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compatible

CustomizeAutomate

CheckDesign

Visualize

MDTools®

940Manifolds Design with

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Visualize

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Powerful 3D visualization

of manifold internals and

connectivity

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Color-coded cavities,

and flow paths, Port

areas and Dead areas

easily identified

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Easy manifold assembly,

using the MDTools

Assembly Interface

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Design

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Design driven by

embedded manifold

design methodology, rules

and checks

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Easy connections:

connect to cavity/net

(passage way)

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Automated angle holes:

simple and compound

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Compact manifolds:

use angled holes, slots,

undercuts, cut-outs,

orifices and

O-ring grooves

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Check

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Check the manifold

design: connectivity, wall

thickness, and more

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Check manifold

manufacturability:

slenderness ratio, angular

tolerance, and more

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Check for Connectivity:

wrong connections,

unconnected

ports/cavities and much

more…

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Automate

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MDTools HyDrawTM

Interface:

Import schematic data

and jumpstart the

manifold design

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Angle holes and cavity

manipulation

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Auto Dimensioning of all

6 orthographic views

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Show/Hide Internal

Details in the drawing

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Machining/Bore Chart

creation with Intersection

Details

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Customize

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Customize the Tooling

database:

Edit/Add to the tool list

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Custom Machining chart

formats:

Create and save

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Much More…

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Extensive OEM

Footprint/Cavity libraries

with customizable

machining details

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‘Shrink wrap’ to remove

connectivity and design

data

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Add, Modify, Delete,

Rename the Cavity

Library

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Insert and configure

O- Ring Grooves

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Cross Platform

compatibility

(Autodesk Inventor

and SolidWorks)

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Manifold image courtesy Robert Dalfol - Custom Hydraulics Inc. USA