How to Mirror Product
I have a cabinet that I need both left and right hand versions of. I have drawn one version and now I am looking to mirror it. Looking through past forum posts, there is not much information on this. About all I can see is that each part needs a mirrored
Block Leaders
Is there a way to have leaders drawn with a block tag (slot, circle, hexagon, etc) in the DRAWLEADER token? Or should I use both DRAWLEADER and DRAWBLOCK tokens and have the leader ending on the block? I've looked at the token parameter descriptions in
Propms for cabinet missing " Cabinet modification Options"
Hello friends. I'm trying to modify a cabinet and in every tutorial and or video about modification there seems to be a tab for constructions options and under this tab there is a cabinet modifications options tab. I don't have this options in my propms.
2d part edit
Hey, small Q. Does anyone know how to set the dimension style in the 2d part edit window? The current text is too small and always reverts back when I change it. Cheers
Legacy Object Size Limit
With our joinery projects getting bigger and bigger, I keep getting a warning pop up about the Legacy Object Size Limit. Does anybody know if I turn off large objects support, am I going to lose any part of my plans and program? I have drawn the project
Is there a way to copy a product from one room to another WITHOUT saving it to the library?
As asked above, my microvellum has been misbehaving recently and it is freezing when I try to save a product to the library so I want to just copy or move it to another room in the same project.
Grass Zargen
Are the Grass Zargen sides supposed to draw in the 2 d sections views? All I get are the bottom and backs. I do not see any drawing tokens for these in the cross section instructions either. I assume they don't like other drawer slides, but wanted to
Adding shelf standards to back panel of a Master Horizontal Open cabinet?
Hi, I need to add 4 Shelf Standards to this Master Horizontal OPEN cabinet, where noted. Please help me find where to enter this setting? I tried, but can't find it. Thank you kindly, CT
diagonal cabinet
There is probably an obvious answer. I never use the diagonal base cabinet. I have need of one on this job. Go through normal process to insert a cabinet into a drawing. When i hit the "OK" button on the prompt screen to draw the cabinet nothing happens.
Add material - Perforated metal sheet
Hi, I have some questions. Our project will be used by a perforated metal sheet for wall cladding and bulkhead.. So I would like to ask how to add the perforated metal sheet. And I am sure it will be amended many times, so could you please let me know
Item Number Locations 2D plan Drawings
Is there a way to control the Item Number placement in the generated 2D Plan drawings? I've set my _ ItemNumberY3D var, and it works for the regular 3D model, but when drawing a 2D Plan, it has no effect, while the Product Description can be moved in
everything showing multiple times
Hi ! I just noticed that in elevation and plan, when I take cursor on that product it shows big in multiple times, from small to big
Ladder Kick
Hi All. I am trying to create a ladder kick with the face 20mm deeper than the rest of the frame. It seems the face dimensions and sub front dimension is linked and nothing I can do will change it. Any ideas? Cheers, Trevor
Saving the status ber
Is anyone able to explain to me how to save the scale in the status bar as a default so it doesn't need to be changes for each project / room
Layers
I have my template set up for the line types and colors per layer that I would like to use. I did not change the layer names that came with Microvellum. When I draw a product, Microvellum seems to ignore the existing layers and create new. I.e. if I have
Viewbase Freezes
I currently using 23.1.621.641 Build and I'm experiencing Freezes of Microvellum when making Elevation View of Shop Drawings using Viewbase. Does anyone also experience this issue?
Feature Request: Open Finish toggle actually makes all interior subassemblies open finish
When prompting a cabinet and toggling the "Open Finish" toggle under "Finishing Options", only the carcass is changed to open finish, while all of the interior components remain white mel. I don't understand the reasoning behind this. Why would you want
Viewbase hidden
I have never had any need to draft beyond a basic level, other than straight forward plans, but when I do use VIEWBASE, I encounter an issue on the odd drawing. The view is hidden in paper view and I am unable to resolve this. Any advice to resolve this?
How do I get the CNC to park after it finishes cutting?
As asked above, we used to use Cabinet Vision and something in the GCode would have the CNC go into Park after it was done with a specific code. How can I do the same with Microvellum? We have a morbidelli n100 CNC. Thanks in advance!
Finished End Screws
Hi, I am having an issue with screws going through the FE. Is there a way to shorten the drill path so that the FE looks Finished??
