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Hello World: The Complete Beginner’s Guide to QIF

The 3D Collaboration & Interoperability Congress has become a yearly barometer of the state of collaboration and interoperability strategy, technology, and solutions for commercial and government organizations. Presenters and attendees are real-world users who represent the medical, aerospace, defense, electronics, automotive, industrial equipment, and other product development industries, with strong support by technology leaders for CAD collaboration and interoperability.

Watch the video below for Workflow, QIF Model Based Definition & Plan

At the 4:11min mark, see the high level measurement plan that is now ready to be consumed by Origin's CheckMate CMM Programming Software (fully integrated with SOLIDWORKS) to be converted to a CMM program. Then generate an ISO standard DMIS CMM . The QIF MBD and Plan are loaded into the SOLIDWORKS environment using FormatWorks.