MDTools® the 3D manifold design software provides power tools to automate the manifold design, checking, documentation, and modeling process within the Autodesk® Inventor® environment.
Design large and complex manifolds easily, fast and error-free. MDTools checks the manifold for wall-thickness, wrong, missing and bad quality connections.
The 3D manifold assembly is created semi-automatically and the components stay associated with the cavities.
MDTools automatically creates a professional drawing for you including dimensions, cavity machining IDs, bore charts with meet list, plug and engraving tables and more.
Enhance your productivity and competitive edge with MDTools®
1. MDTools® 750 What’s New
MDTools 750 What’s New
Power-to-Design Manifolds
High
Nominal
Low
Velocity
2. MDTools® 750 What’s New
Contents
HyDraw to MDTools Integration
Recap
Re-organized Ribbon Menu
User Interface Improved
Ribbon Menu Optimized for Large Sized Icons
Context Flyout
Energy Efficient Smooth Bends
Energy Efficient Design
Energy Efficient Connections
Energy Efficient Construction Port
Check for Velocity Hot Spots in Blocks
New Interactive Functionality
Stretch Block
Stretch and Incline Drill
Move Cavity or Footprint - Dragging
New Checking Functionality
Check Connection for Offset
Wall thickness Check - Consolidated
Misc
Mounting Holes with Preview
Set Manufacturing Precision
Port Info Captured thro’ Schematic Interface
Auto Assemble
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Integrated Browser
Cavity Browser Enhanced
Cavity Library Integrated within the Browser
Connectivity Browser Enhanced
MDTools®
750 - What’s New
4. MDTools® 750 What’s New
Re-organized Ribbon Menu NEW
Assembly MenuDrawing Menu
Part Menu
Easier access to all commands
Note: Switch to large-sized icons, if required
5. MDTools® 750 What’s New
Ribbon Menu Optimized for Large Sized Icons NEW
Icons redesigned
Ribbon layout optimized for easy navigation
Part Menu
Drawing Menu Assembly Menu
Note: Switch to small-sized icons and text legend, if required
6. MDTools® 750 What’s New
Context Flyout NEW
Stretch Block | Modify Block
Align | Edit | Delete
Edit| Move | Stretch | Connect | Align
Copy | Change Face | Delete | Rotate | Suppress
Context Flyout appears
when an object is left clicked
8. MDTools® 750 What’s New
Energy Efficient Connections NEW
Setup MDTools to
optimize Diameter and
Depth, when making
connections and inserting
construction ports
Define nominal
velocity range of oil
flow for tank and
pressure connections
Define construction hole
upsizing ratio, for different
velocity ranges
9. MDTools® 750 What’s New
Energy Efficient Construction Port
Smart Construction Port
selection, based on flow
values, is used when
connecting ports
If Energy Efficient connection is
active, then MDTools suggests
Drill Diameter and Construction
Port to reduce bend losses
NEW
10. MDTools® 750 What’s New
Check for Velocity Hot Spots in Blocks NEW
Check velocity for each
pressure/tank net or
the complete manifold
Each tank and pressure
connection is color
coded for oil velocities
Red – High
Green – Nominal
Yellow – Low
11. MDTools® 750 What’s New
Energy Efficient Smooth Bends
Before
After
NEW
MDTools checks and
smoothens bends in
manifold at the end of
the design process
In Energy Efficient
mode, MDTools
automatically creates a
smooth bend by optimizing
drill depth
13. MDTools® 750 What’s New
Cavity Library Integrated within the Browser
For Energy Efficient
Design, enter Flow and
Port Type before inserting
the cavity
Cavity Library integrated
within the Browser
Search for a
cavity/footprint by Name
NEW
14. MDTools® 750 What’s New
Cavity Browser Enhanced
Edit Port Information
directly in the browser
Cavity Browser, now also
shows stamping text
Separate icons used for
each feature to easily
distinguish between
various features
NEW
15. MDTools® 750 What’s New
Connectivity Browser Enhanced
Colored Net icons enhance
the visual recognition of nets
in Connectivity Browser
NEW
17. MDTools® 750 What’s New
Stretch Block NEW
Stretch and change the block
size by dragging a manifold face
in the model
18. MDTools® 750 What’s New
Stretch and Incline Drill
Incline a drill by dragging the
drill tip point in the model
NEW
Stretch a drill up to a
cavity (port)
Allow inclination and
view the angular
change in the model
19. MDTools® 750 What’s New
Move Cavity or Footprint - Dragging
Move a cavity in the model by
dragging the center point of
the selected cavity
Move a cavity along an ordinate
by grabbing one of the
directional arrows
NEW
21. MDTools® 750 What’s New
Wall thickness Check - Consolidated
Various options to check wall
thickness are consolidated in
a single window
Report includes Clearance
with Manifold Face
View the report in a text file
or print it
NEW
22. MDTools® 750 What’s New
Check Connection for Offset NEW
The Check Connection Offset
command flags problem cavities
When three or more cavities are
connected in one row by a port or
construction port, then the connections
may need to be offset
24. MDTools® 750 What’s New
Mounting Holes with Preview NEW
Through Hole option to
insert through holes
Easily place mounting holes with
the help of a preview
Specify the number of holes
(either 2 or 4)
25. MDTools® 750 What’s New
Set Manufacturing Precision NEW
Manufacturing precision values
defined at the start of the manifold
design process are used by MDTools
through out the design process
27. MDTools® 750 What’s New
Port Info Captured thro’ Schematic Interface NEW
When cavities are inserted from
HyDraw Schematic, each cavity
pulls in flow and port type
information automatically
MDTools insertion of Component
Outline, Stamping Text, Construction
Port, and Mounting Hole defined in
the HyDraw Schematic tab page
28. MDTools® 750 What’s New
Auto Assemble
Auto Assemble all valve
models from links in
HyDraw Schematic
NEW
29. MDTools® 750 What’s New
Recap
HyDraw to MDTools Integration
Re-organized Ribbon Menu
User Interface Improved
Ribbon Menu Optimized for Large Sized Icons
Context Flyout
Energy Efficient Smooth Bends
Energy Efficient Design
Energy Efficient Connections
Energy Efficient Construction Port
Check for Velocity Hot Spots in Blocks
New Interactive Functionality
Stretch Block
Stretch and Incline Drill
Move Cavity or Footprint - Dragging
New Checking Functionality
Check Connection for Offset
Wall thickness Check - Consolidated
Misc
Mounting Holes with Preview
Set Manufacturing Precision
Port Info Captured thro’ Schematic Interface
Auto Assemble
Integrated Browser
Cavity Browser Enhanced
Cavity Library Integrated within the Browser
Connectivity Browser Enhanced
30. MDTools® 750 What’s New
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