Origin News & Events

    Setup MBD to Get the Best Use

    Posted on Tue, Jul 12, 2016

    Oboe Wu from SOLIDWORKS discusses setting up for MBD so that you can make the best use of it. Included is installation, licensing (floating), command ribbon bar, shortcut toolbar etc. You definitely want to give this a read through as he has good visuals to explore. Read more.

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    Topics: origin international, SolidWorks, CheckMate, MBD

    Eliminate Costly Errors

    Posted on Wed, Jul 06, 2016

    The ultimate goal of the standard called Model Based Definition (MBD) and standards such as ASME Y14.41-2003 (updated in 2012) and Military-Standard-31000 (Revision A) in 2013 is to eliminate the costly and often error-prone drawing-based documentation still used to communicate design intent and manufacturing details. Find out what  on the SOLIDWORKS Blog has to say. Read more... Read More

    Topics: SolidWorks, CheckMate, Origin, MBD

    MBD Implementation 10 DOs and 10 DON’Ts – Don’t Be Confined to Design Department Alone

    Posted on Fri, Mar 18, 2016

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    Topics: SolidWorks, CheckMate, MBD

    CheckMate Fully Integrates with SOLIDWORKS MBD

    Posted on Wed, Feb 10, 2016

    You don't want to miss this short read about how Origins’ CheckMate is fully integrated with SOLIDWORKS MBD and provides a Model-Based Inspection (MBI) capability for CMM programming.

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    Topics: SolidWorks, CheckMate, SWW, MBD

    It's Official ... Origin is Now a SOLIDWORKS® Partner

    Posted on Thu, Oct 02, 2014

    Origin International is pleased to announce that it is now certified as a SOLIDWORKS® Solution Partner.  You can find us at CheckMate for SolidWorks on their web site.

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    Topics: origin international, SolidWorks, CheckMate, Origin

    Origin asks...Are you ready for QIF?

    Posted on Mon, Jul 28, 2014

    QIF is the Quality Information Framework, a suite of XML based data models that contain everything from model definitions with associated GD&T, inspection plans, inspection results, to multi-part statistics in a common QIF document format. The new QIF 2.0 standard has been approved by the Dimensional Metrology Standards Consortium (DMSC) for progression to an ANSI standard and will be out for public review this fall.

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    Topics: origin international, CheckMate, metrology, QIF, Origin

    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

    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 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