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The use of additional equipment allows the range of functions of coordinate measuring machines to be extended, enabling many measuring tasks to be solved more effectively.
   

• A rotary table makes it easier to measure rotationally symmetrical parts.
• The use of articulating stylus system avoids complicated stylus configurations. In most cases, the stylus tip can be changed to any required angular position.
• A stylus system_changer likewise simplifies the required stylus configurations. Moreover, it allows an automatic stylus change.
• A scanning device allows an enormously large number of measuring points to be recorded within a very short period of time. 

Further additional devices include an automatic part feeding system and programmable clamping devices. The range of functions of a coordinate measuring machine can also be extended by means of additional software such as CAA (Computer Aided Accuracy).