Abstract:
A method for certifying and calibrating a multi-axis coordinate measuring machine includes the steps of loading a check standard into a means for holding of the multi-axis coordinate measuring machine; measuring a virtual location of each of a plurality of apertures of the check standard within a virtual coordinate system using a touch probe of the multi-axis coordinate measuring machine; measuring an actual location of each of the apertures and simultaneously verifying the accuracy of the virtual coordinate system of the check standard using an optical probe of the multi-axis coordinate measuring machine; and calculating a deviation between the actual location of each of the apertures and a virtual location of each of the apertures of the virtual coordinate system.