Feature Request: Additional Special Microvellum System Prompts - PLANNODIM
I would like to have better control over some default dimensions on my products. For example, I want to be able to turn off the plan dimension on my ladder kick so that it does not interfere with my other cabinet dimensions (I constantly need to delete
Double layer drawers
I'm trying to create a double layer drawer in Microvellum, the library I'm using is: is there a setting that will help create the double layer drawer, see attached image for reference. I know I can build to separate boxes but I was wondering if there
Changing default 3D blocks used by products
How do you change the default block used in 3D drawings for Item Symbols? I have seen MV Tech's do this but I cannot remember how they did it. The default block is ItemSymbol3DAnno.dwg and I want it to default to ItemSymbol3D.dwg. Both of these blocks
Dialogue boxes aren't sized correctly
Most of my dialogue boxes are not the correct size, preventing me from viewing all options and prompts in dialogue boxes. How do I adjust these?
Mitre Shelves on the wall
Anyone know how can we design a 44mm thick MITRE shelf to be hung on the wall with hardware as well in toolbox?
tall pantry with 3 different sections
i tried the master vertical cabinet in the library to draw this cabinet that i have attached but i am not able to get the drawers beside each other and not able to separate the components in bay3 at the bottom with 1 left door and two doors. could someone
Room names on nest report
When nesting multiple rooms, is there a way to show the room number/name in one of the columns on the nest report?
how to mount TV on the wall in toolbox
I am not sure how to actually put a TV on the wall in toolbox as I tried fill wall with products , place product on wall but I cant seem to just put it on the wall . it touches the floor every time whereas I want it to be on the wall like an upper cabinet.
Modifiers in drawdim tokens
Is it possible to pass a modifier to the text on a dimension in a drawdim token? I've tried adding `=Width&" +\-"` for example, and it just gets angry and throws an index out of bounds error (which I'm guessing means I'm trying to pass too many arguments
Feature request: Scalable flatshot token
Hello, Was wondering if this is possible. We use the flatshot token to create a dynamic image in model space so we can get approvals without having to process a work order. A scalable flatshot would make it much easier to set out our dynamic product image
Componant doors
This may or may not be a stupid question but here goes. I have created a base cabinet with a flap down push open door, ive added a soft open stay piece of hardware and a push catch, all works great. however,,,,,, these hardware items now show up in other
2 door base cabinet with 1 sink in the middle
Hi community hope everyone is doing well. I was trying to add a 2 door base cabinet with 1 sink in it and i know we have a 2 door base sink cabinet but it has like two different sections for the sink and i was looking to have just 1 section sink with
4 drawer stack Pie cut corner cabinet
I have a project that needs 2 = 4 drawer Pie cut corner cabinet. Would anyone have one designed. They would be willing to share with me? Usable in the 050.7 imperial library? Thank you have a great day.
Select entire product shortcut key
Isn't there a shortcut/hot key for toggling the "Select Entire Product" option in the "Other" tab on the main Toolbox pallet? I swear there's one, but I've looked through the KB, the TB commands list, all listed commands in the CUI, etc, but I can't find
Suppress individual Item Numbers
Can we get a hidden prompt or something that will allow us to suppress the product ID in plan and elevation per product. End panels that have an item number or ladder base that spans multiple cabinets throws the item number in the most inconvenient place.
Wall cabinet formula help
I am in the process of upgrading to the 23.0210 library and while testing, I am having problems with my wall cabinets not drawing properly. You can see in the attached screenshot that the sides are not drawing along with a few other issues. Looking at
User Defined Project Properties
I'd like to see Microvellum add more functionality to the drafting side of things in regards to the automation of the title block and the contact tables that are available. There seems to be an issue with pulling data from the contacts tables through
2D_DIM layer keeps popping up
I've spent some time creating a new drawing template for our company and made sure to start from scratch and remove the years of added elements and only create new layers, text styles, dim styles, etc. The template looks good, but I noticed that when
Model to 2D drawings
Looking for recommended adjustments I can make in Microvellum to speed up the process of creating 2D drawings. 2D plan view and elevations seem to be pretty good using the MV tools. The section views take more time to add measurements and leaders that
Project Variables linked to Project Wizard
Does anyone know if it is possible to use Project Variable Names in the Project Wizard? I have a wizard set up to do everything however I want to be able to control some of the Wizard Variable Names with the Project Variables, ie. "Job Location" (Project
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