Stretch the drill and change its depth by clicking and dragging the cavity to the required depth, or select a second cavity to use a reference when stretching the drill.
1. MDTools 775 ribbon > Modify panel > Stretch
The Stretch Drill dialog box displays.
2. Select a cavity in the manifold.
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displays the preview of the drill in the selected cavity.
The current drill depth and the diameter are displayed on the dialog box.
3. Change the drill depth, if required.
4. Click OK.
MDTools updates the drill depth and the diameter of the selected cavity.
5. Select Depth to Tip, if required.
6. Click and drag the cavity to the required depth.
MDTools automatically updates the preview showing the new depth.
7. Release the mouse button, when you reach the required drill depth.
MDTools displays the new depth in the dialog box.
The Stretch up to function allows you to stretch the cavity to the selected cavity’s port.
8. Select the cavity and port number.
9. Select the Allow Change option, if unselected in the Inclination section, to interactively vary Beta and Alpha angle by entering the value in the Alpha or Beta text box or by dragging it manually.
Note: For better drag control, you may need to use either Beta or Alpha at a time.
10. Select Simple Angle Only to limit Alpha values.
11. Click OK.
Note
§ Default settings for Allow Change option in Stretch Drill command is set in MDTools settings > Miscellaneous Tab > Allow Inclination option.
§ Use Lock Beta Angle and Lock Alpha Angle to lock the Beta and Alpha Angles respectively.