Screw threads are important machine elements with various functions. They are used for mounting, connecting, sealing or centering of components and are pro*Korrespondenzautor: Sebastian Schädel, ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions, Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH, CarlZeiss-Straße 22, 73446 Oberkochen, E-Mail: sebastian.schaedel@zeiss.com Anita Przyklenk, Martin Stein, Karin Kniel, Fachbereich Koordinatenmesstechnik, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Bundesallee 100, 38116 Braunschweig, E-Mail: anita.przyklenk@ptb.de, martin.stein@ptb.de, karin.kniel@ptb.de Eberhard Manske, Institut für Prozessmessund Sensortechnik, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Gustav-Kirchhoff-Straße 1, 98693 Ilmenau, E-Mail: eberhard.manske@tu-ilmenau.de duced in large quantities. At the same time the requirements for manufacturing processes and quality assurance are increasing constantly. In accordance with current standards the inspection of screw thread determinants is performed in single axial sections. Therefore, the complex geometry of the flanks is not assessed sufficiently with respect to the functionality of the flanks. The novel measurement procedure is based on a three-dimensional mathematical model which describes the screw thread geometry. The actual point cloud of the rough shape is gathered by an areal-oriented measuring strategy using a conventional coordinate measuring machine. The following holistic evaluation algorithm ensures the calculation of all relevant screw thread determinants based on a single data set. Furthermore, the novel measurement procedure provides measurement results of the local screw thread determinants, which are crucial for the calculation of the virtual pitch diameter.