Perform connection and wall thickness checks, and automatically create a detailed design report.
The Design Check Report contains the following information.
- Meet list
- Quality of connection
- Interference between Working Area of one cavity and Dead Area of another
cavity
- Interference between Dead Area of one cavity and Dead Area of another
cavity
- Unconnected cavities/ports of cavities
- Wall thickness check list
- Design net list
- Connectivity net list
- Net comparison list
- Broken nets
- Wrong connection inside manifold
- Poor connection
- Conformance to Schematic check list
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 > Design
The Design Check dialog box displays.
2. Select the parameters you want to check.
3. Click the Net list option to include three sections in the report.
- Design Net list
- Connectivity Net list
- Net list comparison
4. Click the Meet List option to include the Meet List section in the report.
List an intersection only once is part of the Meet List option. If this option is selected, MDTools® removes the repetitive information from the Meet List section.
5. Click the Poor Connections option to include the Poor Connection section in the report.
6. Click the Conformance to schematic option to include eight sections in the report.
a. Missing Component and ports.
b. Extra Component and ports.
c. Wrong cavities
d. Non-Preferred Construction ports.
e. Cavities on Non-Preferred face.
f. Wrong Net Name
g. Wrong Port Type
h. Wrong Flow.
7. Enter the minimum wall thickness required.
The default minimum wall thickness is displayed according to the settings.
8. Click Start.
MDTools® checks the wall thickness and connectivity inside the manifold and creates a detailed design check report.
9. Select a row.
MDTools highlights the specified issues
10. Click
to
highlight the specified section issues.
11. Click
to
hide the specified section issues.
12. Click Clear Selection to clear the highlighted issues.
13. Click
to
save the list.
The Save As dialog box displays.
14. Enter an appropriate file name.
15. Click Save.
Note
Double click the reported issue row to zoom into the problem area/cavity.
CAUTION!
Miscellaneous features such as Undercut, Slot and O-ring groove are not considered in any of the Design reports.
MDTools 700 Series Design Check Report
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Drawing Name: Sample Manifold
Date/Time: 12/13/2017 3:12:07 PM
Revision:
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Meet List
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Cavity Connecting Cavities
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10A-1 A, P, RV-1
10A-2 L, L_SL
10B-1 12-2
10B-2 10B_UC, C1
10B_UC C1
11-A T1
11-B T2
11-P A, P
11-T PLUG3
12-1 T
12-3 PLUG1
12-4 orf-1
A P, RV-1
C2 orf-2
GP P, PLUG1
L L_SL
P RV-1
PLUG3 T
RV-2 T
Connection Problems and Warnings
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No Issues Found
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Poor Connections
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No Issues Found
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Wall Thickness
Clearance List
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Cavity Cavities with Wall Thickness < 0.188
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11-A [NET-5] 11-T [NET-7] (0.162)
11-T [NET-7] T1 [NET-5] (0.011)
GP [NET-1] PLUG3 [NET-7] (0.126)
P [NET-1] PLUG3 [NET-7] (0.066)
PLUG3 [NET-7 ] PLUG1 [NET-1] (0.183)
Clearance in Same Net
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Cavity Cavities with Wall Thickness < 0.188
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11-P [NET-1] GP [NET-1] (0.138)
P [NET-1 ] PLUG1 [NET-1] (0.026)
Clearance with Spot face
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Cavity Cavities with Wall Thickness < 0.188
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No Issues Found
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Clearance with Manifold face
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Cavity Faces with Wall Thickness < 0.188
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MBolt1-D Left Face (0.125)
MBolt1-D Back Face (0.165)
MBolt2-D Right Face (0.165)
MBolt2-D Front Face (0.165)
Net List
Design Net List
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NET-1 10A-1, 11-P, 12-3, A, GP, P, PLUG1, RV-1
NET-2 10A-2, L, L_SL
NET-3 10B-1, 12-2
NET-4 10B-2, 10B_UC, C1
