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Hey the link to this doesn't seem to be working.
Material Prices
I have been using MV for quoting for a while now having spent a lot of testing getting it right how I want it &love it. Over this time I have entered a lot of material prices in sheets & hardware. Question is - When moving across to a new library is there
Design Manufacturing Report
Can someone tell me where I can find these numbers
Limelight with Daniel Mesecke, Account Manager at Microvellum S1: E3
In this Limelight episode, Daniel Mesecke, a Microvellum Account Manager based in the UK, discusses his role as a leader in the UK, and what he is looking forward to with the future of Microvellum in his area. Our Limelight video series is committed to
Item Number Location
I have created a master product that draws many different cabinets but for some the item number draws underneath. I am aware of the prompts to move them but I would like them to be correct automatically. For example, for one base cabinet @ 24" depth the
Estimating discussion From sept 8th
Hi, Was unavailable to watch this, is this available at all to watch now? Thanks
Microvellum on Linux
I would love to see Microvellum programs on Linux! Anybody else?
what are causes or MV crashes?
Or how can I find out why I keep crashing ? Over the last week and a half MV seems to crash at least once a day. About three days ago it crashed 3-4 times in the same day. I have been keeping open tabs to a minimum of about 5 or less.
Cutting small flipping door In trash cab door?
Is there a sub assmebly to add for this option ? I need to cut a small horizontal swining door in the main door a a trash cabinet. Something like you would see in a fast food place where you put your trash.
WinXiso flashing repeatedly during processing makes computer unusable
We recently reinstalled Microvellum and now whenever processing work orders the WinXiso program window flashes repeatedly and makes the entire computer unusable. I have uploaded a video of it here...https://youtu.be/LNz-orMId14. Any ideas how to make
Sheet Set Manager Questions
I'm just starting on implementing the Sheet Set Manager and I have a few questions: 1. If it is a big job and the Sheet List Table is bigger than the sheet, is there a way to make it into 2 colums to get it all on one page? 2. I want to include Room
All Cabinets in the foundation library are adding a double up of applied ends
Microvellum Foundation Library 21.0528 When I add an applied end to my cabinets it doubles up the applied ends, for example when I add a left colour end panel it adds a right colour end panel right next to it, how do I solve this issue, without manually
MV Door Configurator
MV Door Configurator - Only draws drawer fronts, can't work out how to draw doors on door configurator.
New release available today: Build 21.1.0827.641
We are happy to announce that the update to build 21.1.0827 is now available! Here are some of the features that have been modified within this build: We modified the "Product Cost Details" command. The Estimate Price will now access the database value
Looking to nest Parts with panel border properties
Hello, Going to try and explain this the best I can, hopefully it makes sense.. When I manually add a sheet using "nest editing & 2D machining tools", add my parts/machining, and then process, it does not process like it would if I use "create a new work
Keep ORTHO on as long as I switch it off
Hello, I would like to keep ORTHO ON (or OFF) across files. What I mean is that if I switched ORTHO ON in a drawing and open a new file, ORTHO is still ON (or OFF) until I decide to switch again It was working like this in previous versions, but know
Why does it saves drawings as .tmp files?
Hello, saving files used to be directly as a .dwg file. Lately it shows saving as a .tmp file and seams to take longer. Anyone dealt with this?
Costing products individually
Hi Is there a report that will cost each product individually instead of a combined total from the work order? Currently if you want a price for each product I need to create a work order for each product. Thanks
Equal Groove Spacings
Hi All, Has anyone had any luck on creating a formula to generate equal groove spacings on MDF profile doors? Is there a way to reference Subassembly width within the lookuptable? Thank you.
Drilling for hinge cups instead of pocket route
Thinking to adding a 35mm drill bit to our cnc for boring hinge holes instead of pocket routing them. Has anyone had any experience with this? If so how hard is it to change over?
Option to just cut Perfect Grain Containers on CNC
I think it would be extremely valuable if we had the ability either in toolfiles or processing stations to choose to only cut the perfect grain containers in a nest. For things like 2 Door 1 Drawer cabinets, where nesting and the size of the bit does
Annotative Section Marker/Tags
We have our template set up with section markers but when we change the drawings scale the section markers remain the same size. Can these be made annotative to change with the drawing scale? If so, how is this done?
