Contents stage 1: 4-8 days, depending on previous knowledge

Volume of the training documents Stage 1: approx. 400 pages.

	1-1 Units SI Units, incl. Definition and History, Base Quantities, Derived Quantities, Prefixes of Units, Angles, Conversion Degrees <-> Radian, Conventional Measuring and Test Equipment
	1-2 2-D Coordinate Systems (Mathematical) Drawing Plane, Origin, Cartesian Coordinates, Polar Coordinates
	1-3 3-D Coordinate Systems Cartesian Coordinate System in Space, Right-Hand Rule, Translation and Rotation, Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinate System
	1-4 Coordinate Measuring Machines History of Coordinate measuring machines, Cantilever/Bridge/Column/Gantry Types, Differences in the Types, Axis Guide, Measuring Computer and Software, Work Holding Fixture
	1-5 Sensors Sensor selection, Stylus System, Stylus, optical sensors, Image Processing, Laser Triangulation
	1-6 Basic definitions Drawing Entries (Dimensions, Tolerance Symbols), Standard Reference, Differences Nominal Element - Real Element - Extracted Element - Associated Element
	1-7 Geometric elements Standard form elements: Point/ Line/ Plane/ Circle/ Sphere/ Cylinder/ Cone/ Torus / Ellipse, Vector, Normal Vector, Minimum Number of Points, Projection
	1-8 Geometric constructions Distance/Angle/Intersection/Symmetry of Geometric Elements
	1-9 Preparing a Measurement on the Coordinate Measuring Machine Standardized Temperature, Part Cleaning, Temperature Control, Fixturing, (Avoiding Distortion), Fixturing Systems, CMM and Software Startup
	1-10 Stylus Selection and Qualification Stylus System Selection, Stylus Qualification, Reference Sphere, Reference Stylus, Stylus Sphere Radius Correction, Stylus Tip Bending Correction, Mechanical Filter Effect of the Stylus, Errors of Incorrect Qualification,
	1-11 Measuring on the Coordinate Measuring Machine Determining part Coordinate System, Difference to Control Coordinate System, Manual and automatic Alignment, Probing, References, Consequences of Collisions, Number of Probing Points and their Distribution
	1-12 Evaluation of Measurement and Statistics Importance of Statistical Parameters, Outliers, Scattering, Histogram Representation, Compensation Methods
	1-13 Precision Accuracy of Coordinate Measuring Machines, CAA Correction, Manufacturing Methods and Accuracies, Shape Deviations, Uncertainty Effects, Awareness of Measuring Uncertainty (qualitatively)
	1-14 Basics of Quality Management Measurement Reports, Quality Control Charts, Cooperation between Design - Production - Testing