Legra Box Drawer
Hi, I have drawn up a kithcen full ove legrbo drawer, I have never usd these drawers before,. My boss decided to change all the drawers drom 500 to 550. Now wher or how the hell do I creat 550 legrabox, at the moment I am enjoying an afternooon of playin
Product weight
Is there a way to set weights to specific materials or hardware to establish the total weight of a given product. We need a way to present this to clients per product. There is a weight prompt in the products but it's empty. I've also found Global
Microvellum Community Book Club
What's up everyone! This is something that has been on my mind for quite a while; and after our Showcase event with Bruce Humphrey and some discussions that followed after that event, we thought it would be cool to create a Microvellum Community book
Construction Method for Toe Kick Box Assembly
Hi There, Is there a setting to get dado joints for all the parts of the toe kick box base ? So sleepers at sides, toe kicks at front and cleats at top all have dado. Thank you.
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Report Groups
Hi Is the option to Setup Report Group work? Whenever i it, i get a error message after clicking the ''Add'' Thank you
nesting optimization
Hello, When using the foundation library, I'm not sure what I have turned off or on in the settings but during processing, all the different materials have complied into the one composite.dwg file rather than under each individual material file name
Color Code Materials?
Is there an easy way to tell different materials on a single product/or across different products in the same job in the model space? I just have an idea that if different materials can show different colors in the model space, it would make it easier
Microvellum Data Dictionary
Hello Microvellum Community! I wanted to share with you a very important resource available on the MV Knowledge Base. The Microvellum Data Dictionary is a detailed reference of the data structures used by Microvellum. It contains report table definitions
Problem With Solid Modeling Tools
I have encountered a new problem with SMT and am hoping someone can help. I would like the inner rib of the diewall (purple part in attached image) to be mortised for the studs. I have the stud extended into the rib 1/4" in the profile the same as I would
Get multiple labels for the same P2P Part (after optimization)
We have an individual part label set-up to print for a specified processing station, selected from a list. It works very well except I can't seem to figure out how to get the label quantity right. Since I am using the OptimizationResults table all the
Dowel Timber Legs
Hi all, is there a product anywhere that is a simple dowel leg? I've found overly decorative turned ones, but no simple posts. Looking to use for banquette seat legs and open shelving unit support beams. Typically working with 35mm diamter oak, and would
Products to follow curves?
Can anyone link me to a tutorial to have open base cabinets follow a S curve? I have briefly looked but seem to be coming up short. I am looking to get open book shelf bases, sitting back to back and multiple "sets" to follow a S curve. The products will
Need an "Are You Sure" pop-up when deleting material categories
I right-clicked and tried to rename a material category, but accidentally clicked "Delete" instead. It automatically deleted the whole folder. My materials still appear to be in the spreadsheet, so I just have to figure out how to get them back in the
Barcode scanner
We have an Optimat ABD 050 horizontal drilling/doweling machine. Soon, we are taking delivery of a Homag Centateq N-300 512 V7 push off CNC machining center. We've never done barcoding before but I think it will be important to do so with this setup.
Bi Fold Pocket Doors
Hi there I'm trying to build up a Laundry Unit with Bi-Fold Pocket Doors in the cabinet. I need ot to be full width without mullions. Does the new foundation library allow me to do this, i tried the Tall Master but couldn't see how to add them. Looking
Understair Units
Hi there, new to Microvellum and trying to get my head around how it all works. I have installed the new Foundation Library and am looking for the easiest way to replicate the 1 door and 2 door under stair units from the AU Premium Library. Also trying
Feature request - Foundation Library - More Location Control for tab pulls/handles/knobs
We've come across projects that require tab pulls/handles/knobs that needed to be centered either horizontally or vertically on drawer and or door faces. The current process for relocating an tab pull/handle/knob is less than prefect. It would be great
What's your construction method for nested based manufacturing?
We'll soon be implementing Microvellum to a new user in the UK and they've asked for guidance on best construction method for nested based manufacturing. I'm interested to hear from the community what your preferred construction method is? Screws Dado
Making 2D section live
When we updated to OEM2021 we lost the ability to access product prompts and part properties by clicking on the sections? Is there a setting I can't find to make this happen?
