Correct way to reference a parts thickness
Hi and firstly apologies, as I a sure this may have been asked before, however from searching the forum, what I can find doesn't really answer my question. As the title says, is there a correct way? For example, I'm trying to set up some standard userAdd ProductComments and ProductQuantity into library please
Hi, Please can the ProductQuantity special prompt be added into every product in the library. We have decided to update to the latest release and therefore have the long road of putting back in what we created within our copy of the products. ObviouslySQL servers and remote employees
Hi everyone, Is there anyone out there with an SQL server setup, and a mix of on-site and remote engineering staff? How are you set up there? Did you have serious issues getting started? Particularly with a unified work order database? Thanks for anyParametric Hood, or Bell Shaped Hood
Hi everyone, We are looking to produce a parametric hood, or also known as a bell shaped hood. Before I spend hours on end engineering this, I was seeing if anyone has ever made one of these, and if they'd be willing to share their product with me? ThanksNew Pull Hardware 2d Orientation Issues
I added a pull to the library and the 3d model works and orients based on the product (Drawer/Cabinet door). My issue is coming when I get my elevations. The 2d orientation for the pull only works vertically and won't rotate horizontally for me. 1.02Where did rafix go?
I have a new desktop just loaded with the latest toolbox and I can't find the rafix machine settings. Other desktops have same build but has a rafix setting in globals (has a carcass setting too and mine doesn't). Any suggestions would be helpful.Amount subtracted for drawer box width
Where do I control the setting for the amount that is subtracted from the interior carcass width for the drawer box? I just changed all of my materials from 5/8" stock to 1/2" stock for a particular project but when I redrew my products, MV is still subtractingPassing values to Subassemblies in Prompt Values
I have a question about using the Prompt Values column in the workbooks. This is admittedly a little weird, and situationally specific. We're trying to set up some controls on our locks where we can choose either keyed alike or not in our wizard. WithImport a XML file twice into existing project
We had a case where we accidently imported a XML file for a room into a project twice. Microvellum did not give an error that the room already existed, it just ran the import. The products were not added to the same room. The products were added to aAdded New Pull Elevation Orientation Issues
I added a pull to the library and the 3d model works and orients based on the product (Drawer/Cabinet door). My issue is coming when I get my elevations. The 2d orientation for the pull only works vertically and won't rotate horizontally for me. 1.02Machining For Associative Hardware Does Not Flip Correct From Face 5 to 6
Hello, I am working on making Z-clips with associative machining. Started with an existing library hinge plate. Problem is that placing the Z-clip on opposite face machining is incorrect. Is correct on Face5 but incorrect on Face. Hardware 3d block flipsFeature Request - VBA Editor for User Defined Functions
In Excel pressing Alt + F11 allows you to enter the VBA Editor where you can use Visual Basic to write user defined functions. This can be used to speed up time in Excel and save memory by using a single function instead of formulating a group of combinedParametric Fixed Panel Curved Unit
Hi, Is there a product in the current library that can produce this style of cabinet? Internal material would be standard carcass External Material would be either layered Ply of Ribbed MDF - Not an operable door. In order to make this cabinet, I usedFace Frame - Inset Door Hinge Machining
We do a lot of face frame cabinetry and I can't figure how to add the machining for the hinges on the products. Do you guys get machining on your cabinets for that? I am component library...FEATURE REQUEST: Keyword (wildcard) Filter for Hardware Machining
Hardware (& other) machining allows you to filter by partname, currently, but the name has to be EXACT. We could GREATLY benefit from the added ability to filter by keyword ("door", "stud", "rail", etc.). For our product(s), having to match the exactFeature Request--Microvellum enhancement
This is an enhancement request to allow specific sheet stocks to have specific scrap/remnant sizes/filler parts specific to the sheet stock material number/type. Current state is scrap/remnant priorities can be set, but not specific to the sheet stockBluebeam Plugins in AutoCAD OEM
I just thought I would post this topic to see if anyone else wished Bluebeam was able to plugin to the OEM version of AutoCAD. In the past I had the pleasure of using full AutoCAD which Bluebeam was able to add plugins to. This was great for making thingsShelf Oversizing
We're working on a floating shelf design where we want to maintain the original dimensions in the drawing. However, we need the actual cuts to be 10mm oversized on each edge, including a 45-degree miter, without reflecting this oversizing in the model.How to keep an additional route on the border cut
Hello, For small parts we setup MV to leave onion skin. We are trying to implement Smartclips with Backsplashes. Problem is that we cannot clean the onion skin on the edge w/ Smartclips. So, we thought to add an additional straight cut that will cut thruFEATURE REQUEST: Open Edit Design Data inside correct sub when clicking on hardware part
I like the feature that opens Edit Design Data inside the sub or nested sub that the cut part you clicked on belongs inside of. I wish the same thing worked on hardware. We have some subs that are HWR only, but if I click on a HWR part, it brings me intoAdding route priority to dado token routes
Is there a way to set the route priorities to DADO token routes; either the pocket (mortise) or the rabbet (tenon)?Lookup Table Range
I have a formula that seams to work, until I put everything together. I need help with getting to Range in a LookUpTable to function correctly. Formula: =VLOOKUP(Bracket_Type,VLOOKUP(Bracket_Style,LookUpTableBrackets,7,FALSE),4,FALSE) below is screenRegen
Is there a way to stop the view from changing and zooming out every time the product regeneratesBest Practice: Managing Varying Plywood Material Thickness
Hey Everyone! We have started down the road of Formula materials, but I am not 100% sold that is the proper way to go for us and I am looking to see what others are doing to manage material thickness' when using full dado construction or similar. WhatWhy Can't I Type MVPRODUCTPROMPTSMULTI Command?
