工业坐标计量学中的一个关键问题是测量工件以确保符合其尺寸要求。当使用计算机坐标测量系统（CMS）时，通常的做法是将计算机计算的输出与工件的尺寸要求相关联。这种关联由各种计算机程序执行，这些程序处理由被评估对象的测量样本组成的维度坐标数据集。本文件旨在为评估CMS软件生成的解决方案的质量提供指南，并为软件供应商定义最低的文档要求。本标准涉及测试算法实现的行为，而不是测试算法本身。 本文件无意认可或评价任何计算方法或系统。软件性能评估是有用的，因为它:（a）允许软件的客观验证；（b） 减少软件应用中出错的可能性；（c）定义了一种比较CMS软件的方法。本文档涵盖以下领域:输入数据、功能构建、软件文档、性能表征和测试方法。

A critical issue in industrial coordinate metrology is the measurement of a work piece to assure compliance with its dimensional requirements. When using a computerized Coordinate Measurement System (CMS), the usual practice is to correlate computer calculated outputs with the dimensional requirements of the work piece. This correlation is performed by various computer routines that process dimensional coordinate data sets consisting of measurement samples of the object being evaluated. The purpose of this document is to provide guidelines for evaluating the quality of solutions generated by CMS software and to define minimal documentation requirements for software providers. This Standard is concerned with testing the behavior of algorithm implementation, not the testing of algorithms themselves. It is not the intent of this document to endorse or rate any computational method or system. Software performance evaluation is useful because it:(a) Allows objective validation of software;(b) Reduces the possibility of error in software application; and(c) Defines a method of comparing CMS software. This document covers the following areas: input data, feature construction, software documentation, performance characterization, and test methodologies.