Microvellum Knowledge Network

• Finishing

  Does anyone use reports to calculate stain and finish for wood/ veneer parts? How does everyone calculate finish in MV?

• Change Sorting in Reports

  Is there a way in Report Designer to change the sort order / sort by? Example: Sort by ITEM# [Door and Drawer Front Report] I'm sure because it's combining ITEM# and "-" and Sub Product NAME it will not SORT by easily.  There is no rhyme or reason how

• Toolbox OEM 2022 - SSM Not working

  anybody else having this issue with 2022?  Sheet sets are not showing up, I cannot edit properties.

• Two-Tone Kitchens

  What is the best method of doing multiple door finishes in the same project in Toolbox? For example a two-tone kitchens with Bases a different finish that Uppers. If there were Room level properties then it would help.

• Remove Automatic Elevation Title

  Hi All, I'm trying to get rid of the Elevation marker that draws automatically with each elevation. We have set location pre labeled as part of to template. For the life of me I can not figure out where to turn this off.

• What is your favorite feature?

  I'm curious as to what everyone's favorite feature is within Microvellum. There is a lot under the hood and I am sure that others would like to discover new things that would increase their productivity. Mine would be showing the point of origin for a

• Restoring projects from backup

  We discovered recently a bunch of missing projects and narrowed it down to an accidental deletion by a user. We only discovered it today but the deletions were done more than 10 days ago so unfortunately I can't just overwrite the database with a backup

• Wood Hacks: Project Wizard Automation

  In this episode of Wood Hacks, learn how to add a formula in the Project Wizard to automate shelf quantities.

• Manual or Guides

  Hey All,  I am looking for any 1st party or 3rd party literature or guides for Microvellum. I am unable to find any resources other than the knowledgebase. I understand that the software at the core is based on AutoCAD, but the additional functions are

• Stay Down Nesting Optimzation Failure

  Hey all, I am trying to nest parts that are curved. Most of them have the same or a similar radius. MV will nest these parts on multiple sheets although it should fit on just a few. I have Stay Down on and it will do the same thing set to min or max.

• Deploying Toolbox OEM through MDT

  Hello Everyone, I'm replacing / upgrading over a dozen work stations and I'm interested in using Microsoft's Deployment Toolkit to help automate the process of installing a our core workstation applications. This obviously will include Toolbox OEM. Is there a way to install Toolbox silently during the image process so I can prime the machines and enter the serial number after deployment? My fallback is creating a perfect image of the desired machine including it but I have few different makes / models

• New Release Available Today: 22.1.0406.641

  We are happy to announce that the latest Toolbox build release is now available!   This release,  22.1.0406.641, include resolutions and modifications that many have been anticipating. Read the complete release notes for this release.      How to Get

• New Release Available Today: 22.1.0325.641

  We are happy to announce that the latest Toolbox build release is now available! This release, 22.1.0325.641, includes improvements to CNC/Toolfile configurations, processing, machine tokens and the material UI. Read the complete release notes   for this

• Richelieu Axial drawer system

  We are looking at the Axial drawer system from Richelieu: https://www.richelieu.com/ca/en/category/hinges-slides-and-opening-systems/slides-and-drawer-box-systems/drawer-box-systems/axial/axial-drawer-sets/axial-drawer-84-mm-height/1225089?s=axial Apparently

• April's Virtual Events

  Keep up to date with Microvellum's virtual events, coming up Wednesday, April 13 and April 20! Virtual events are the perfect opportunity to learn more about our software, have discussions with industry experts and find answers to any questions you may

• Change sheet trim on Face 6 files

  Hi, Was wondering if anyone had any idea on where to change the sheet trim value for face 6 files? Cant seem to find the value. Thx

• "Grain Direction Symbol" location placement formulas

  Please see attached

• SQL Column

  I need to set all Fin Ends in our cabinet library to 0.  It's easy enough to make the change in Lib Dsgnr but it's a pain to drag and drop the products. I'd rather run a query in SSMS like I do to change trims in the materials. What column in the database

• Too many Drawtext tokens in Section

  When I do a cross section through the middle of the 1 drawer cabinet I end up with the draw tokens from the cabinet beyond. is there a way I can stop this from happening?

• Custom made sub assemblies vanishing

  How do I find custom sub assemblies that have somehow got lost. When opening up the sub in the spreadsheet it says it can't be found

• Export/Import Contacts

  Hi, Is there a way to export/import 'General Contacts' from one library to another?

• How doe Cost Based pricing data store in the Factory file?

  Setting up some "Cost Based" estimating in a custom library from a customized v43.4 library. In the attached image column AC has named ranges with the format equal to "AS" & Activity Station Number & "TotalQty", e.g. "AS101TotalQty".  As I have added

• Setting Default Spec Group?

  In my current configuration I have a few different spec groups.  Is there a way to set which spec group shows up as the default?  

• Wood Hacks: Spreadsheets (Part 8)

  In this episode, learn about the other ways you can access Workbook Designer, through Specification Groups, Database Explorer and the stand-alone app. ​

• SPAM Postings ... WTH??

