--- title: Tech Tips Blog | CheckMate for SOLIDWORKS description: CheckMate for SOLIDWORKS | --- [![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) ## [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) ## [Relationship Between Cords and True Position](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/relationship-between-cords-and-true-position) Posted by [Janet Wiaderny](https://info.originintl.com/resources/tech-tips-blog/author/janet-wiaderny) on Tue, Nov 01, 2022 @ 03:47 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The relationship between reported coordinate deviations and an associated evaluated position tolerance typically found in CMM reports is explored. 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