Within the 3D CAD platform, Verisurf uses model-based definition (MBD), where the CAD model serves as the design instance. This simplifies and automates inspection planning and enables improved process control. All manual and programmable CMMs are controlled via the Verisurf Device Interface (VDI). The modular design allows users to quickly move from inspection to reverse engineering and tooling by efficiently acquiring and processing contact or non-contact real-time scan data at a rate of more than two million points per second. Block segmentation of the point cloud data is then used for applications such as extraction, fitting, analysis and meshing.