For more than 30 years Applied Automation Technologies (AAT3D) has developed CAD-based online and offline dimensional measurement software products that are adapted into the manufacturing, quality control, and automation processes. As an independent software provider AAT has developed an extensive library of controller interfaces for both CMM and CNC machine-tool controllers. The company has pioneered machine tool metrology with closed loop metrology software since the 1990’s. AAT software allows the adaption and programming of any machine-tool as a CMM with integrated capability of providing real-time feedback to the controller allowing adaptive manufacturing to be performed.