Award Winning kitchen
Hi The company that i work for Fyfe Kitchens manufacture kitchens for Toni Roberts of kitchen architeture.A recently completeted project was entered in SBID international design awards and has made it through as a finalist. Microvellum is a key part of
New release available today: Build 21.1.0816.641
We are happy to announce that the update to build 21.1.0816.641 is now available! Here are some highlights of what's included in this build: We resolved nine issues related to drawing and machine tokens. We added a new feature that allows users with
Changing drawer track name & number when vendors make updates
One of our drawer track vendors is updating and changing the name / part # of their drawer track. (Fulterer USA; specifically the 5043 to 5045) My thought process to update the software is to simply go into the Global and rename the 5043 to 5045 in
Limelight with Lenny Scianna, Head of Library Development at Microvellum Software (S1:E2)
In our latest Limelight episode, Microvellum's Head of Library Development, Lenny Scianna, discusses the power of product library data with James Drury. Learn more about the past, present, and future of Microvellum's product libraries. “The sky is the
Erased Wall and Lost Products Associated to that Wall
Hi Is there a way to bring back products that were associated to a wall after a wall has been erased? The wall was erased and all of the products associated to the wall are still visible in Autocad however all of the data under the product viewer tab
dowel
Hello, we use the auto space dowel holes, with only 2 holes in front and 2 holes in back. those in the center (distance between holes whose value is 393.7008 are not used.). I would like to place 2 more in the center, our new dowel allowing us to do so,
Importing/Exporting Libraries
I need to get the Libraries that are on my workstation at work (server) to my personal laptop. Are there any articles explaining this. I'm familiar with Database Utilities Import/Export and how that works and that this is where to do it. And forgive
QUESTION - Max material file size
Does anyone have what they would consider a huge material file? If so, approximately how many materials does it contain and what is the speed like when opening/editing? We are debating a few ways of setting ours up and are wondering at what point it
Updating/modifying Subassembly information to global library through saving by overwriting existing subassemblies
Hi everyone, We have encountered an issue when we attempt to save a new or overwrite existing subassemblies in our global library. So, we attempt to Save by Overwrite an existing subassembly globally with additional information inside the subassembly.
Walls
Is there a way to join walls together if you have to add a wall to a project later on? I've attached an example photo below.
Machining not visible
Hi I got a problem here. One of my tech doesnt see machining in the CAD anymore. EX: Sides corner notch dont appear. When i look at the machining in workbook, its there. I go in the "Draw Part in 2D", Its also there. But its not showing in the drawing.
Processing from Solid Model Analyzer
Hi all, Just a quick question. Does anyone else have insane processing times when trying to process part they built using Solid Model Analyzer from AutoCad 3D objects? MV seams to just hiccup and stop responding for a while when I try to send a part like
Tooling and Materials
Hi everyone, In our efforts to improve the quality of our part machining, we are curious what tools you use for various materials. We seem to be going through router bits faster than we would like and feel like it may have something to do with the type
Product Management Bulletin: August 2021
Previous Software Development Cycle Review: June 22 – August 2, 2021 Our primary software development focus for the past six weeks has centered on improvements related to our Include Routes in Border (IRIB) algorithm and integration of those improvements
Library Overhaul/Update
I've taken a look at the new foundation library and compared it to our existing library and decided to poach a few bits and pieces into my own master unit as they seem to have improved on a few things since the creation of our original library. This was
Rounding Quantities Up in Report Designer
How can I have all my quantities for edge banding rounded up? What would that equation look like?
Text prompts don't save when cleared.
If you have text in a text prompt and need to remove it you can't just delete all the text, you need to have something in there or it will not save. This has been an issue for as long as I remember but I've worked around it by just using a single space
Change Default Name of Report
Is there a way to change the default name of a report dynamically when saving it as a PDF or other file format. I know that it can be programmed in the code of the report somehow but to date can't get it to work by changing the Me.ReportName = "Custom Name" Variable. I know there is just a trick I am missing. Would make adhering to our naming conventions a lot easier and quicker.
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