NX CMM Inspection Programming is an application that you use to define complete, verifiable machine inspection programs for Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs) and NC (Numerical Control) machine tools, with appropriate post processors or additional software such as CMM Inspection Execution. Using an inspection file that works in sync with the NX work part file, NX CMM Inspection Programming unites the world of the manufacturing shop floor with manufacturing planning and design so that shop floor operators and design engineers can easily share unambiguous inspection data.

Because NX CMM Inspection Programming is fully integrated with NX PMI and Manufacturing, PMI annotations and design updates to the work part file automatically update in your inspection programs. Annotations are easily selectable, and can encapsulate requirements as well as part information.

NX CMM Inspection Programming offers these benefits over other inspection applications:

• The ability to program against the original NX work part.

• Your inspection program is linked to PMI, which lets you quickly import inspection features and tolerances, as well as automatic inspection paths for those tolerances and features.

• Use of an inspection method library to automate inspection paths and parameters using templates that you can customize.

• Machine and tool library storage.

• Full machine simulation and collision detection.

• Dimensional Measurement Interface Specification (DMIS) compliant source files that you can use to execute an inspection job and display operator work instructions and inspection results at the CMM or NC machine. DMIS is both an American National Standard and ISO international standard language fir creating complete dimensional measurement part programs and generating correct measurement results.

Application	NX CMM Inspection Programming
Menu	File→New
Location in dialog box	Inspection tab→select a template file