GOM Inspect – Free Inspection Software

Industry Standard Software with 3D Viewing & Mesh Processing Capability

GOM Inspect contains all evaluation tools for an extensive analysis of parts and components. The software provides a variety of inspection tools for dimensional analysis of 3D point cloud data from optical scanners, CT scanners, laser scanners, CMMs and other sources. With over 100K downloads, GOM Inspect allows colleagues and clients to share the results of a quality inspection process, thus offering faster and effective communication in the decision making process. The software has been tested and certified by both the German and American National Measurement Laboratories (PTB, NIST) as a Class 1 measurement software. This denotes that the accuracy is in the class of smallest deviations in measurement software.

Highlighted Features

Polygon Mesh

3D meshes generated from point cloud data can be imported into GOM Inspect for visualisation, reverse engineering, CAD comparison and general inspection. The polygon meshes can be exported into a number of different formats, including STL, G3D, ASCII, JT Open and PLY.

3D Mesh Processing

As the mesh is processed using a complex curvature based algorithm, polygon meshes can be altered from smoothing, thinning and refining functionality. Gaps and holes within the mesh can also be filled into order to create a fully watertight 3D model, whereby the software prepares a live preview of each alteration. In addition, a golden mesh can be produced by finding the best mesh.

CAD Basis Import

GOM Inspect allows for CAD file imports from a range of different formats, including PLY, STEP, IGES, and more. The simplicity of GOM Inspect allows for a drag and drop of CAD files into the software where they are automatically identified and assigned by the software.

Alignment

Standard alignment functions are all contained with GOM Inspect software, including alignment via RPS, geometric features, local co-ordinate systems as well as global/local best fit. Any customer specified alignment is well within the functionality of the software.

CAD Comparison

Polygon meshes can be aligned and compared to CAD data or technical drawings. This allows for an analysis of part surfaces, as well as 2D inspection such as sections, planes, lines and circles. The surface comparison heat map is the standard inspection function when searching for part defects.

GD&T Analysis

The software conducts GD&T analysis in conformance with ASME and ISO standards. Functionality such as parallelism, cylindricity, flatness, two-point distances, position tolerance and thickness are all possible within GOM Inspect.

Airfoil Inspection

The airfoil inspection functionality consists of general inspection functions tailored for application specific evaluation. In the case of inspecting airfoils & turbine blades, GOM Inspect offers quality control functions such as profile mean line, profile centroid, profile thickness and 2D sections. The profile’s radii, twist and gravity can also be calculated.

Curve-Based Inspection

GOM Inspect provides construction functions for curves and visualisation to show individual properties. Edge curves can be captured, radii and character lines analysed, and spline curves can be constructed. An important function of curve based inspection is the ability to provide flush and gap analysis, proving to be an integral inspection tool in the Automotive Industry.

Surface Defect Map

Surface inspection is greatly enhanced from the new functionality of the surface defect map. Small defects become visible in a displayed colour plot, making it much easier to detect sink marks and dents within the part. The surface defect map works directly on the mesh, as the software computes a theoretical surface for realistic results.

Reporting

GOM Inspect’s reporting module gives user the opportunity to generate reports containing relevant inspection information. This includes images, tables, snapshots, diagrams, text and graphics. Alterations to the inspection of the part can also be updated in the report automatically without tedious editing. The report is exported in a PDF format, with templates available to use or create to suit your inspection process.

GOM Inspect & GOM Inspect Professional Comparison

Inspection Features

GOM Inspect

GOM Inspect Professional

GOM Inspect Enterprise

Polygonize Point Cloud Data

Import/Export Measuring Data (ASCII, STL, PSL, PLY, CT Data)

CAD Import Basis (IGES, STP, PLY...)

Mesh Processing (Laser Scanners, CTs, White Light Scanners)

Alignments and Local Coordinate Systems

Nominal/Actual Comparison

Geometric Dimension and Tolerancing (GD&T)

Curve Inspection

Airfoil Inspection

Surface Defect Inspection

Reporting

Traceability

Parametric Inspection

Teaching by Doing

Part Trend Analysis

CAD Import Native (CATIA, UG, Pro/E, ...)

CAD Import with Semantic PMI/FTA/MBD

Customisation with Project Templates

Digital Assembly: Add a New Part

Scripting

Virtual Measuring Room (Additional Module)

Virtual Clamping (Additional Module)

Flexible Solution for Network License

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