Hanging File hardware discussion
Does anyone else use the extruded plastic that goes on top of the drawer side? If so, what are you doing on lateral files? I'm trying to design a lean/cost-effective way to handle file drawers. If I use this extrusion on the drawer front and back forForced Global file by product
I'm designing a product that is relatively unique for us and will require it's own global file. Is there a way for me to set a default global for a product when saving it to the library? i don't want to create a separate Library just for this one prMissing Tall doors with inner drawers
Hi Guys Does anybody know why i would be getting this error message? It is only applicable to the double and single door with inner drawers. The product is in the Product Viewer and Over drive, just not on screen. AU Library 20.1.0 Application doesUpdating Material Workbook(s) takes ages...
Does anyone else have an issue with the "Updating Material Workbook(s)" notification taking ages to go away when opening a job? We never had an issue before, maybe it has something to do with a new update or maybe my material db is funky? It will goTransfering wizard values from an .XML file
Anybody know if there is a way to transfer values from a .XML file into the Wizard's workbook? so far we are able to do it in the local workbook to affect cabinet prompts but cannot seem to do it in the Wizard or any other workbook. I tried prefacing my prompt name with W! but it did not work.Locating hardware on subassembly inserts
We have been generating CNC machining for locks and strikes using Microvellum for over a year now without any issue. For library cabinets the way we have it setup does not require the user to do anything except check the box in the prompts to lock theFEATURE REQUEST - Record Archiving Selecting
So i've been trying to speed up our work order selection list and have been archiving all of our old jobs so we can access them at a later date if need be. The problem is, in the utilities -> database management section, when I do this, I have to selectA Little Treat: Wall-Type 2
Alright, so I couldn't help myself after the recent post in regards to adding return walls to the 2D wall elevation. I added the wall returns, but I couldn't just stop there. I added some parametrics to it and other options as well. Each end of this productShow grain direction in Flatshot Token or in 3D Drawing
Hi, I was wondering if there is a way to have an arrow on our doors/drawers to show grain direction on the 3D Drawing of the cabinet or even in the Flatshot token? I've looked at the parameters for the flatshot token in the Metafile Instructions, but I did not see anything. Looking to get this into our products. Thanks in advance, ChrisBetter Fuzzy Logic In Material Search
It would be great if when I am searching for a material in the material browser if I could just type a few defining features and just a much more narrowed result list. As you can see in the image below, when i search for "white", I get all the materialAdd the Formula Driven Aliases in the Export Material User Interface
Right now when you go to export a formula driven material, from within DB management tools, the aliases don't display and only the "evaluated" material descriptions do. This can make it hard to determine the exact formula driven material you want export.Does anyone know the formula to Route a Circle-Pocketing?
Does anyone know the formula to Route a Circle-Pocketing?Overlapping Prompts
I think this is controlled in the spread sheet, but I can't figure out why or how these would be overlapping. I don't have access to my Door Swing Prompts for my Upper Products. My other single door products are ok.Part Properties Add New Part
Hi, When Adding A New Part To A Cabinet In Part Properties, It Comes Up As 3d_part How do You Change It To 3D-Door 1 Permanently?Finger Pull customisation
Hi Microvellum, We have had the need for this a few times now & hoping you guys can help, We wish to alter the top finger-pull shadow height independently to the below rail heights. The reason for this if we have a higher than 40mm stone top I want toFEATURE REQUEST - Want to reference Project Properties and/or Room Properties info inside a product
As an example, I would like to use the Room# in a formula for a prompt in my product. We enter the Room# in the Room Properties, but how can I reference it inside the product?Associative Hardware
We started using these brackets for our removable plumbing panels and would like to add this to our Hardware Library and add it to the Plumbing Panel Subassembly. Does the hardware need to be drawn in 3D? When the panel is not being used I don't wantMV Block, broken since flash is not supported any more
Since adobe stop supporting flash, i was curious if there another tool to better visualize the panel rotation to machine points. I don't have any screen shots of the MVBlock. User would choose what machine point and rotation,the panel would be displayedPart Orientation in grain container
Hey everyone, I'm trying to grain match a closure panel (false door on bulkhead) to the upper cabinet below. I'm getting the closure panel rotated in my grain container like in the picture below. Regardless if I have none, or force width or length inProduct shows up in Product List but not in Drawing
I tried to change the width of multiple cabinets in Product List and when I tried to open one of the cabinets in the drawing, I received a fatal error and MV shut down. After going through the recovery process , I tried to open a Product and MV crashesHow can i have drawer front adjusters reference drawer box, not drawer front.
