To facilitate the production process of cutting tools, a tool control system creates the geometrical data to manufacture workpieces (cutting tools) on a tool manufacturing machine. Afterwards for quality control these workpieces are measured on measuring machines and the deviations need to be taken into account for further production of tools.

This interface defines how this exchange of geometrical data between tool control system, production and measuring machines happens. Implementation of this interface on all relevant systems will enable a highly optimized and largely automated processing of this data.