mdtools 755 what's new
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MDTools® 755 What’s New
MDTools 755 What’s New
Power-to-Design Manifolds
MDTools® 755 What’s New
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
Contact Us
MDTools® 755 What’s New
Improved User Interface
MDTools® 755 What’s New
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
MDTools® 755 What’s New
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.
MDTools® 755 What’s New
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
MDTools® 755 What’s New
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
MDTools® 755 What’s New
Shrink Wrap
MDTools® 755 What’s New
Shrink Wrap Manifold Assembly NEW
Deliver shrink-wrapped assembly in Inventor Assembly (.iam) or STEP format (.stp)
MDTools® 755 What’s New
Shrink Wrap Non-Rectangular Manifolds NEW
Internal connectivity information is removed
Through bolt holes are kept unchanged
MDTools® 755 What’s New
Generate Machining ID
MDTools® 755 What’s New
Retain Machining IDs when Revising Manifold Design NEW
Before Revision
EC removed
After Revision
BC added
Machining IDs of other cavities are unchanged
MDTools® 755 What’s New
Manifold Assembly
MDTools® 755 What’s New
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
MDTools® 755 What’s New
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
MDTools® 755 What’s New
Preview CAD Model on Selection NEW
Preview of CAD model
MDTools® 755 What’s New
Create Machining Drawing
MDTools® 755 What’s New
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
MDTools® 755 What’s New
Specify Minimum Distance Between Views NEW
Specify minimum distance between views
Distance between views
MDTools® 755 What’s New
Miscellaneous Charts on One Sheet NEW
Components and Ports List, Cavity List, and Engraved Text Chart created on a single sheet
MDTools® 755 What’s New
New Interactive Functionality
MDTools® 755 What’s New
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
MDTools® 755 What’s New
Import and Export MDTools Settings
MDTools® 755 What’s New
Preserve/Transfer MDTools Settings Across Versions or Computers NEW
MDTools 750 MDTools 755
Settings imported into MDTools 755
XML file Containing MDTools Settings
MDTools® 755 What’s New
New Checking Functionality
MDTools® 755 What’s New
Check Conformance to Schematic NEW
Checks manifold design against the HyDraw Schematic
MDTools® 755 What’s New
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.
MDTools® 755 What’s New
Repetitive Information removed in Meet List NEW
Before After
Program removes repetitive information
Note: This option is available in the Design Check command also.
MDTools® 755 What’s New
Manufacturing and Tooling Check – Actual and Standard Values Displayed NEW
Actual value:
Depth in Model
Standard value :
Max Tool Length in Library
MDTools® 755 What’s New
Miscellaneous
MDTools® 755 What’s New
Align Multiple Cavities NEW
Before After
Cavities aligned
MDTools® 755 What’s New
Manage O-ring Machining Information NEW
Machining information now stored with O-ring
Edit O-ring machining information
Machining information included in Machining Chart
MDTools® 755 What’s New
Delete Attached Engraving with the Cavity NEW
Before After
Delete Engraving selected
Cavity and the attached engraving deleted
MDTools® 755 What’s New
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
MDTools® 755 What’s New
Enter Net Name for Orifice on Insertion NEW
Before After
Specify net name for orifice
Orifice with specified net inserted in model
MDTools® 755 What’s New
Placement of Machining IDs without Overlapping the Cavities NEW
Previous Versions of MDTools
MDTools 755
Machining IDs are overlapping with cavities
No overlapping
MDTools® 755 What’s New
Recap
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
MDTools® 755 What’s New
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