I need the position of the drawer front adjusters to be a fixed location in the drawer box and variable on the drawer front. We buyout all our drawers and i can give the vendor a location for a drilled hole for the drawer front adjusters, but it willTo customize or not to customize
Historically we have always made minimal customizations and stayed current with software and library. Wondering what strategy everyone else has employed. What's the lifespan of a library given you stay current with the latest software?Solid Modeling Analyzer Machine and Base point
I there a way to change to default Machine and Base point for the Solid Model Analyzer? It is always 2 M2 by default and this is not the best point for us.Solid Model Analyzer - Supplemental Parts
I created a 3D solid using Solid Modeling Tools. When I add a Supplemental Part, it prompts for a Part Name and a Material. When I use Solid Model Analyzer to create the Microvellum product, this Supplemental Part is just called "Part 1". Why doesn'tPart Properties
We upgraded to Toolbox 2021 not long ago & we've noticed when using Part Properties now the option to "Save & Redraw" doesn't work properly anymore. It used to redraw your product & keep Part Properties open. Now it closes down Part Properties & redrawsDrawer Pulls not placing correctly
I don't know what I've done but now my Drawer pulls are not showing up correctly. Can someone point me in the right direction to fix this. ThanksFEATURE REQUEST - Option to Allocate ROLLS of Material (for fabric, vinyl, carpet, rubber, etc)
It would be GREAT if there was a way to allocate material out of a ROLL, rather than only having the option to allocate out of sheets. The material would still have an overall width and length (of the roll), grain direction, etc. But, when optimized,How can you copy a Project Phase from one Project to another
Just starting a new Project and it has alot of the same products as a recently completed project. How can I copy the entire phase from the completed project to my new one and have all the products work?Add material name to G Code header
Hi. In our old system the G Code included the material name in one of the first lines, I was hoping to do that in Microvellum G Code. I have been in the custom headers configuration in the tool file in the integrated post processor settings under customCustom Spec Group Available...
Hello Community! I've put A LOT of work into my company's default spec group... I've reworked a lot of things to where it makes sense to me how the spreadsheets should work together... I've transitioned to inputting all the material choices (descriptions)unwanted additional pointers with every import
I get unwarranted doubling of pointers when I import project from home to office network which leads to confusion in the material file. How do I avoid this in the future.Functions I Didn't Know Existed - PARSETEXT and VHLOOKUP
This is really just a heads up for anyone that, like me, had never browsed through all of the Functions in the function list in Workbook Designer. I just found out that these 2 functions exist, and they will really help with a lot of the complex formulating5 piece drawer box lock dado
Is there a construction method for making 5 piece drawer boxes with the bottom having lock dadoes on all edges? I can seem to get the sides to dado to the sub front and back but the bottom still is placed in a dado. The shop would prefer the bottom toHas anyone considered or already formulated the interior finish of cabinets based on them being “open”?
When dropping new cabinets, the interior finish radio button is hard coded based on if the cabinet is an open finished cabinet or not. This work great when you are dropping selected cabinets from the library as needed. But if you use the “Swap Cabinet”How do you make a route priority last?
I want to have some cutouts on a part to be done last, Reason for this is part might move if cutout is done prior to other machining. In previous releases you were able to designate the priority number 999 so that was done last. 2020 version you startUnderstanding Machine Points
Hello, I have a custom countertop product that someone designed for us and it works well but now I am trying to add banding to the edges of the splashes to identify them correctly. The problem is that when I assign the banding to the part as it appearsSolid Model Analyzer
I have product that is essentially a rectangular part.. My process was 3d extruded solid from ACAD... solid model analyzer... the microvellum product that is created - the part width is actuallly wider than the product width. when nested the part is rotatedMultiple Project Wizard Components
I have several Project Wizard Components for different construction builds. I would like to add more prompts to all my Project Wizard Components. I have added prompts to one Project Wizard using Wookbook Designer. Is there an easy way to copy these newPROBLEM FOR NESTING AND ERROR ON SOLID MODELING
Hi, I have updated new library and new 2020 Version of Toolbox, I have 2 problem with this new version which I can not work with the software, 1. When I finish my drawing and will nest and create G-Code from my project I can not see any part on processingStandard Machine Token Parameters
Does anyone know where Standard Machine Tokens get their default parameter values from? For example, when I add a machine token, 3 Sided Notch, the Tool Number is always 102. I would like to change that value to reference a Global variable so I don'tNext Page
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