SQL Server alternatives for Unified WO Database, MySQL?
We are looking into gathering data from our workorders, but the cost of SQL Server is too much for a side project with potential but no firm payoff yet. Has anyone tried using MySQL or other SQL alternatives? From this description it sounds as if thereCabinet Width growing at back
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I tried using the multi depth option in the asso-hdwr pline token (parameter 9) for a deep mortise but it seemed to break all the other tokens in that hardware (all the other route had a Z depth of zero)... Has anyone used this option successfully? Alsohinge selection and plate boring Foundation Library
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Hi I want to dynamically change the grain setting of a part between "None" "Force Width" and "Force Length" but can't add a formula to this setting in "Part Properties" and can't even find the field in "Edit Design Data". Any thoughts?Erase Section View in Foundation
When I erase a section view in foundation and draw another section view the old one is still there when I redraw the product. Has something changed from the old 49 library? Is there a way to prevent this from happening?AI
So I was watching a Netflix series recently because I have nothing better to do, and it was in a foreign language. The funny this is that he was doing a homework assignment and talking into his microphone on Microsoft Word and it would automatically typeCan I edit the estimate template?
Hello, I was wondering if I can edit the estimate report template so its preloaded with the pictures that I would like to use for all my estimates? Right now the only way I see to edit the estimate is for individual jobs but I would like to have a generalCannot Locate Drawing Token for a top Dimension
Hello, I want to adjust dimension for my top but I Cannot Locate Drawing Token for it. It is not in Design Data or Part Properties Prompts? This is not drawing token that I added. This is one that come with Microvellum product. Am I looking for it inpigeonhole inserts
why is there no way to do a pigeonhole insert with several different size openings? the program only does equal or symmetrical openings.Discussion about a production method with Microvellum 2.0
Hi All, About a year ago, I posted a thread titled "Discussion and Questions about an Innovative Production Method with Microvellum" where I shared my idea of developing Container Products approach. Over the past year, I’ve been using this method in production,How do I remove this from showing in the proccessing interface?
I dont need this material or parts showing and would like to remove them from the processing center so I dont have to hunt for it. Any idea where to start? I would like to remove or hide the Door Core in the first photo and also the HPDL in the secondError Message
Does any one know what this error means (see below)? I get this error randomly when on work orders toward the end of process. When I do get this error we have issues with the nested sheets at the CNC and will not load.3D Drawer Hardware Issue
Hello everyone! I am having an issue with a client's library that I have not been able to figure out. When a cabinet with drawers is drawn, the 3D block that is inserted to represent the hardware appears to be "double" scaled to imperial units. So, aProduct Specification Group
Is there a way to pull the product specification group into the L! table? I am looking to use this information to display on the drawings but am unsure how to reference it.CCL GURU's
Any help on adding Institutional Hinges to the Foundation would be appreciated. I would imagine those seasoned in CCL have accomplished adding the hinge to both 2D Elevation and Sections. The only way I have been able to accomplish this is to incorporateCloud SQL Server
Can anyone advise on route to go for creating a cloud based SQL? We have floating licenses in our design studio and working of a stationary SQL Server, but I would like to have a cloud based SQL so that we can access our MV projects from the factory asScribe filler with cleats and toe kick improvements
@Lenny Scianna Please update the "scribe filler with cleats" subassemblies & Toe kick parts with the following improvements. Scribe filler with cleats Add Global "Filler to floor" Link existing subassembly "Filler to floor" to new global AddRotating nested parts, missing functions
I was looking into rotating nested parts, and found a video on this site. But I noticed that the guy from microvellum doing the video had this button that I don't have. Don't know if I have a different version of MV or could add this button somewhereFEATURE REQUEST - BLUM Servo-Drive Catalogue
Would be great to have the full Blum Servo-Drive catalogue in the library for drawers as well as the Uno for Bins/Dishwasher/Fridgeslabels report from report groups?
i tried to include a labels report in my reports group but it comes out blank. works fine manually. any thoughts?1025 E.D.D. Issue
Is anyone experiencing an issue with accessing 2D instructions through E.D.D.Dear Santa
Dear Santa Please bring me an Optimizer that can nest complex shapes with minimum scrap or user intervention. I've been good all year and re nested thousands of parts with little complaint but don't you think that maybe you could goose the elves alongBanding Codes On Part Labels
I am looking for some help on part labels. We occasionally have parts which require different banding on parallel edges and am trying to find out if EBW1, EBW2, EBL1, & EBL2 are always located in the same position on the label. This hasn't been broughtMulti-pass Tools Doing Onion Skin First
Hi All, We've run into an issue a couple times now where our multi-pass tools are leaving an onion skin on the first pass on a face 5 panel, then the second pass plunges the remaining of the material thickness. It does not do this on every job so we'rePart Labels
Does anyone know what the circle in the corner of the Part represents??Moving Drawing Properties from older Drawings to newer Drawings?
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I went to add a fixed shelf to an open tall cabinet but i want the shelf to be higher. I put a value in the "Height" of the subassembly but apparently it's looking at a "shelf height calculator" with a Shelf_1_Z value. WHY?Main TAB Defined Name Order
I have changed the order in both Advanced Library and Advanced Project Setup for how I would like defined Names to be listed They Are listed properly in User Preferences They still do not list accordingly in the Main TAB of Product Prompts Where do IBlind Corner Cabinet Spacer
In case where the blind corner cabinet may be a different depth that the Rest or adjacent cabinets. The location of the Spacer/Filler is driven from the depth of the cabinet. So, if you change the depth of the corner cabinet it will move the spacer locationMV FACTORY ALMOST FULL
Good morning, I keep getting an alert about MV factory being more than 90% filled. I went to Database Management and I am unsure about exporting files to selected target. Will the files be archived and reachable or will they be gone foreveeeerrrr??Ability to View Drawing While in Edit Additional Prompts
I think it would be a superb idea to have the ability to pan/view a drawing while also having the Edit Additional Prompts window open. I like using EAP/Edit Multiple Product Prompts to at-a-glance review whole rooms, but it would have so much more functionalityMV Profile Door - Cut Parts - Aluminum (wood) Handle - DRAW2DBOX HWR
Why is there still a DRAW2DBOX HWR in the Cut Parts tab 2D Elv Token column? This draws a 2D Box which does not match the aluminum (wood) handle height. There should be a draw token in the Prompts tab 2D Elv View Instruction instead. Will Dev pleaseCan I restore/add cabinets to my library from a library designer file
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I'm talking minimal AutoCAD used, what kind of detail is possible with Microvellum? I believe I know what I can achieve but curious if anybody is willing to share photos?Different size Number Window
Hi, Can someone please help with this, When I click on the cabinet number it comes up with multiple sizes is there any way to fix this? Thanks TracyRight Filler issue
This might be my fault but every time I add a right filler inside the cabinet product prompts, somehow both fillers get selected in the subassembly and it draws the filler inside the cabinet instead of outside. I'm on build 24.1.214.641 and libraryNext Page
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