The Off-Line Simulation on Measuring through Software PC-DMIS CAD++ V4.3

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

This paper presents expert knowledge about PC-DMIS measuring software. The article presents great educational value. It is advisable for authors to take notice of the following suggestions:
1. The paper looks like it's not finished. The paper should be extended by additional results for instance: differences between simulation and real measurements, alignment verification or other important numerical data.
2. Page 2, line 61 - PC-DMIS CAD++ v4.3 is rather an old version of PC-DMIS software. PC-DMIS has changed a lot since this version. The latest available version is PC-DMIS 2021.
3. Page 6, line 235 – Instead of “all the levels of latitude” is better to use the term: “degrees of freedom”
4. The authors refer to non-existent attachments:
Page 8, line 277:  appendix D
Page 12, line 406: appendix I
Page 12, line 407 appendix J
5. Page 13, lines 445-448 - The paper is about offline simulation in PC-DMIS software. Why do use a gearbox cover without a parametric model (CAD) for verification of the simulation?

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Reviewer 2 Report

Dear Authors

Thank you so much to let me read your paper. In the current form, it is really hard to accept the paper. I would like to give the following suggestions for your paper.

1. The abstract is too short and has very little information about your work. It must be improved.
2. The English language should also be improved in order to make it understand by the reader. 
3. There are many acronyms but not extended versions such as CNC (Computerized Numerical Control). 
4. There are many short paragraphs. You may try to make them a bit longer or connect them.
5. The transition of the chapter needs some explanation at the end of the chapter to maintain the fluency of the paper. 
6. Also, you can clearly provide how the programming helps you improve measuring tasks on the coordinate measuring machine DEA Global Performance.
7. You can provide some diagrams which convey your ideas to readers.
8. Try to give more information about the contribution of your work.
9. Provide more equations or pseudo-codes.

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Reviewer 3 Report

Dear authors,

 

This paper proposes an interesting coordinate measuring machine. I have to congratulate the presentation and how well is explained. However, I consider that there are some unclear points needing a revision. I list my concerns as follows:

 

Mayor Issues:

 

1.The introduction section is too extend and I think it is better to divide in two subsection. From 1 to 48 it is “1.1 the state of the art” and from 49 to 155 is more like “1.2 problem description”. Please check and think about dividing the introduction section in two subsections

2. In the introduction you put too many references together without talking from some particular author. Hence, there is not enough background to see the State of the Art . For example:

A constant development of CNC production machines and their operation systems enables to 28 produce complicated machine parts with high measurement and shape accuracy, such us Adams[1] explained. However, Wdowik et al. [2] mentioned…

 

Thanks so much for hearing my suggestions.

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Round 2

Reviewer 2 Report

Dear Authors 

First of all, thank you to make recommended changes. However, It seems like the paper still needs some improvement in terms of the flow of the paper. If we start with the abstract, one can see that it is written in a rush. For instance,

"This paper analyses the influence of defining the position of coordinate systems on the measurement uncertainty. The paper is based on performed experiments. This article focuses on measuring with a coordinate measuring machine DEA Global Performance 12.22.10, for which a measuring program for the given device part has been developed in a measuring and evaluating software PC-DMIS CAD++ v4.3."

These statements are very similar and need to be improved. Please also check the rest of the paper in terms of English since it still needs text editing. Please also make sure you provide enough results in your abstract and conclusion to make the reader clearly understand the paper. 

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Reviewer 3 Report

Dear authors,

After the revision the paper is improved and is to be congratulated. However, there are some minor aspects that has to be modified.

Minor issues:

  Equations 2 and 3 look like pictures and not like written equations. I think it is better to rewrite everything, to get a good look.

Thanks so much for hearing my suggestions.

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