Check connectivity inside the manifold. You can easily
find Dead Area intersections inside the block.
For example, using this feature you can easily locate holes cutting outside
the port area of a cartridge valve cavity.
Single click a row in report to locate any issue on
the manifold.
Double click a row in report to zoom the problem area on manifold.
Select the appropriate Design Check option in MDTools Settings to locate
any issue.
The Highlight Selected Cavities option is the default, selected in MDTools
Settings.
1. MDTools 775 ribbon > Check panel > Connection drop-down > Create Meet list
The Create Meet List dialog box displays.
2. Choose the preferred Display ID for the cavities.
Either the Machining ID or the Component ID can be used as the display ID for cavities.
3. Select the List an Intersection only once option to remove the repetitive information from the report.
4. Click Start.
MDTools® checks the internal connectivity and displays the list of connecting cavities.
Meet List Check
5. Select a row.
MDTools highlights the specified issues.
6. Click Clear Selection to clear the highlighted issues.
7. Click
to
save the list.
The Save As dialog box displays.
8. Enter an appropriate file name and click Save.
Note
§ The connectivity check showing cavities meeting does not assure the quality of connections.
§ Bottom port starting depth must be specified for all cartridge valve cavities.
§ If the bottom port depth is not specified, the area below the side port is considered the Dead Area.
§ Double click a reported issue row to zoom into the problem area/cavity.
§ Area below the spot face (Step0) is considered the Working Area, if the insertion depth for port cavity is not entered.
§ Holes cutting outside the port area of cavity are listed in the Dead Area connection list.