instructions for said equipment to perform an evaluation of a physical object;
- performing the instructions of said macro upon a numerical representation of the surface of said object so as to generate macro results;
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- obtaining from the macro results, an evaluation of the physical object.
Method for virtually measuring an object using a cloud of points virtually representing said object and calculating the value or values that approximate the value or values that would result from the measurement of said object by a measuring device.
Method for virtually probing an object using a cloud of points virtually representing said object and calculating or selecting the point that approximates the point that would result from the probing of a CMM on the said object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.