Drawing Token Issue
Seen lots of users that love using drawing tokens. I'm at my wits end trying to get them to work correctly. The problem I'm having is I add a drawing token and get them working correctly. I go in to add another or even modify one and when i exit it overwritesHinges not showing in the hardware cost for FF cabinets
Having problem with FF cabinets not having the hinges in hardware cost. They "exist" in the product, but not on my estimate. Any idea of what is wrong?Section Tokens
Any help is greatly appreciated. This is CCLCALLING ALL J.I.T/CELLULAR GURU's
These attachments come from a shop that has asked me to "Outsource" drawings for them.. I am reluctant to produce the work for them because of how this template bogs down my computer speed. There are 25 pages to the debug report. What are the optionDashed line in plan
How could I force MV not to place a dashed line in my plan view?Unable to add a comment to edgebanding and have it show up in the Work order.
We have a Diagonal corner cabinet that I setup to Miter the front and cabinet ends to align. (Think residential style) When I setup the parts and machining I changed the formula for the edgebanding. IF(Mitered_Face=1,"MiteredE!Cabinet_Body_Edges_Wide_Span,Cabinet_Body_Edgeband_Material_Name)Wall cabinet cross section
Every time I cut a section in an upper, there is a dm that appears to go to the top. Could someone point me to the correct dim token and its location? There are 3 tokens in the cross-section tab, but I have 7 dims appearing.SW, SE, NW, NE commands no longer work
Hi, I can no longer use SW, SE, NW, NE in the command line to change my view. This occurred after install the new Toolbox 2023. Any ideas! Thanks, Braniff K.Saving Room Component (Wall) back to Library
I made some changes to the Room Component (Wall) in the edit design data and want to save this back to the library so all user within our establishment can use it. My question is how do I save these changes? See photos below. With this we are able toComponent vs Foundation Library
We are looking to move to the Foundation Library. My question is how easily can we access old legacy jobs drawn / modeled in the component library?Return a subassembly line
Hi, Is there a way for a subassembly to know which line it is on within the product? For example, i would like the subassembly Component Doors to know that it is Bay 1 via a lookup from within the subassembly: Thanks!MV performance
I notice my MV is running slower and slower. What else we can do to improve the speed?ADA Side panel
Is there a reason why its cut/routed at 91° instead of 90°2D Wall Drawings
In the Wall Prompts under the Obstructions Tab there are options to add a Bulkhead and Column. I needed to add 2 more columns to my wall so I copied all the prompts of the original. Everything shows up in 3D correctly but not in the 2D elevation of theMV Walls
Other than right-clicking in the product viewer and redrawing walls, is there any other way to identify walls in the database? I am trying to identify if cabinets are not associated with a wall automatically.Importing projects BIG PROBLEM
BIG PROBLEM with importing projects. I have been backing up projects weekly. I decided to import one of the backups so I could retrieve some products that were ruined. After I imported the project which had been renamed, My project level materials inTechnology on the Shop Floor - Open Discussion
Many companies are faced with a myriad of challenges on the shop floor. Bottlenecks for specific processes, misinformation - or at least poor information/communication, material handling, strategic flow of material and parts, and so on... So, what kindMV Bookshelf - January 2023: "Atomic Habits" by James Clear
Holy moly!!! I nearly dropped the ball getting this discussion started - my apologies. 2023 couldn't start off with a better book. With the new year, many people start off with goals and resolutions. Sadly, as the weeks and months go by many of us failHow are you utilizing your scrap
We have a lot of scrap that piles up around our beam saw and nested base. Sooner or later it takes up too much space. At that point it's cut up on the beam saw and thrown in the dumpster. How is everyone using up your scrap? Ours is particularly bad becauseChanging Screw Diameter Hole
Just got the Foundation Library and I cannot change the construction holes to 3mm. Can someone point me in the right direction?New Toolbox Release Available Today! | Build 23.1.0112.641
We are happy to announce that the update to build 23.1.0112.641 is now available! The latest Toolbox Release resolves issues regarding ERP Estimating, Part Properties, the Processing Center, Single Part Editor, and Nest Drawings. For more informationDrawer to False front
How would I replace a drawer with a false front?Adding to right click menu
Do we have access to edit our right-click options and add commands? OR is there a way to have a radial menu and add MV commands based on what is selected?Special System Prompt, ProductLabelOne that suppresses the Qty of Labels to One rather then the Products Qty
Need I say anymore... Or is there already something that does this?Microvellum server
Hello Since I use Toolbox server, in the properties of the project, when I go to "project Specification Group" to determine my different material recipes, I have 4 error messages and when the window opens, I I have my basic recipe, but I also have anotherImport Foundation Library
Hi Guys, Can I directly import foundation library in our Component Library configuration which is on SQL server via Options- Utility? I've imported different components libraries and the old V67 and curious if Foundation Library would work this way orRenaming Products
What is the process of renaming products in the library?Draw>Draw Products>
Where do you change the default from "Master Cabinets" to "Frameless Cabinets"?Library Change Tracking
What are companies using to track problems, changes, and additions within libraries?Meaningful Unhandled Exception Error Messages
This seems to be a very basic request but it would make life much easier if the 'unhandled exception' type errors gave some meaningful information about the cause of the error. The stack trace provides low-level programming information, but that has very2D Drawing of Product Parts
Just recently updated to the Foundation library (from an ancient Component Cabinet library), and noticed that a lot of the products are using the Drawing Tokens in the prompts to use DRAWRECTANGLE to draw product parts in elevation, instead of just usingDynamic Product Image - Part List
Can someone point me in the right direction to get the Part list to show correctly? See image belowNew Foundation Library Release Available Now!
We are pleased to announce that the latest release of Microvellum's Foundation Library, Build 23.0113 is now available! The latest release of Microvellum's Foundation Library includes the addition of new Hardware items, a new prompt to help users keepCombine Drilling Operations from Face 5 and 6 if colinear
With other software (Cabinet Vision for one), colinear drilling operations will combine to be drilled through the part. Is this possible with Microvellum?Help with drawer box formula
We stock drawer materials in a few different widths (2.5,3,4,6,9). If I have a 3 drawer base with two 5.5" top drawer fronts and a bottom 12.375" drawer front the max drawer box height is 11.0207". With the formula below in the bottom drawer box heightWhere to find fields from project properties to put in my title block
I'm trying to set up for sheet set manager. I'm following the video step by step. However, he doesn't seem to address where I could find fields that are from the project properties, like project name, project number, contractor, etc. There must be some documentation on this. Anybody?LookUpTable Control In Material WIzards Similar To Global Tool
Since we can now have additional workbook tabs in the material files using the Material Wizards. Those that have LookUpTables in them need a tool to manage them just like the LookUpTable tool in the Global file.MV Clipboard
How do I remove items in the MC clipboard? Is the only way to go into the factory folder and remove the items in the excel file? If I do that will it corrupt my MV?contracting work
hey guys For the people that do remote contracting work. My question is for example i have microvellum at home and I want to contract to other companies do you give them microvellum files or just dxf panels. The company that wants me to help them outshop drawing
Hey All just wondering what every ones shop drawings look like i spend alot of time detailing up and just curious what everyone else does this is just a typical elevation done in viewbaseNext Page
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