InnovMetric has released the latest version of its 3D metrology software for inspection and analysis, PolyWorks.
The PolyWorks enterprise solution delivers a digital thread framework that defines, streamlines, and supports the flow of dimensional inspection data across an organisation. It enables industrial manufacturers to improve the performance of their inspection workflows, facilitates teamwork, prevents unauthorized access to data, and ensures process traceability. New features in PolyWorks 2025 include:
- Inspection project templates to manage and deploy best practices for metadata and measurement methodologies
- Piece-inspection locking to protect important information and prevent editing by other users
- View-only inspection projects to review measurement results in 3D without sharing proprietary or confidential data
- A Web-based approval workflow to assign, review, and approve or reject piece inspections
These features enhance the three fundamental software components required to deploy an end-to-end digital thread for dimensional inspection: the universal metrology software platform, data management on a central server, and digital connectors to interconnect 3D measurement to other enterprise solutions.
Marc Soucy, president of InnovMetric said, “We are proud to be digitally connecting all aspects of our customers’ dimensional inspection processes, breaking down workflow silos. Achieving this high level of connectivity required us to break down our own software development silos, creating a whole new category of functionalities that leverage the entirety of the PolyWorks digital thread software components,”
“The smart manufacturers of tomorrow will rely on 3D measurement data for their important engineering and manufacturing decisions. We are committed to providing the software solutions to turn this vision into reality today.”
Universal platform enhancements
The PolyWorks|Inspector universal metrology software platform allows quality control teams to perform all the planning, execution, and analysis tasks of a 3D measurement activity using the same tools and interfaces, regardless of the type of 3D measurement technology involved. With version 2025 of PolyWorks|Inspector, InnovMetric keeps extending its universal digitizing hub and improving inspection workflow efficiency. Users can now:
- Inspect large parts automatically by combining single-point measurement and surface-scanning tools using new hybrid LADAR and Laser Radar plug-ins
- Enrich their CMM-based laser scanning toolbox with new scanner models compatible with Renishaw controllers along with a laser plane preview feature when defining or selecting a scanner orientation
- Enjoy auto-alignment as they start scanning to leverage feature scanning guidance tools and increase the repeatability of multipiece measurement workflows
- Determine corrective actions quickly using the derived dimensions of GD&T calculations, without having to create additional features or align the data
Data management enhancements
The PolyWorks|DataLoop data management solution is a key component of the PolyWorks digital thread that stores 3D measurement data on central servers and digitally interconnects the producers and consumers of 3D measurement information. Version 2025 offers enhanced tools for managing the 3D measurement data lifecycle. Users can now:
- Manage and deploy their best practices for metadata and measurement methodologies by creating and sharing reusable inspection project templates that embed all the right properties and parameters to adapt to different part types, measurement hardware technologies, and fabrication processes
- Lock a piece under their identity to modify a piece measurement template safely or to protect an important piece from being edited by others
- Access a recycle bin to recover deleted workspaces, projects, and pieces within 90 days of deletion
- Protect data confidentiality or measurement expertise by creating and sharing view-only inspection projects that can be reviewed within the Web interface, but cannot be opened in PolyWorks|Inspector
InnovMetric now also allows remote PolyWorks users to access a PolyWorks|DataLoop Core server protected by an authentication-enabled reverse proxy.
Digital connectors enhancements
The PolyWorks digital connectors are technologies that digitally interconnect third-party software to PolyWorks, so data consumers can access dimensional inspection data from within the software they use. With version 2025, InnovMetric expands access to inspection results within the PolyWorks|DataLoop Web Interface:
- Annotation display is faster for projects with a large number of annotations
- Positioning, appearance, and visibility controls are now consistent with those in PolyWorks|Inspector
- Annotations are dynamically repositioned while navigating the model
- A simple navigation tool allows viewing annotations that could not be displayed
- Users can dynamically view deviations when mousing over color maps or click to create deviation annotations
PolyWorks|DataLoop 2025 also allows users to define who can approve or reject pieces directly in the Web interface without opening the project in PolyWorks|Inspector.
