--- title: Tech Tips Blog | Cecil Deline --- [![logo-tan](https://info.originintl.com/hs-fs/file-2255150996-png/Origin-img/logo-tan.png)](https://info.originintl.com/) # Top Ten Tech Tips # Tech Tips Blog ## [ All Posts](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/all) ## Cecil Deline ### Recent Posts ## [Tech Tip #104 Flipping The Normal Vector on a Group of Measured Features](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-104-flipping-the-normal-vector-on-a-group-of-measured-features) Posted by [Cecil Deline](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/author/cecil-deline) on Sun, Aug 11, 2024 @ 04:07 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [Read More](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-104-flipping-the-normal-vector-on-a-group-of-measured-features) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-104-flipping-the-normal-vector-on-a-group-of-measured-features#comments-listing) Topics: [origin international](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/origin-international), [SolidWorks](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/solidworks), [CheckMate for SOLIDWORKS](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/checkmate-for-solidworks) ## [Tech Tip #103 Making Feature Reporting Entities Hot](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-103-making-feature-reporting-entities-hot) Posted by [Cecil Deline](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/author/cecil-deline) on Sun, Aug 11, 2024 @ 03:54 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [Read More](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-103-making-feature-reporting-entities-hot) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-103-making-feature-reporting-entities-hot#comments-listing) Topics: [SolidWorks](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/solidworks), [CheckMate for SOLIDWORKS](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/checkmate-for-solidworks) ## [Tech Tip #102 : Constructing an Offset Plane](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-102-constructing-an-offset-plane) Posted by [Cecil Deline](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/author/cecil-deline) on Tue, Jul 26, 2022 @ 10:30 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [Read More](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-102-constructing-an-offset-plane) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-102-constructing-an-offset-plane#comments-listing) Topics: [origin international](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/origin-international), [SolidWorks](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/solidworks), [CheckMate for SOLIDWORKS](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/checkmate-for-solidworks) ## [Tech Tip #101 : Creating CMM Programs From ASCII Files](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-101-creating-cmm-programs-from-ascii-files) Posted by [Cecil Deline](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/author/cecil-deline) on Wed, May 11, 2022 @ 01:05 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Creating CMM Programs From ASCII Files Description: Reviewing the procedure of generating CheckMate measurements from an ASCii file of x,y,z's and i,j,k's in CheckMate 14 for SOLIDWORKS. [Read More](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-101-creating-cmm-programs-from-ascii-files) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-101-creating-cmm-programs-from-ascii-files#comments-listing) Topics: [SolidWorks](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/solidworks), [CheckMate](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/checkmate), [measurement](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/measurement), [CheckMate for SOLIDWORKS](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/checkmate-for-solidworks) ## [Tech Tip #100 : Passthrough Commands](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-100-passthrough-commands) Posted by [Cecil Deline](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/author/cecil-deline) on Wed, Mar 30, 2022 @ 01:18 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)  Reviewing the procedure of generating the most common types of Passthrough commands in CheckMate 14 for SOLIDWORKS. [Read More](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-100-passthrough-commands) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-100-passthrough-commands#comments-listing) Topics: [SolidWorks](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/solidworks), [Origin](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/origin), [CheckMate for SOLIDWORKS](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/checkmate-for-solidworks) ## [Tech Tip #99 : Customizing Measurement Equipment Lists](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-99-customizing-measurement-equipment-lists) Posted by [Cecil Deline](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/author/cecil-deline) on Thu, Jan 27, 2022 @ 10:17 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [Read More](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-99-customizing-measurement-equipment-lists) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-99-customizing-measurement-equipment-lists#comments-listing) Topics: [origin international](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/origin-international), [SolidWorks](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/solidworks), [CheckMate](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/checkmate), [CheckMate for SOLIDWORKS](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/checkmate-for-solidworks) ## [Tech Tip #98 : The advanced use of the Workviews when setting up those difficult parts](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-98-the-advanced-use-of-the-workviews-when-setting-up-those-difficult-parts) Posted by [Cecil Deline](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/author/cecil-deline) on Fri, Dec 10, 2021 @ 10:40 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Description: Reviewing the advanced use of the Workviews when setting up those difficult parts, with CheckMate 14 for SOLIDWORKS. [Read More](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-98-the-advanced-use-of-the-workviews-when-setting-up-those-difficult-parts) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-98-the-advanced-use-of-the-workviews-when-setting-up-those-difficult-parts#comments-listing) Topics: [origin international](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/origin-international), [SolidWorks](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/solidworks), [Origin](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/origin), [CheckMate for SOLIDWORKS](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/checkmate-for-solidworks) ## [Tech Tip #97 : Behind the scenes strategy of Accessibility Analysis when determining Probe Positions](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-97-behind-the-scenes-strategy-of-accessibility-analysis-when-determining-probe-positions) Posted by [Cecil Deline](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/author/cecil-deline) on Fri, Dec 10, 2021 @ 10:36 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Description: Reviewing the 'behind the scenes' strategy of Accessibility Analysis when determining Probe Positions with CheckMate 14 for SOLIDWORKS. [Read More](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-97-behind-the-scenes-strategy-of-accessibility-analysis-when-determining-probe-positions) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-97-behind-the-scenes-strategy-of-accessibility-analysis-when-determining-probe-positions#comments-listing) Topics: [origin international](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/origin-international), [SolidWorks](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/solidworks), [Origin](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/origin), [CheckMate for SOLIDWORKS](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/checkmate-for-solidworks) ## [Tech Tip #96 : Suppressing SOLIDWORKS DimXpert MBD PMI](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-96-suppressing-solidworks-dimxpert-mbd-pmi) Posted by [Cecil Deline](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/author/cecil-deline) on Mon, May 10, 2021 @ 11:07 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) DESCRIPTION:  Reviewing the workflow of suppressing DimXpert PMI so that CheckMate 14's AutoMBD utility will not include those features in the measurement plan. [Read More](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-96-suppressing-solidworks-dimxpert-mbd-pmi) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-96-suppressing-solidworks-dimxpert-mbd-pmi#comments-listing) Topics: [origin international](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/origin-international), [CheckMate for SOLIDWORKS](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/topic/checkmate-for-solidworks) ## [Tech Tip #95 : Enhancements to CMTHICK Command](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/tech-tip-95-enhancements-to-cmthick-command) Posted by [Cecil Deline](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/author/cecil-deline) on Wed, Apr 14, 2021 @ 01:47 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Reviewing The Enhancements made to the CheckMate 14 CMTHICK command allowing for multiple measurements to be generated at once. Requires CheckMate for SOLIDWORKS version 14.00.1175 or newer. 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