MDTools 755 What's New

MDTools® 755 What’s New

MDTools 755 What’s New

Power-to-Design Manifolds


Contents MDTools® 755 - What’s New

Shrink Wrap

Shrink Wrap Manifold Assembly

Shrink Wrap Non-Rectangular Manifolds

Set Assembly Constraints in Ribbon Menu

Improved User Interface

License Option in Drawing and Assembly Menu

User Interface and Report Formats Improved

Select a Net from List of Available Nets in Manifold

Generate Machining ID

Retain Machining IDs when Revising Your Manifold Design

New Interactive Functionality Position Cavities or Footprints by Dragging when Inserting or Connecting Cavities

New and Enhanced Checking Functionality

Check Conformance to Schematic

Check for Poor Connections

Repetitive Information Removed in Meet List

Manufacturing and Tooling Check – Actual and Standard Values Displayed

Create Machining Drawing

Specify Margin for Drawing Templates

Specify Minimum Distance Between Views

Miscellaneous Charts in One Sheet

Import and Export MDTools Settings

Preserve/Transfer MDTools Settings Across Versions or Computers

Miscellaneous

Align Multiple Cavities

Easily Manage O-ring Machining Information

Delete Attached Engraving with the Cavity

Maintain Existing Text Height when Editing All Engravings

Enter Net Name for Orifice on Insertion

Correct Placement of Machining IDs

Manifold Assembly

Update Manifold Assembly Automatically

Modify Manifold Assembly

Preview CAD Model on Selection

Recap

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Set Assembly Constraints in Ribbon Menu NEW

‘Set Assembly Constraints’ is included in Ribbon Menu

Part Menu

Assembly Menu

Set Assembly Constraints is included in the Ribbon Menu


License Option in Drawing and Assembly Menu NEW

Drawing Menu

Assembly Menu

Manage MDTools license while working in drawing or assembly environment. Manage MDTools license while working in drawing or assembly environment.


User Interface and Report Formats Improved NEW

Sections with issues are highlighted

Sections with no issues are grayed out

Note: Similar changes are made in Wall Thickness Check, Connection Check, Create Meet List, and Manufacturing and Tooling Check


Select a Net from List of Nets in Manifold NEW

List of nets used in manifold

Popup appears when you click in Net Name field

List of all nets defined as default nets

All nets used in HyDraw Schematic, if HyDraw Schematic data is saved in design


Shrink Wrap


Shrink Wrap Manifold Assembly NEW

Deliver shrink-wrapped assembly in Inventor Assembly (.iam) or STEP format (.stp)


Shrink Wrap Non-Rectangular Manifolds NEW

Internal connectivity information is removed

Through bolt holes are kept unchanged




Retain Machining IDs when Revising Manifold Design NEW

Before Revision

EC removed

After Revision

BC added

Machining IDs of other cavities are unchanged


Manifold Assembly


Update Manifold Assembly Automatically NEW

Before After

Valve model automatically moved and assembled with cavity on a new face

Assembled valve model moved to a new location automatically


Modify Manifold Assembly NEW

Status, showing assembled and unassembled cavities

Apply changes and update your assembly

Filter list by cavity type

Update Icon indicating update is required


Preview CAD Model on Selection NEW

Preview of CAD model




Specify Margin for Drawing Templates NEW

Specify the top, bottom, left and right margin for each template to generate the machining drawing

Top Margin

Right Margin

Bottom Margin

Left Margin

Note: Specific to Create Machining Drawing command in Part Model


Specify Minimum Distance Between Views NEW

Specify minimum distance between views

Distance between views


Miscellaneous Charts on One Sheet NEW

Components and Ports List, Cavity List, and Engraved Text Chart created on a single sheet


New Interactive Functionality


Position Cavities or Footprints by Dragging when Inserting or Connecting Cavities NEW

Position a cavity in the model by dragging the center point of the selected cavity

Move and position a cavity along an ordinate by grabbing one of the directional arrows

Note: Similar functionality is available for the Connect Cavities command




Preserve/Transfer MDTools Settings Across Versions or Computers NEW

MDTools 750 MDTools 755

Settings imported into MDTools 755

XML file Containing MDTools Settings


New Checking Functionality


Check Conformance to Schematic NEW

Checks manifold design against the HyDraw Schematic


Check for Poor Connections NEW

Poor Connections selected

List connections having area of the connection less than the area of cross-section of hole with a smaller diameter in the connection

Note: This section is available in Connection Check command also.


Repetitive Information removed in Meet List NEW

Before After

Program removes repetitive information

Note: This option is available in the Design Check command also.


Manufacturing and Tooling Check – Actual and Standard Values Displayed NEW

Actual value:

Depth in Model

Standard value :

Max Tool Length in Library


Miscellaneous


Align Multiple Cavities NEW

Before After

Cavities aligned


Manage O-ring Machining Information NEW

Machining information now stored with O-ring

Edit O-ring machining information

Machining information included in Machining Chart


Delete Attached Engraving with the Cavity NEW

Before After

Delete Engraving selected

Cavity and the attached engraving deleted


Maintain Existing Text Height when Editing All Engravings NEW

Before After

Maintain Existing Text Height selected

Text height unchanged

Cosmetic text converted into engraved text


Enter Net Name for Orifice on Insertion NEW

Before After

Specify net name for orifice

Orifice with specified net inserted in model


Placement of Machining IDs without Overlapping the Cavities NEW

Previous Versions of MDTools

MDTools 755

Machining IDs are overlapping with cavities

No overlapping


Recap

Shrink Wrap

Shrink Wrap Manifold Assembly

Shrink Wrap Non-Rectangular Manifolds

Set Assembly Constraints in Ribbon Menu


License Option in Drawing and Assembly Menu

User Interface and Report Formats Improved

Select a Net from List of Available Nets in Manifold


Retain Machining IDs when Revising Your Manifold Design

New Interactive Functionality

Position Cavities or Footprints by Dragging when Inserting or Connecting Cavities

New and Enhanced Checking Functionality

Check Conformance to Schematic

Check for Poor Connections

Repetitive Information Removed in Meet List

Manufacturing and Tooling Check – Actual and Standard Values Displayed


Specify Margin for Drawing Templates

Specify Minimum Distance Between Views

Miscellaneous Charts in One Sheet


Preserve/Transfer MDTools Settings Across Versions or Computers

Miscellaneous

Align Multiple Cavities

Easily Manage O-ring Machining Information

Delete Attached Engraving with the Cavity

Maintain Existing Text Height when Editing All Engravings

Enter Net Name for Orifice on Insertion

Correct Placement of Machining IDs

Manifold Assembly

Update Manifold Assembly Automatically

Modify Manifold Assembly

Preview CAD Model on Selection


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