MV Command Compendium
Is there a more complete list of MV commands than what is shown in the KB Article? It would also be super nice (from a nerdy perspective) to know when the commands were added to toolbox (version? date?) you may ask.. "but Ezra, why would you be askingStreamline Process of Drawing Products from the Product List
The current process of drawing products from the Product List (Overdrive Pro) requires that you leave that interface, enter the Product Viewer interface, right-click on the desired product to draw, hover over two flyout menus, and click the desire option for the drawing. I realize that the current process offers more options than previous versions, but it now requires several more clicks than was necessary for those versions. Is there any way to streamline this process to make it less cumbersome?Excel sheet referencing
Hi, I'm trying to populate a table inside my drawing template from an excel spreadsheet filled out ahead of time. I'm wondering if there is a way for this excel document to be automatically included inside the project folder every time a project isfiller heights
hey guys see screen shot how do i default the fillers to be flush to the top of my carcase and not with the 3mm reveal that it goes back to the top gap global?Removable drawer inserts option
One of our jobs has requested 1/4" inserts in our drawers. Does microvellium have something built in for this? Have looked but didn't see anything that stood out to me. We are wondering whether we just need to make our own subassembly. thank you inToolbox BSB (BricsCAD) will be available starting Monday, July 21, 2025.
Where is it ? Can't wait to start all over again.Computer crashing
We get these errors way too often, 5 so far today. Meaning stop what we're doing, reboot and get going again. Any suggestion as to how to mitigate this? TIA!Lockers: Horizontal Designer Cabinet with multiple doors in height
Hi, often we make lockers, which is basically a horizontal designer cabinet. Horizontally, the one below would have an insert of 3 fixed shelves. However, I'm missing the option of choosing several doors instead of just 1 door. This takes up a bit ofRendering Photorealistic Images
Hello, Does anyone know where I can learn how to render photorealistic images using Microvellum? Is there an online course or a video walkthrough where I can follow along? Thank you, JamesItem Number
Is there a way to write a formula that will populate the products item number automatically?BricsCAD MEASUREGEOM Alternative
In Autocad, all i had to do was press a button for MEASUREGEOM RADIUS and i could click any 2D / 3D radius i wanted and have it display in the command line. A tool we used hundreds of times a week. From what I can find, there seems to be no such optionBricscad 3d Solid modification
Hello, I want to make a simple change to a solid, modify the diameter of a cylinder from 5 to 8. How do you do that in Bricscad? I do not want to Push-Pull, scale, offset face etc. In AutoCAD I was doing it by typing the new size in the Properties Tab.Solid analysed parts are now often twisted in the draw parts in 2d and in the nest.
Scince the update from 2019 -2020 Solid analysed parts are now often twisted in the draw parts in 2d and in the nest. Is there a solution for this or a setting that will prevent this? I continued using 2019 as I could not use 2020 because of this issueWhen is the face frame getting a refresh?
As per the title when is the face frame getting an update to things like curved cabinets and under stairs cabinets. Ive bodged together this setup using multiple different cabinets but the top rail of the left framework has me stumped right now and BricscadInclude all scales in my annotative dimensions
Here is my problem. We use annotative dimensioning. When I do the dims in model space it only includes the one scale that is current. As a result it does not show up if the viewport is at a different scale. I know how to fix it and add the extra scalesSection Drawings as Blocks
I recently updated my version of MV and my section views are now being generated as a block. When I explode the block to adjust dimensions, add hardware, ect, the dimensions, associated hatching, and every other component break down into individual lines. Is anyone else experiencing this?Draw 2D Wall Plan View walls not connected error
I'm trying to drawing a 2D plan view with 3 walls created from a polyline and MV is telling me that the walls are not connected/ Where is the option to conenct these walls so I can create my 2D plan view? Thanks!Hardware in Parts List Review
Is there a way to turn on showing hardware in the Part List Review the way you can with processing?SMA - Colored Models
When I analyze solid models all is good, but all of the lines turn the same color. Is there a way to preserve colors? It gets a bit confusing looking at a blob of lines that are all brown.Adding vaulted ceiling to walls [issues]
I am adding vaulted ceilings to walls. I am selecting the proper measurements and the direction of the vault is the wrong way. The opposite wall is correct and using the exact same dimenions. This is probably due to drawing the walls left to right. Whenproject vs template materials
I have been using the local version of MV for a long time. We have spec groups set up for most scenarios. Process when starting a projects. make a copy of the desired spec group along material file and edge banding files rename to spec group / materialQuestion - There is no way for machining on curved/bent parts to show in 3D, correct?