  Gotta love the SPAM postings, right? Are you guys kicking the BOTs / bogus accounts posting this cr@p? Otherwise I'm think I really need to learn more about "Gold Rate Predictions" ... hmm. Also been looking into extending my car's warranty too .. can

• Report Layout Help

  I'm trying to create a report that will show the shop how to cut closet rods. I'm modifying an existing report. What I would like it to do is put multiple sheets(Rods) on a single page instead of one page per rod. I attached a picture of report designer

• Product Prompts -> Save and Redraw

  See attached.  It would be great if you could add a save and redraw button for product prompts.  Once redrawn it re-opens the prompts dialogue box.  

• Detailed Hardware Report

  Hi all, I remember years ago of a master hardware report that listed all the hardware as well as the cabinet number that the hardware belongs to. I found this to be a very handy report for multiple reasons and I would like to be able to use it again.

• Batch Printing Reports to Google Drive?

  I'm working on setting up batch printing of reports and would like the output location to be a google drive.  Is that possible?   Jason

• Hatching

  Is there a way of having walls  automatically plot with hatching in paper space

• Drawer Box Depths Inconsistent

  Hello! I was recently editing a cabinet and went to change the drawer box depth, when I realized that there are two numbers displayed for essentially the same drawer box. I was wondering if someone could explain this to me. The cabinet was a 1 Door, 1

• Updating Library

  How to transfer Global Variables from OLD Library to NEW Library

• Wood Hacks: Spreadsheets (Part7 )

  In this episode of Wood Hacks, learn more about Workbook Designer, its tools and when to use it over Edit Design Data.

• Allow us to enter a Quantity when using "New Empty Product"

  Just a small feature request. It would be nice if the "New Empty Product" dialog had the ability to enter a quantity of that product at that time. Example below: We have a subset of users that make non-library cutlists a lot through the Product List and

• Renaming Parts in Bulk

  Hey all, is there a way to rename the parts in bulk with incrementing names? I am bringing in a lot of parts with the Solid Model Analyzer that are the same, such as a strecher or rib.   Part properties allows me to select a part and it highlights it

• Annotation

  Hi all,  Is there a best practice for bringing in Item numbers to paperspace when using viewbase? Seems tidious to manually number each cabinet with constant reference to model space.  Cheers  Redge

• Speed of MV

  Hi I'm new on here and to MV, so please do forgive my ignorance.  Can anyone explain to me why one day MV runs super smooth and at great speeds, but the next day I struggle just to open it up.  It crashes and takes hrs to do estimate reports. Any help

• Drawing Tabs

  The drawing tabs have disappeared from the top left side of the screen. How do i get them back?

• OOPs

  Link for latest update is 404. Well at least for me this morning.

• How to update the Estimation Type?

  How is the Estimation_Type updated? Each time I change the Estimation_Type in either the F! spreadsheet or via the MicroManager Company Data interface the value resets when MicroManager is closed and reopened.

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• Announcements

• May's virtual events

  Tune in to this month's virtual events, coming up May 11th, 18th and 25th! Virtual events are the perfect opportunity to learn more about our software, have discussions with industry experts and find answers to any questions you may have. This month's

• Windows 11 Compatibility

  Hello Microvellum Community! Microsoft Windows 11 is now available and boasts ease of use and increased performance over its predecessor.  We are pleased to announce that our Quality Assurance and Development teams have conducted thorough testing, and

• April's Virtual Events

  Keep up to date with Microvellum's virtual events, coming up Wednesday, April 13 and April 20! Virtual events are the perfect opportunity to learn more about our software, have discussions with industry experts and find answers to any questions you may

• Maintenance Updates for Toolbox 2019 Coming to an End in March 2022

  As of March 1, 2022, Microvellum will officially stop producing maintenance updates for Toolbox 2019 licensed software. This decision to end the development of software updates for Toolbox 2019 aligns with Microvellum's development strategy to include

• New Release Available Today: Toolbox 2022 Build: 22.1.0307.641

  We are happy to announce that Toolbox 2022 is now available!  This OEM version release includes improvements to Blocks Palette, Processing and Performance. As well as some new features for Count Objects and Floating Drawing windows.  Read the complete

• Most Discussed Topics

• Doweling holes miss aligned from right to left

  Hi all! I've got a problem where my dowel holes from left side to right side of my cabinet are coming out off by .003" different. On the nested side panels the right side are .375" but the left side are coming out .3747" from the edge. Does any one have

• Rounding Quantities Up in Report Designer

  I would like to have all my quantities for  rounded up on my edge banding report.  How can I do that in report designer?

• Separation between pieces CNC

  Hello MV friends!  We are just getting started with CNC and want to know if there is any standard separations between pieces when nesting or literature that could enlighten us on the subject?  Any help is appreciated.  Ben

• Die wall Creation

  I've Been Modeling and creating some Die walls and wondering if there is a quicker way to;  Create library item that is parametric for different requirements  Not use Autocad to model these products and not use SMA 

• How can a LookUpTable be accessed in a report?

  How can a global LookUpTable be accessed in a report?

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