Manually-controlled coordinate measuring machine Piping Solution

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MEASURING PIPES Getting pipe specifications like diameter, center line length and bending angles is an easy task for a Metronor CMM. For difficult to reach areas, Metronor offers different lengths of Lightpens and probe extensions which can be exchanged readily during a measurement. Our systems are capable of measuring pipes with a length beyond 10 meters and diameters up to 1m without a system repositioning. SOFTWARE We provide you with the right software to speed up the piping process. TeZetCAD is the most complete and easy-to-use piping software on the market. During the measuring process, TeZetCAD automatically displays the measured pipe in a 3D viewer and calculates the bending parameters. Once the measurement is complete, you can directly interact with the virtual model. The pipe can be dimensionally optimized, compared with a master model and a measurement report can be exported. CREATING PIPES ON-THE-FLY Another possibility where Metronor can be used is for the creation of pipes without having a drawing or CAD model available. In one step our system can create pipes in the desired area. You will be guided to measure the exact start and end positions of the real connection points. Then just roughly trace the pipe you want to design through the air, going along the desired route of the center line from one connection to the other – going through pipe holders if wanted and avoiding collisions with other pipes or objects. A quick and elegant method to design a not yet existing pipe and make it fit perfectly the first time.