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PolyWorks|PMI+Loop™ is an advanced Model-Based Definition (MBD) solution that integrates CAD platforms directly into 3D measurement and inspection workflows. It enables engineering and quality teams to define complete, associative 3D measurement plans within their native CAD environment, ensuring full digital continuity between design, manufacturing, and quality control processes.
By embedding inspection planning tools into CAD software, PolyWorks|PMI+Loop allows users to consolidate all dimensional requirements—such as GD&T, datums, tolerances, and custom characteristics—into a single, structured 3D measurement plan. This eliminates manual data transfer, reduces errors, and improves efficiency across product development and inspection workflows.
The solution introduces powerful automation capabilities that significantly reduce the time required to create and maintain inspection projects. Measurement plans defined in CAD are automatically transferred to PolyWorks|Inspector™, where inspection objects, dimensional controls, and reports are generated instantly. When CAD models are updated, inspection plans are automatically synchronized, ensuring consistency across revisions.
PolyWorks|PMI+Loop also enhances collaboration by connecting design, manufacturing, and quality teams within a unified digital ecosystem. Through integration with PLM systems and PolyWorks|DataLoop™, users can manage revisions, share inspection data, and provide real-time access to measurement results across the organization.
Key features include:
• Creation of CAD-based associative 3D measurement plans
• Integration of GD&T, datums, and dimensional requirements
• Automated generation of inspection projects in PolyWorks|Inspector
• Synchronization of measurement plans with CAD revisions
• Efficient management of part families and manufacturing stages
• Export of measurement data to CSV, XML, and DMIS formats
• Integration with PLM systems for revision control
• Seamless connection with PolyWorks|DataLoop™ for data access and collaboration
PolyWorks|PMI+Loop™ is ideal for organizations implementing digital manufacturing and model-based workflows, providing full traceability, automation, and integration between CAD design and metrology processes.