It is important to obtain the 3d coordinate in the field of measuring. How accurate, fast, convenient to obtain the 3d coordinate affects the accuracy and reliability of measurement directly. Through studying the basic theories of machine vision this paper focus on the study of a stereo vision measurement model based on the intersecting axis. In view of the parameters in the model of binocular stereo vision, this paper uses the Zhang Zhengyou calibration method to calibrate the system of Stereo vision. In order to test the accuracy of the system, this paper measures the distance of two standard circular. Finally, the machining experiment validates the proposed method.