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Second user
Someone told me that I can have MV Toolbox installed on two computers and use it simultaneously. Is that possible? If not, are the licenses at least floating?
How to delete second library from database
I have added another library to my database and now I can't use the library update utility. Does anyone have a fix for this or can tell me how to delete the new library?
Best Practices for Mistakes?
I don't know if it's just because I'm new to, not just Microvellum, but drafting altogether, but I make a LOT of mistakes. Every other computer program I have ever used has Undo (at east enough undos to get you out of a bind). But since Undo doesn't seem
Biesse Winstore
Question for other Biesse Winstore users. Can you process a work order with different processing stations and the autolabeling works? We did a few jobs, and it appears the labels don't work. TIA
Pilot hole diameter for screw construction and drawer slide holes
I feel like I am doing everything right but I am stumped on the these hole diameters. I have screw construction set up with dados and those holes are reading .2756 which isn't even a drill bit size we have or I have set it to. I want it to be 3mm actually. The other issue is the drawer slide pilot holes are showing 3mm when I have changed them to 5mm. Am I missing something here? Also to add, when I change those settings below to 3mm, neither set of pilot holes change even after I redraw them.
New Microvellum Release Available Today: Build 25.2.0406.641
We are happy to announce that Microvellum build 25.2.0406.641 is now available! This build includes resolutions for issues with the Product Prompts UI, the Part Properties interface, formula driven materials, and more. Please refer to the complete Release
Extra Colour Definition for Subassembly saved to projects
Extra Colour Definition for Subassemblies saved to projects. Please make an extra colour change to the subassembly folders when the subassembly is saved to project compared to library, with both being green, makes it a tad confusing.
How to populate Job Number in the Extended Data 1 of the material
What is the appropriate formula to populate the Job Number from the Project Properties to the Edit Material field Extended Data 1?
Virtual Routing - Adding Standard Machining Tokens
I have a product I'm trying to create where I need circles routed out across the product, but across multiple parts, but the product length will always vary and the panel qty always changes and the hole locations change. It would make it a lot easier
toolbox not showing up
Hello My computer crashed and toolbox will not load up. Command MVTB7 does not work. Is there other command for Bricscad?
Handling Codes in Sheet Stock Library in Workbook Designer
We are using Microvellum Toolbox 2025 (BSB) build 25.1.1218.641 with library Foundation 22.0203. Sheet stock materials have the handling code filled in with the inventory number. In the Workbook Designer, I'm looking for a Material Handling Code column
Updating Flatshots
How is anyone supposed to update the Flatshot view, for an elevation example when in order to see which one to update you have to enter a birds eye view, now when you click the okay button it updates the Flatshot to the birds eye view, when i originally
Report Designer Blank
I'm trying to work in report designer but when I open a report and select a work order the page is blank. I've tried different reports and different work orders, but none of them show anything. The one image I've attached shows the report I get when I
Die Walls
Why are the two end studs of my die walls not routing the dado all way. currently they stop halfway. I have been working to modify a die wall to meet our needs and I am struggling. Any tips would be appreciated.
Drawer Slide Overall Gap
First, I am trying to have Blum Tandem 563F instead of H, but there I can't find how to select it. And my side gap clearance should be 5/8" total ( 5/16" on each side ) but it's giving me 3/16" on each side. Our drawers are 5/8" Thick, Help please.
Feature Request: Removable stiles or rails for FF cabinets
If you are building face frame cabinets wall to wall, you need to send 1 or 2 stiles removable in order to install the cabinets. We need the ability to tell the shop this information so the face frame is constructed correctly. I think having a check box
WORK ORDER - PART QTY
Sometimes parts are damaged and need replacing, this isn't too difficult to address when there are single parts, however when workorders have been made with multiple products there are multiple parts also made in the workorder. Is there a way to change
Pilot Hole Diamater Wrong
I have the pilot hole diameter set as 3 on the globals but it doesn't change on the actual machining.
Trueshape Nesting
I haven't been keeping up with the forums, but I didn't see a recent post about the trueshape nesting. Is this still being worked on? Here is some feedback. I have an issue with the following type of optimization. Maybe I need to play with more settings
Dimension Leader
Hi, We use annotative Dimensions for drawings and the text in all dimension styles is set to "Move Text, add Leader". We find when we change the Drawing scale, this setting reverts back to "keep dim line with text". We used blocks to add finish labels
Nailer Height Option
We use a different nailer height for the upper cabinets. The nailer at the bottom is 4" but our nailer at the top is 6". In the globals i only have a option for one size.
