{"id":987940,"date":"2025-11-08T23:37:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T23:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kalibra.sk\/?p=987940"},"modified":"2026-01-08T13:20:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T13:20:18","slug":"from-cad-to-a-report-you-can-send-to-your-customer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kalibra.sk\/en\/from-cad-to-a-report-you-can-send-to-your-customer\/","title":{"rendered":"From CAD To A Report You Can Send To Your Customer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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When A CMM Beats Hand Tools\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Complex geometry, GD&T callouts, tight positional tolerances, and first-article parts are where a CMM shines. It gives repeatable, documented results\u2014and a clear map of which features pass or fail.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Send The Right Inputs\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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  • Latest drawing (with revision) and, if available, STEP\/IGES model<\/li>
  • Datum scheme and any customer-specific notes<\/li>
  • Tolerance strategy (critical features first)<\/li>
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    Alignment: The Usual Trap\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    A defensible report starts with a defensible alignment. Lock the datum structure as defined on the drawing, avoid \u201cbest-fit\u201d unless the spec allows it, and state the method in the report. Temperature close to 20 \u00b0C, part stabilised, and consistent probing strategy\u2014these basics prevent long email threads later.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Fixturing And Environment\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Rigid, repeatable fixturing reduces measurement noise. Keep the part clean and thermally stable; avoid hands-on warming. For thin walls or elastomers, agree on probing force or optical strategy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Reporting That People Can Use\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    • Feature list with nominal, measured, deviation, and tolerance<\/li>
    • Clear OK \/ Not OK status<\/li>
    • Notes for any non-measurable or ambiguous features<\/li>
    • Screenshots or simple plots for complex GD&T results<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Common Pitfalls To Avoid\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      • Mixing CAD revisions in the same run<\/li>
      • Hidden datum re-definitions to make features \u201cpass\u201d<\/li>
      • Reporting only averages without min\/max or form errors<\/li>
      • No record of probe qualification or environmental conditions<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        Checklist Before You Ship Parts To The Lab\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        • Drawing \u2713 \u00b7 CAD file \u2713 \u00b7 Datum scheme \u2713 \u00b7 Quantity \u2713 \u00b7 Special fixturing \u2713 \u00b7 Due date \u2713<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          How to prepare parts and data for CMM inspection, avoid alignment traps, and get reports customers and auditors accept.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":987941,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seowing_meta_title":"From CAD Model to Report | 3D CMM Measurement | KALIBRA","_seowing_meta_description":"How 3D CMM measurement works from CAD model to final report. A practical overview of the dimensional inspection process.","_seowing_focus_keyword":"3D CMM report","_seowing_canonical_url":"","_seowing_robots":"","_seowing_robots_noindex":false,"_seowing_robots_nofollow":false,"_seowing_seo_score":0,"_expert_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[12,13],"class_list":["post-987940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-pain","tag-relieve"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kalibra.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/987940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kalibra.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kalibra.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kalibra.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kalibra.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=987940"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kalibra.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/987940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":987945,"href":"https:\/\/kalibra.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/987940\/revisions\/987945"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kalibra.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/987941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kalibra.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=987940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kalibra.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=987940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kalibra.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=987940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}