Inspection plans determine which features of the geometry and GD&T/dimension to use in the inspection process. Usually, inspection plans are created using Planner, an application that shares many similarities to PC-DMIS. However, you can also use the File | Export | Inspection Plan menu option in PC-DMIS to export your measurement routine as an inspection plan.
Planner XML (*.planxml, *.xml) - PC-DMIS can import this default file type into an open measurement routine. Planner can do the same into an open inspection plan. In addition, third-party applications can potentially parse and use the data contained inside this widely-used tagged format. This is the format used by Planner.
Planner IP File (*.ip) - Both PC-DMIS and the legacy PC-DMIS Planner can import this older proprietary format. This is the format used by the legacy PC-DMIS Planner.
You can then import the IP into a measurement routine (see "Importing an Inspection Plan File") or load the plan into PC-DMIS Planner for further development.