Feature Request: Shelf Edge Pointers Adding
The ability to choose separate materials for shelfs that have different edgebanding for options like "shelf mounted lip down" that uses a 24mm by 40mm edging, rather than our 10mm lipping on standard banded shelfs, but the system only pulls through the
Feature Request - Ability to edit the part quantity that is processed in a workorder batch
It would be helpful at times to be able to edit the part quantity within the workorder itself when processing a batch of parts. This would be applicable when you have multiple products under the same product number where the parts are grouped together
Work Order History
It would be nice to be able to see all of the work orders a product has been released in. We're doing a hotel and releasing by floor. The product list shows the last work order something was released in, but does not have a history of ALL work orders
Feature Request: Auto Purge Unused Dim Blocks When Redrawing Product
Once in a while, my drawing starts to crawl and stutter. I usually purge unused stuff fairly regularly, but it would be super nice if MV could tidy up after itself.
[Feature Request] Function to detect machining on a part (for auto-assigning processing stations)
It would be nice to be able to set formulas that detect if a part has machining to determine a part's processing station. Currently, being unable to detect associative or virtual machining, especially from subassemblies — let alone anything manually added
Drawer Handle Distance From Top
I see in the microwave drawer base cabinet this option is available in the product prompts however on a standard drawer bank cabinet I find myself having to go into the subassemblies. We have most of these dimensions pull from our Wizard, however shouldn't
priority tooling on the nest
Hello, can I assign priority to the tools on the nest, to cut dados, rabbets, drilling first and then cut the part? Thank you.
Adjusting Toekick
Hello- Im in the process of trying to adjust the workflow. Our current ADA sink base comes in with this toekick on it. How do I change that to a plastic quick-toe? Right now everything is a line drawing that has to be changed after the fact.
Feature Request Add minimum width and length to nesting scrap
As per the title there really should be a minimum width and length for scrap options in the settings. Having scrap pieces that are 2440mm long by 50mm are no good to me. But i dont mind some rectangles, pieces for our machine need to be minimum 950mm
What's the best way to generate views of a CAD only object. [Solved]
Our team drew up this special end panel for a customized vanity. I want to, essentially create a Dynamic Product View of it, but I know that will only work on modeled parametric parts and products. I know the next recommended method is Flatshots, but
Fridge Cabinet still broken since 2024
2 years on and the out of the box fridge cabinet is still broken. I made my own as i was sick of fixing it but now that is also broken so thought it try the MV one again. this was the support ticket at the time and should have been passed up the chain.
Shadow Line Rail Makes Top Disappear
@Lenny Scianna @Latisha Dauby I have found that if the Shadow_Line_Solid_Rail_Material pointer isn't set you will get a #value error because it is looking at the thickness of that pointer. This also means that if you change the material
Sheet Number
Good morning Is there a way to automatically get page numbers to flow through my drawings? I have tried creating a block, but I'm not sure what to add to it. Thanks Nat Update: My bosses now want to know if there is a way to get it in the format of "X
Rebated Tab Pull
I thought when you use the rebated pull, the door would be machined for it. My cross section does not show it?
FEATURE REQUEST: hardware List
https://community.microvellum.com/portal/en/community/topic/hardware-list-preview Much like you can use Parts List Review (MVREVIEWPARTSLIST) to see parts and materials assigned to products, I would like to view a list of hardware assigned to products
Feature Request: Product List / Overdrive: Jump to Current Room
I wish the Product List would automatically start with or jump to the 'current room' selected in the project tree. I think, for large jobs at least, this would at least help Product List / Overdrive load faster as it wouldn't need to load the entire list
Bad G-Code results
We have been getting some bad g-code results lately. In the attached, the first panel is the current (original) nesting setmill modifications and what I think it needs to change to. The center panel is the results without any custom modification. Line
Drawer Parts Calculator
Hello All- Im not sure if this is possible. We currently have a job where several drawers will need to be hand cut. Is there way to generate a parts list without creating the product? A spreadsheet would be great. I would really like to be able to enter
Control type 7 not filtering out things based on Control Type Data
We have our materials in folders. I want it to show all the finished materials (VN-1 G1S L 3-4 and the like) and when I try to filter out a child folder it doesn't filter it out. This is what I have in the control type data: Finished, -MEDEX. It still