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A method of measuring precisely and highly accurately the distance between the surface at a predetermined position of a mold and a laser measuring instrument. The distance between the surface of a mold frame and the laser measuring instrument is measured by directing a laser beam to four positions on the surface of the mold frame, the positions on the surface of the mold frame are expressed by x-y coordinates while the distance between the surface of the mold frame and the laser measuring instrument is expressed by a z coordinate. An equation .DELTA.z=ax+by+c for correcting the measurement value of the distance between the surface of the mold frame and laser measuring instrument is determined by using the four measurement values and the maximum or minimum value of the these measurement values as the reference, and the distance between the position on the mold and the laser measuring instrument is measured. The correction values of the measurement positions are calculated from the equation .DELTA.z=ax+by+c and the coordinate values of the x-y coordinates of the measurement positions, and thse corrected values are added to the measurement values of the distance between the surface of the measurement portions of the mold and the laser measuring instrument.

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