MDTools requires a planar face to insert a cavity. Alternatively, to insert a cavity you need to create a planar face on the cylindrical manifold.

To model a cylindrical manifold with MDTools:

1. Create a cylindrical extrude feature using SolidWorks.
2. Create a planar face for inserting a cavity:
   1. Create a work plane, which is tangent to the point on the face where you want to place the cavity, on the cylindrical face using SolidWorks.
   2. Create a sketch on the newly created plane and add a circle with diameter equal to10 mm.
   3. Create an extrude cut of 1 mm depth using the newly created circle.
3. Insert a cavity on the planar face created by extruding the circle.

Note: Some of the commands, such as Move Cavity or Connect to Cavity will not work properly with cylindrical manifolds.

No. You can only stretch a single drill using the Stretch Drill command.

However, you can follow these steps to match the drill depths.

1. Stretch a single drill using the Stretch drill command.
2. Run the Match Properties command.
3. Pick the stretched drill as the source cavity and all the other cavities that need to be stretched, as destination cavities.
4. In the Properties menu, select Drill depth and click OK.

This will match the drill depths of all the destination cavities to the source cavity.

At present, the number net names is limited to 8.

MDTools creates views based on the current sheet properties. Hence to create views in 1^st angle projection, change the properties of the sheet to 1^st angle.

MDTools Create Views command automatically creates views, per the current sheet properties.

MDTools creates views only for part models and not for assemblies. Use SolidWorks Drawing Interface to create the assembled views.

Machining ID is generated using Scheme 3, per VEST Standards.

Deselect the following setting in SolidWorks,
Tools > Sketch Settings > Automatic Relations (Deselect)

Switch off the Instant 3D option in the Command Manager.

SolidWorks has system settings for font sizes. Change the SolidWorks default system settings to change the font size.

To change the font size in SolidWorks.
Click SolidWorks > Tools > Options > Document Properties >
Annotation Font > Dimesnion / Font > Font size

It is advisable to create drawings, per the required scale.
Also, change the system default font size before adding the text by using MDTools commands, such as Show Machining ID and Show Component ID.

To make the software function as expected ensure that the following settings are set (manually).

1. Click Tools > Sketch Settings > Automatic Relations
   Deselect the option.
2. Click Tools > Options > System Options > Input dimension value
   Uncheck the option.

This error appears only if you use same height and length when you draw the block.
The error is due a change in SolidWorks behavior.

In SolidWorks 2008, if the Sketch Settings in the Automatic Relations option is selected, then the program automatically adds constraints to sketches even created using API.

In 2007 version, this option has no effect on sketches created using API.

To resolve this problem, deselect Sketch Settings in the Automatic Relations option.

1. In SolidWorks 2008, manually switch off the following settings to make MDTools function as expected.
   1. Click Tools > Sketch Settings > Automatic Relations
      Deselect the option.
   2. Click Tools > Options > System Options > Input dimension value
      Uncheck the option.
      
2. Solution :
   1. Click Tools > Sketch Settings > Automatic Relations
      Deselect the option.
   2. Click Tools > Options > System Options > Input dimension value
      Uncheck the option.
   3. Click MDTools 910 > Miscellaneous > Export Manifold
      to export the affected manifold.
   4. Create a new part.
   5. Click MDTools 910 > Miscellaneous > Import Manifold
      to import the exported manifold.
   6. Wait for a few minutes to import the entire manifold..
   7. Save the imported manifold.
      
3. Client should compare the imported manifold with the original manifold because some of the miscellaneous features, such as Undercut, Slot and O-ring Groove do not get exported.

Parker Cartridge Valve Cavities do not have thread details in the library.

The slow down is due to the PDM Works add-in, which is loaded at the Startup.
To solve this issue, temporarily disable the PDM Works add-in.

To get rid of the message box in SolidWorks the following setting has to be unchecked.
Tools > Options > System Options > General > Input dimension value (Uncheck).

Orifice Plugs cannot be placed deep inside an MDTools cavity.
Manually insert the Orifice plug.

Please check both the settings.

1. In the drawing environment of SolidWorks ensure that View > Sketches is turned on.
   
   This is done so that the cavity center point/sketch is visible and auto dimensioning command uses this center to show the X,Y locations of the cavities.
   After the auto-dimensioning is complete, you can turn off Sketches.
   
   
2. In some cases the orientation of Views might have been changed by the user and the auto dimensioning will not work properly even if View > Sketches is turned ON.
   
   To fix this, in Model Space select View >Modify >Orientation.
   Select Reset Standard Views option in the open window.
   This resets the views to the standard orientation and auto dimensioning will work properly after View > Sketches is turned ON.

This is a SolidWorks 2008 and 2009 issue.
This happens when View > Sketches is turned off.

Workaround: To save the drawing

1. Switch on: View > Sketches.
   Then, create the views, auto dimenisoning, show IDs etc, as required.
2. Save the drawing.
3. Close the drawing.
4. Reopen the drawing.
5. Switch off: View > Sketches.
6. Save the drawing.

Installation and Setup

Ensure that your Windows ID has Modify permissions to the SolidWorks installation folder.

To use SolidWorks 2008 on a 64 bit machine, the 32bit version of SolidWorks 2008 needs to be installed. After this MDTools 910 can be used.

  Sentinel Server will not start.

Perhaps the following services cause this issue to occur:
Lab View, National Instruments Domain Service, Lookout Citadel Server, or National Instruments Variable Engine.
Stop these services, start Sentinel, and then restart these services.

Open UDP 6001 port using your Windows Firewall exceptions.

It is a problem for the license to work over a local area network.

Manually open the port UDP 6001 from the Control Panel.
Go to Control Panel > Windows Firewall > Exceptions and add the port UDP 6001 on the machine that has the MDTools License Server.

Also add Inventor to the list of Exceptions on the client machine.

Please update your Sentinel driver to version 7.4.2.
Sentinel Protection Installer 7.4.2.zip (4.89MB)