Method and apparatus for surveying actual measurement data of a component

1. A method for surveying actual measurement data of a component, comprising the steps of:

performing an optical scan of the component to obtain actual measurement data,

storing the actual measurement data in a memory, and

surveying the actual measurement data of the component by a measurement program for a tactile coordinate measuring instrument, comprising the steps of:

retrieving by the measurement program the actual measurement data from the memory,

generating a virtual digitized component from the actual measurement data,

generating a virtual measuring stylus of a virtual coordinate measuring instrument, and

surveying by the virtual measuring stylus the virtual digitized component generated from the actual measurement data of the component, wherein the surveying includes selecting characteristics of the component to be surveyed.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the actual measurement data of the component are obtained by an optical scan.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the actual measurement data are present or obtained as an aggregate of points, as cross-linked Cartesian points and/or as scan lines.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the actual measurement data are surveyed interactively.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the actual measurement data are surveyed automatically.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the actual measurement data are surveyed by a standardized data format.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the measurement results are output on a screen.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the measurement results are output into a file.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the measurement results are compared with scheduled data.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the comparison results are output in the form of a table and/or graphically.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the comparison results are output on a screen.

12. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the comparison results are output into a file.

13. An apparatus for surveying actual measurement data of a component, comprising an optical scanning device for obtaining the actual measurement data of the component, and a data processing unit, in which a measurement program of a tactile coordinate measuring instrument is included for generating a virtual measuring stylus of a virtual coordinate measuring instrument and for surveying the actual measurement data using the virtual measuring stylus, wherein the surveying includes selecting characteristics of the component to be surveyed.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the optical scanning device is a scanner.

15. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein in the data processing device a comparison program is included for comparing the results of the measurement program with scheduled data.

16. The apparatus according to claim 13 , comprising a screen for outputting the measurement results and/or the comparison results.

17. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein in the data processing device a comparison program is included for comparing the results of the measurement program with scheduled data.

18. The apparatus according to claim 17 , comprising a screen for outputting the measurement results and/or the comparison results.

19. The apparatus according to claim 15 , comprising a screen for outputting the measurement results and/or the comparison results.

20. The apparatus according to claim 14 , comprising a screen for outputting the measurement results and/or the comparison results.