Industrial measurement tasks are varying. They range from easy tasks to extremely complex tasks. However, one major requirement for a measurement system, consisting of software and at least one sensor, is to solve this measurement tasks with the highest efficiency. Depending on the measurement task different sensors might be required such as a laser tracker and total station for polar measurements or theodolite and Videogrammetry systems for triangulation measurements. The user prefers to work with a limited number of different software packages.
Ultimately he would like to have one single software platform which is able to control different sensors. Thus, he could always work with a familiar software independent of which sensor is used. The Axyz concept was designed to meet the requirements of many industries. All Leica sensors (laser tracker and theodolites) are controlled by one software platform. While Axyz offers a comprehensive functionality for solving complex measurement tasks, OLE Automation (Object Linking and Embedding), which comes with Axyz, offers in addition the creation of streamlined software adapted to special measurement tasks.