InnovMetric releases PolyWorks 2025

This new release continues to drive the digitalization of 3D measurement-based dimensional inspection workflows.

InnovMetric announced the launch of its new major release, PolyWorks 2025, delivering a digital thread framework that defines, streamlines, and supports the flow of dimensional inspection information enterprise-wide. It enables industrial manufacturers to improve the performance of their inspection workflows, facilitate teamwork, prevent unauthorized access to data, and ensure process traceability. 

PolyWorks 2025 introduces key enhancements to the three fundamental software components required to deploy an end-to-end digital thread for dimensional inspection: the universal metrology software platform, centralized data management, and digital connectors to interconnect 3D measurement with other enterprise solutions. These enhancements 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.

Universal PolyWorks 2025 platform enhancements

The PolyWorks Inspector universal metrology software platform enables quality control teams to perform all planning, execution, and analysis tasks associated with a 3D measurement activity using the same tools and interfaces, regardless of the type of 3D measurement technology employed. With version 2025 of PolyWorks Inspector, InnovMetric continues to expand its universal digitizing hub and enhance 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, storing 3D measurement data on central servers and digitally interconnecting 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 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 with PolyWorks, allowing data consumers to access dimensional inspection data directly 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. 

To learn more, visit innovmetric.com.