Parametric Bulge List
I writing parametric PLINE routes that need to have a radius at each corner (Sink Cutout). I've created prompts so I can calculate my bulge at the vectors, but I don't know how to use that prompt in my Bulge list to make it parametric. I looked in formula
Renaming a Room
Has anyone else noticed that using the "Rename Room" command only changes the room name in the Room Tree? The actual AutoCAD drawing for that room does not get renamed.
Anyone cutting Solid Surface on a Nested CNC?
We are looking into the option of starting to cut Countertop blanks and shapes out on our Nested CNC. I am wondering if anyone else is already doing this and could give us some pointers and tips. We already have the basic setup running and were able
Foundation Library
Hi all, I have been setting up the foundation library with my own drawing template that I have used with 2020 library with no issues. For some reason, in the foundation library, all my cabinets are coming out with one colour. Anyone else has had a similar
MV product
Has anyone had an issue with having too many products in their library? The reason why I'm asking is because my company has a few product lines they want in MV. That way Engineers can pick a product from a list and draw it in MV. Over time this list could
Paperless?
Has anyone gone paperless as in not printing out cutting reports and nest layouts but rather creating pdf's to be viewed at the machines or assembly workstations? If so what were the hurdles? Learning curve on the floor? Thanks
Foundation Library Buyout Doors
Hi All, Question for those using the foundation library, or someone from microvellum. Might be a stupid question, or I'm completely blind. Messing around with the foundation library, getting it ready for implementation, cannot for the life of me figure
Creating a New Drawer Box System
Are there any instructions or procedures for creating a new drawer box system? Like here for Adding New Drawer Slide https://community.microvellum.com/portal/en/kb/articles/adding-a-new-drawer-slide We are looking to utilize Hafele Matrix Drawer Set System.
2_D Wall Dimensions
G,Day. I have found that I can draw walls using the Draw Cross Section Tool (Cross Section,Plan Section,Elevation Section) and I Have added some 2_D dimensions in the spread sheet as you do with units. With units I just save back to the library with the
MMenu Display
Hi, I'm having issues with pop-up menus not fully displaying. The menu is fixed and can't be extended horizontally or vertically. Appreciate your input in finding a solution.
Copied Rooms Gives Errors
Does anyone else get errors with copied rooms in the same project as the original. I use the Copy Room command to make a copy of the room. The error I usually get is "Index was outside the bounds of the array." I am using Microvellum 2019 with Build
We need different wall types
We all draw islands, and it's always easiest to draw the elevations using the "draw wall" command, but the wall in the floorplan shows a solid wall. It needs to show a dashed line to properly display on the floorplan. We should have a new wall type
MV box labels
I need a box label to make 4 label per product. So if there is 1 product with a quantity of 5, I would need report designer to make 20 labels for that product. How can I accomplish this using report designer?
FEATURE REQUEST - Ability to highlight cells in edit design data spreadsheets
I saw it mentioned in reference to updating new libraries that it would be a good idea to possibly highlight the cells that you updated with new formulas etc. Taking it one step further I think it would be great if we had the ability to highlight cells
Plotting blue
In yesterday's live training session for Submittal drawings this issue was touched on, but I didn't catch where to make the change. I noted Plan View> Legacy Hidden = removes color. Where do I need to be to make this selection to remove the blue color from my plots?
Microvellum dimensioning
Hi there, Is anyone able to let me know how to turn off the multiple dimenions in MV. Thanks in Advance.
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Architectural Millwork Company seeks an Onsite Experienced Draftsperson/Engineer. Experience in high end residential cabinet/millwork construction is preferred. Experience in Microvellum, AutoCad, MasterCAM, Autodesk Inventor, will be a plus. Please email
Edgebander Pre-Mill
We have always run pre-mill heads on our edgebanders. Recently we had a job where edgebanded parts were out of square which we have isolated to the edgebander. We are open to changing our process for pre-mill and not using it on a regular basis. We have
Toe Kick cutout.
Hello everybody. The toe kick notch on cabinet sides are being pocketed instead of being cut as part of a border without us making any changes (see attached file). Is this change update related? We are running 21.1.714.641. How can we fix this issue?
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