Origin News & Events

    CheckMate for SOLIDWORKS®

    Posted on Thu, May 08, 2014

    CheckMate for SOLIDWORKS® is now available.  The initial release  features CheckMate CMM Programming, Soft Gauging, Reporting and SoftFit Solver ™ .  Subsequent releases over the course of 2014 will include additional modules and new product.  SOLIDWORKS® is the platform of choice for the CheckMate suite of CAD based dimensional metrology software based on the quality of the product, its level of penetration in the manufacturing sector and the level of excellence of the SOLIDWORKS® reseller channel.  CheckMate for SOLIDWORKS® will serve to enhance our customers metrology experience and increase their productivity.

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    Topics: manufacturing engineers, origin international, SolidWorks, CheckMate, measurement, metrology

    Origin International CheckMate Announcement

    Posted on Tue, Apr 01, 2014

    We are excited to announce that going forward the platform of choice for our CheckMate CAD based metrology products is SolidWorks from Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corp.

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    Topics: SolidWorks, CheckMate, metrology, CAD based, automotive, aerospace

    Origin International Newsletter for March 2014

    Posted on Fri, Mar 28, 2014

    Spring has sprung...I hope. Spring is also a time of new, fresh announcements and ideas. This is true for Origin International. Read about our announcement in this months issue. 

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    Topics: origin international, metrology

    Visit Origin at McMaster University Open House March 26th

    Posted on Wed, Feb 26, 2014

    Research Partner Open House

    McMaster University will be holding an Open House on March 26, 2014.
    As a research partner through the NSERC CANRIMT Research Network, Origin International has been collaborating with Dr. Allan Spence at McMaster in GD&T and inspection, including point cloud measurement.

    Origin International will be in attendance at the Open House in the CMM area with a demonstration of CheckMate software for these applications.
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    Allan D. Spence, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering McMaster University, JHE 316 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON  L8S 4L7 Email . adspence@mcmaster.ca Tel.  905 525-9140 x27130  Fax. 905 572-7944 Cell. 905 379-1378

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    Topics: CheckMate, measurement, point cloud metrology, gd&t

    Origin Announces Calypso® to Equator™ Authoring

    Posted on Tue, Jan 28, 2014

    To read about Origin's new Calypso® to Equator Authoring announcement, click on the document icon. 
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    Topics: origin international, measurement, flexible gauge, Equator, Origin

    Important Notice: Autodesk/MDT Licensing

    Posted on Tue, Dec 17, 2013

    Effective February 1, 2014, customers will deal direct with Autodesk for any Mechanical Desktop 2008 or 2009 reactivations.

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    Origin International Newsletter for September 2013

    Posted on Mon, Sep 23, 2013

    As I browse the internet, I see that Sept/Oct brings about many manufacturing and quality shows where you can see what's hot and what's new. Read on to see what is happening and take note of the events listed on the left. If you want to see the Avro Arrow, then check it out.

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    Topics: origin international, CheckMate, metrology, Origin

    Origin International Newsletter for August 2013

    Posted on Thu, Aug 22, 2013

    Hope you are enjoying your summer so far. This month we have some goodies to tell you about. For example, our tech tip and webinar although for CheckMate users are also for those of you using the Equator ™. Take a look... 

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    Topics: origin international, CheckMate, metrology, Equator, TransMagic, sheet metal stamping

    Origin International Associate, Bob Stone, recognized

    Posted on Tue, Jul 02, 2013

    Long time Origin International Associate, Bob Stone, was recognized for his contribution to the new QIF set of standards at the recent DMSC meeting at Hilton Head Island in South Carolina last week.

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    Topics: origin international, metrology, DMSC, QIF

    June 18-21, 2013 DMSC/QIF Meeting- Origin International Demo

    Posted on Mon, May 27, 2013

    On June 18-21, 2013, DMSC/QIF will hold their meeting to discuss Quality Measurement Standards. While there, ask to see Origin International's demo on CMEngine automatically converting CMM reports into QIF for use with QIF-compliant AS9102a report generating software.

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    Topics: origin international, CheckMate, measurement, metrology, convert CMM reports