Just like it says on the tin, if I type MVPRODUCTPROMPTSMULTI, I get MVPRODUCTPROMPTS, which is different and not what I typed in. This all seems to be despite the fact that MV clearly calls the prompt MVPRODUCTPROMPTSMULTI whenever you click the buttonBulge Angle Help
I have a polyline drawn, "A" and "B" in the image are dynamic, and it will affect the bulge. I am not sure how to calculate that? I understand bulge is the angle, and I can get this hard coded fairly easy but I need this to be formula driven. Just notOFFSETPOLYLINE Function
Has anyone had any issues with the offsetpolyline function in the 23.1.1027 build? It seems to be broken in every formula of our products and I'm wondering if its my syntax or a bug (the function was working fine in previous builds)Conditional BORE token on a pull
We're trying to set a associative hardware token on our pulls and are running into an issue. What we're trying to do is have all pulls that are on drawers be counterbored on the back side so that the screw head is below the face so the pulls can be attachedFEATURE REQUEST - Named Variable Hub and Dependency Tree
It would speed up workflow if there were an easy window to open containing all global and local variables, identified by which type they are, where you could alter the variable name and it would update all instances across the library. If two sheets'Small Part Dowel Spacing
I've run into a little quandary. Based off of some AWI standards and various iterations of our shop's normal methods, I've had to modify the dowel hole spacing. Small parts (i.e. nailers and spreaders) need to get the first dowel at 30mm and the nextFEATURE REQUEST: Allow Alt+Enter Inside "Edit Formula" box to organize formulas
In Excel (and inside cells in MV), you can type Alt+Enter in between parts of a function to separate the text into multiple lines (fyi - it may cause some unwanted formatting changes). I'd love to see this function, or some other way to use "Enter" insideCan a person create a User-Defined Workbook?
Just double checking - there isn't a way to add a user-defined workbook (in addition to F,G,W,D,M,E,H,S,&N) and be able to reference it within other workbooks, correct? I tried to add one via Workbook Designer, but it didn't seem to let me rename it fromFEATURE REQUEST: BENDING Token Does Not Allow For Concave Settings
I tried to put in a ticket, but it was directed to the community forum instead. If you like this idea and want to see it added/fixed, be sure to thumbs up this post so the developers can see that this is a highly requested feature. If you have a convexF
Why can't I drag 'n drop the Factory spreadsheet in Database Explorer? It didn't matter much when there wasn't anything I need to tweak in it. Yes, I do know how to get it out. I've been doing the whole Puppet Show for years. Still, when we've lost allDivisions Lengths #Name?
Hello guys when i insert the subassembly "internal Drawers with Faces" The divisions dont come through and looking at the part properties the length value is #Name?, See screenshotFoundation Bump
Bump is unreliable in the Foundation / 2023 Tbox I'm working with at a client's shop. Simple open Uppers lap when bumped by the Filler width? No, they don't stand off by the Filler. The Filler's OFF. They lap by the Filler's size on the Right Side whenHardware array
I've attached a screenshot of a hardware array application as it is right out of the product. I'm trying to figure out how to position the hardware from the outside of the cabinet, or on the opposite side of where it is currently located, or to be ableRaise Bottom Drawer - FL
Hello, We have a difficult time installing the under mount slide for the bottom drawer. Is there a Global that will allow me to increase the space at the bottom for the bottom drawer? Tried changing the BOTTOM_DRAWER_SPACE_FROM_BOTTOM but that didn't3D_HWRAssociationError
I have been creating new hardware and I am getting the hardware to showup but it is always coming in on the 3D_HWRAssociationError layer. There is no machining and irt is where I want it? Obviously there is somehthing I am doing wrong but what are theNesting with Small Line Segments
We have a new Morbidelli CNC machine that will throw out "Path Cannot Be Followed" error when we have line segments that are smaller than the tool diameter. Our Optima will cut these just fine, but the Morbidelli has issues. The tech told us to switchNext Page
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