NET-5 11-A, T1
NET-6 11-B, T2
NET-7 11-T, 12-1, PLUG3, RV-2, T
NET-8 12-4, orf-1
NET-9 C2, orf-2
Connectivity Net List
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Net-1 10A-1, 11-P, 12-3, A, GP, P, PLUG1, RV-1
Net-2 11-A, T1
Net-3 11-B, T2
Net-4 11-T, 12-1, PLUG3, RV-2, T
Net-5 10B-2, 10B_UC, C1
Net-6 10B-1, 12-2
Net-7 C2, orf-2
Net-8 12-4, orf-1
Net-9 10A-2, L, L_SL
Net List Comparison
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Net Name : NET-1
Design Net List : 10A-1, 11-P, 12-3, A, GP, P, PLUG1, RV-1
Connectivity Net List : 10A-1, 11-P, 12-3, A, GP, P, PLUG1, RV-1
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Net Name : NET-2
Design Net List : 10A-2, L, L_SL
Connectivity Net List : 10A-2, L, L_SL
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Net Name : NET-3
Design Net List : 10B-1, 12-2
Connectivity Net List : 10B-1, 12-2
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Net Name : NET-4
Design Net List : 10B-2, 10B_UC, C1
Connectivity Net List : 10B-2, 10B_UC, C1
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Net Name : NET-5
Design Net List : 11-A, T1
Connectivity Net List : 11-A, T1
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Net Name : NET-6
Design Net List : 11-B, T2
Connectivity Net List : 11-B, T2
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Net Name : NET-7
Design Net List : 11-T, 12-1, PLUG3, RV-2, T
Connectivity Net List : 11-T, 12-1, PLUG3, RV-2, T
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Net Name : NET-8
Design Net List : 12-4, orf-1
Connectivity Net List : 12-4, orf-1
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Net Name : NET-9
Design Net List : C2, orf-2
Connectivity Net List : C2, orf-2
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Wrong Connections
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No Issues Found
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Error in Nets
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No Issues Found
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Conformance to Schematic
Missing Components and Ports
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Component ID Cavity Name
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9-A D03
9-B D03
9-T D03
No Issues Found
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Extra Components and Ports
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Component ID Cavity Name
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A
C1 #6 SAE
C2 #6 SAE
GP #4 SAE
orf 5/16"-24 UNF
RV C10-2
Wrong Cavity
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Component ID Cavity Name in Design Cavity Name in Schematic
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10A C10-2 T-9A
10B C10-2 C10-3
12 C10-4 VC10-3
L #6 SAE #5 SAE
P #8 SAE #5 SAE
T #10 SAE ISO 6149-1-M16
T1 #6 SAE NPT 1/4
T2 #6 SAE #2 SAE
Non-Preferred Construction Ports
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Cavity ID Cavity Name
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PLUG1 #4 SAE
PLUG3 MB-600-080
Cavities on Non-Preferred Face
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Component ID Face Preferred Faces
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10A Front Back
12 Front Top
L Top Back
P Left Back
T1 Back Left
T2 Front Left
Wrong Net Name
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Cavities/Ports Net Name in Model Net Name in Schematic
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10A-1 NET-1 NET-5
10A-2 NET-2 NET-6
10A-3 NET-1
10B-2 NET-4 NET-7
10B-3 NET-2
11- P NET-1 NET-6
11- A NET-5 NET-8
11- B NET-6 NET-7
11- T NET-7 NET-1
12- 1 NET-7 NET-4
12- 2 NET-3 NET-8
12- 3 NET-1 NET-2
L NET-2 NET-3
P NET-1 NET-4
T NET-7 NET-5
T1 NET-5 NET-2
T2 NET-6 NET-1
Wrong Flow
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Cavities/Ports Flow in Model Flow in Schematic
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10A-1 0 20
10A-2 0 20
10A-3 20
10B-1 15 20
10B-3 20
11- P 10 20
11- A 10 20
11- B 10 20
11- T 10 20
12- 1 10 20
12- 2 8 20
12- 3 8 20
T 0 20
Wrong Port Type
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Cavities/Ports Port Type in Model Port Type in Schematic
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10A-1 Undefined Pressure
10A-2 Undefined Pressure
10A-3 Tank
10B-3 Pilot
12- 3 Tank Pilot
L Undefined Pressure
P Undefined Pressure
T Undefined Pressure
T1 Undefined Pilot
T2 Undefined Tank