摘要 |
A marking out system for use in computer aided manufacture, the system comprising a measurement system (8, 4, 6) and a marking out device (2), the measurement system storing CAD data of a part (12) to be marked out comprising at least one marking out location, the measurement system comprising sensor means (4) and a processing means (6) and being arranged to determine the position and orientation of the part with respect to the measurement system and to establish a co-ordinate frame of reference allowing the position and orientation of the part to be related to the stored CAD data, the measurement system being further arranged to determine the position and orientation of the marking out device relative to the part to enable the marking out device to be positioned in a predetermined position relative to the part such as to allow the part to be marked in a location corresponding to the at least one marking out location.
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