9 Hardware comprising optical instruments, namely, cameras and lights and flashes for use with cameras, motion platforms and downloadable and recorded computer software for the purpose of non-contact 3-dimensional surface capture, digitization and measurement of real objects, as well as processing of the resulting 3-dimensional images; video measuring microscopes; optical comparators for optical inspection and dimensional measurement of parts and downloadable and recorded computer software therefor; devices for calibrating the magnification of zoom optical systems; motorized video microscope with zoom optical system, video camera, and downloadable and recorded software for dimensional inspection of parts; motorized multisensor measuring system and downloadable and recorded software for dimensional inspection and measurement of manufactured parts; coordinate measuring machines and parts thereof; measuring apparatus, namely, optical comparators for optical inspection and dimensional measurement of parts, and electro-optical instruments for use in inspection and measurement of industrial components; measuring apparatus, namely, opto-mechanical sensors and downloadable and recorded computer software for dimensional inspection of manufactured components; downloadable and recorded computer programs for video inspection and identity of product edges; non-contact video measuring equipment employing premium/precision optics for imaging in dimensional metrology; motorized video microscope with zoom optical system, color video camera, and downloadable and recorded software to facilitate dimensional inspection of manufactured components; non-contact video measuring system device with zoom optics for inspection and measurement of parts; downloadable and recorded optical measurement software for use with metrological measuring apparatus; downloadable and recorded computer software relating to metrology