QIF 4.0 is in development. What is QIF? At first glance, QIF, or Quality Information Framework, seems to be a lofty idea that your boss makes you follow throughout your production cycle. However, QIF is rather simple to understand. It is a unified XML framework that guides computer-aided quality measurement systems, which in turn enables […]
Model-Based Definition (MBD) and QIF
Model-Based Definition (MBD) at its core is machine readable annotations, data that’s associated to 3D geometry which is valuable both in manufacturing and in removing ambiguity from the communication of product definition. CNC programming and Manufacturing have been using 3D CAD Geometry for 30 plus years. QIF or Quality Information Framework is meant to address […]