Example being if I want to route a groove in a curved part (as shown below), it will appear in the nest but not in the drawing. Just making sure this is still not a possibility, as it would help us out with our millwork walls tremendously if it was.Countertop width dimensions - Elevation View
Need some help here. I am trying to locate where the dimension is coming from in this countertop elevation view as seen below: I simply want to get rid of it in the elevation and cannot find it. I have looked in my drawing tokens and as well as in editGhost images
When I make changes to a part, width or lenght or Origin, after I save it it stills shows an image of the part before making the change. I found it is not a real part but I end up deleting it thru AutoCad Commands!Editing 2D drawing tokens to reflect accurate 3D model
I have created a custom product for my company and am having an issue with the 2D drawing tokens. It seems that the 2D drawing isn't referencing the correct face to draw. Product: Custom Suspended Sink Panel with ADA Scald Shield The problem is the 2DHow does HeightAboveFloor works?
Trying to do a custom product from scratch and I got to the part where I want to have it at a certain height. I added the HeightAboveFloor prompt which got me above the floor but not quite there. See below. How does this prompt work and how can you adjustIDW file creation upon saving AutoCAD file
While working with Microvellum, my coworkers and I often come across an oddity where .idw files will be created and stored in the folder with our DWG files every time we save our drawing. By the time we've finished a job, there will be upwards of 20+Double clicking to select two points
Good morning, When I'm in a product prompt or editing a part, you can double click to select two points which will become the length/height/width. Sometimes I go to manually type the distance but double click too fast and end up in the select two pointsSolid Modeling Questions
I've been setting up, learning, and messing around with the solid modeling tools. Basic desks or benches I can build, but our shop tends to build very unique reception desks with weird angles and non typical design choices. I was wondering how robustHow to adjust the Side Mount Runner Slide Gap?
I need to make an adjustment so that drawer boxes are automatically sized in cabinets such that the gap on each side (from outside of drawer box to inside of cabinet side) is 7/32 or a total of 7/16. Please help, I have searched and found nothing.Draw Selected Product in New Drawing
We'd like to setup Toolbox to "Draw Selected Product in New Drawing" using the mv2DTemplate.dwt. Our standard project template contains layout and block elements. These just get in the way when examining a single product. How can we map this commandRidiculously increasing file sizes in OEM builds 20.1.XXXX
Anybody else experiencing extremely large file sizes on any Toolbox OEM builds 20.1 .XXXX? I have a support ticket for this, but I can't believe it hasn't been addressed yet..,, Which makes me wonder about other users' experience... How I've been testing this is... I will open a new drawing, draw in one 3D product and save the drawing and record the file size. Then I wall redraw that product once and save the drawing again. Just that single redraw will increase the file size by about 2000KB.Drawer Front Calculator screen layout
Was wondering if anyone knows where the information on the layout of the Drawer front calculator screen is. The Foundation library i am on has the drawer fronts in random order (see pic). Would be great to have these in order from top drawer to bottomDifferent grain directions for Tall & Base Cabinets
As per the title, what would be the best way of changing the grain direction for tall cabinets permanently. By default its set to the width for the base cabinets which there are always more of, but this also applies to the tall cabinets. I'm getting tiredUpper/Tall Cabs Side Panels Extended 2"
In our shop we extend the side panels of upper and tall cabinets 2" to accommodate for moldings. I saw the Valence Height Top option in the Globals, but that seems to take from the overall cabinet height and we don't include those 2" in our "cabinet height".Modify default MV hatches
Hi, where do you modify the hatches that MV uses for its sections? The one for particleboard is to light. I would like to change it or modify the scale. Thanks.Drawer paper towel holder
Anyone here had to do one of these? A clue to how to achieve? Doubt there is a "funky drawer/paper towel dispenser" product in MV.How Many of You are Using VIEWBASE?
I'm curious to know how many users are using AutoCAD's VIEWBASE command to create their paper space layouts/views. The concept is pretty cool, but for me the cons outweigh the pros. Pros: Quickly draw elevations, sections, isometric views on a singleHardware to be drawn on a different layer
Is there a way to set certain hardware in the product to be drawn on a different layer than a default one 3D_HWR?Wall Length Dimension Offset
How does one change the default offset from a Wall for the Wall's length DIM? Wall Length Dim Offset The Draw Token for it has a formula for the offset as: =INDIRECT("Dim_"&Overall_dim_string_position&"_String_from_Wall") Which tracing back the variablesNext Page
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