ABSTRACT
For the purposes of this chapter, it will be assumed that a designer has thought carefully about a part and how it interacts with the other parts in an assembly. The designer has decided not only on the optimal material, surface characteristics, and dimensions of the part but also on the allowable variations in these quantities. From a design standpoint, this complete set of information captures the intent of the designer, or the design intent. In this chapter, the geometric information (size, shape, form, and orientation of part features) will be inspected using the coordinate measuring machine (CMM).
