Insert O-ring Groove

O-ring grooves are created around the blind holes of footprints on the manifold surface to fit O-ring seals to make these holes leak proof. This section shows how such cavities are modeled using MDTools^® 965.

Insert O-ring grooves on a selected cavity, according to the specification provided in the Insert O-ring Groove dialog box.

1.     MDTools 965 > O-ring Groove

The MDTools Select Cavity dialog box displays.

2.     Select the cavity in which you want to insert the O-ring groove.

The Insert O-ring Groove dialog box displays.

3.     Modify Component ID, if required.

Selected Cavity Component ID suffixed with O-ring is the default component ID.
For example, if the component ID of the selected cavity is 23, then the default component ID of O-ring is 23 O-ring.

4.     Select the O-ring size to automatically specify the groove dimensions.

5.     Click OK.

MDTools automatically creates a groove to the specification.

Note:

·       Add machining details, such as operation, tool name, diameter, and depth with O-ring.

·       The O-ring machining information is displayed in the drawing sheet via the machining chart.

·       Use $Step for diameter and depth fields. Actual value of these will be displayed in machining Chart.

·       $Step in diameter field will display the outer diameter of o-ring groove in Machining Chart.