Report cannot send to printer
Hi all, Has anyone having trouble with printing reports? I have few reports of WORK ORDER to be printed. some of them can be sent to printer, some of them is pending such as (hardware reports, edge banding reports) and they are from microvellum foundation
Upgrading from MS SQL Server 2012 to 2022 - having issues...
Hello - we have attempted to move our 2012 Microvellum db to SQL 2022 several times but there is drastic performance hit each time so we end up reverting back to SQL 2012. The new server has more resources allocated to it than the old server so that is
FEATURE REQUEST: Modify Drawer Subassembly - Hafele Alto Slim
Hi Guys, drawer system Hafele Alto Slim working well, some small changes below, - Please add drawer runner graphics for H167 size, currently missing, - Please remove H64 drawer size, not a product,
Base drawer
How do you edit your drawer front sizes on a base cabinet, 4 drawer bank? Our setting is set for our top drawer front to be 6". When we put our drawer bank cabinet in, it made all the fronts equal size. Thanks
Overdrive Pro won't open
Overdrive Pro won't open in some projects but will open in others. Won't open with either using the shortcut icon or typing in the command bar.
How to tell cnc which pass to do first?
Hello, I have a door with a slot in it, there isn't much meat left on top of the cut and the machine is chipping the edge because it does the slot first. I would like to tell the machine to cut the slot at the end, how can i do this?
The product comment can only contain 255 characters
Hello, it would be great if we could use the product comment field without restriction. This comment field is used in our factory to validate the cabinet before the delivery. If the text is too long, there's no warning, and the text is truncated in the
Microvellum has big lags and I also can't nest
My microvellum is extremely slow, every pan has a delay, every zoom has a delay. I can't work like this. I also can't nest my jobs, all my reports are missing dimensions.
Dowels on labels
Is there a way to modify the way dowels show on the labels? Sometimes our panels are so big that the dowels can be easily mistaken for holes. My initial thoughts are to extend the line that represents a dowel beyond the outside of the panel instead of
Invalid object name 'tMaterialsOP'. ERROR
Hi Everyone This is the first time I got this error without do any changes in Microvellum Does anyone have this kind of error before ? I need to find a solution, Microvellum support is not answering at all for few days already
Make Numbering Sequential on Reports
is there any way to make the reports print and get made in the correct number order? right now it does this odd system of doing all numbers with 1 first, then 2, then if nothing else going in order like 1234, but i want it from the start to go 1234 as
FEATURE REQUEST: Adding basic metafiles to all foundation library products
The solid model analyser adds some basic metafile data to each item solid modelled, This allows product detail reports to show a picture of the item nested, Good for joiners to help see what they are making, Already in most products, needs adding to the
Tenons
Hi, i am trying to find a way to make a tenon go through two .75 pannels. Does anyone have an idea of how i could proceed? I have been playing around with the dado machining option but nothing works the way i want. Thank you!
Machining tokens
Hi, I have been trying to add construction holes using machining tokens in part properties. I can't figure out how to make the holes apply to both parts. I've tried to do exactly as in practice videos but it doesn't seem to be working, the holes keep
Sticker report
We haven't been able to change the orientation of the edge banding, for some reason it orients on the wrong side and we can't figure it out, do you have any suggestions to change that? Attached are picture of the sticker and the cabinet. Thanks in advance
added drawer slides (KV8450FM, etc)
A good while back I added a bunch of KV drawer slides to the hardware look-up tables. I added KV8400's, KV8450FM's and KV8650FM's. These work great in products, but they exist only in the look-up tables, not in the hardware parts of the material files.
Machining on extruded entites
Hi, our team is new to MV. We have been trying to test the solid modeling tools. We noticed it is possible to add machining to vertical entities and those will apply to adjacent extruded entities. Our problem is that we need to add machining in between
Removing notched corners in drawer bottoms
We recently switched to the Foundation Library from the Component Library. Or standard drawer construction is dowel with captured bottom. The sides had stop dados and the front and back had dados that ran past the ends. The bottoms would be cut with square
reports
hi, does anybody have a sample hardware report they would be willing to share? At square 1, just looking for something to import to get going that's more than the original from MV install. Thanks!
Parts Excluded from Optimization
Using multiple sheet sizes of a certain material we sometimes get an error 'there is not enough material' for a given material when processing. We can usually resolve the error by adjusting sheet quantities and optimization priorities using the Modify
New (beta) Optimizer - prompt for True Shape
The new True Shape Settings in the Beta nesting optimizer seems to be great so far. We love all of the new enhancements. BUT, it would be nice if you could leave Block Nesting on as default, and *quickly* enable True Shape per 'work order' or 'batch'.
Work Order - Split Edgebanding
How would I make the edge band report split for either subassemblies, or parts, etc. I was thinking of using the comment section of the parts to basically say "I am door". Then filter it by that. Example, we have cabinets then we have trim items that
Linear dimensioning in side view
Hi All, Just starting out with Brics CAD.. Previously, I've often ran a linear dimension on front or side views of a product, either to position machining or double check my work. Now, sometimes I needed to refresh the view for the dimension to appear
Custom G Code Header on Face 6 programs
Does anyone know of a way to insert a few custome lines of G code to the header on only face 6 programs?
Fix the hidden error window when Processing
When Processing in the process center, when MV encounters an error the notification window is often hidden and remains invisible. Can the process center flash red or something so the user knows to look for the error window . I'm assuming MV can't make
Preventing Label/CNC Program Mismatch
Hello, We’re running a 2000-era Morbidelli CNC with Xilog, and using Toolbox Manufacturing on a separate computer to print labels. Most of the time it works fine — but occasionally, the operator runs Program A on the CNC and prints labels from Program
Work Order Updates
Newbie to MV. Can you make updates to work orders and re-process them? Or do you have to create a brand new work order? For example: Re-nest a sheet Change the sheet panel size Change material My concern is having multiple work orders for a project that
SMA - Part with Dados and Cutous
I am using Toolbox BSB, but this issue happens in Toolbox OEM as well. The Solid Model Analyzer does not handle parts that have both dados and cutouts. SMA does not create the correct machining for the dados and/or it skips the cutout. Has anyone else
Hardware Items in Parts List Review
Just a thought, it would be nice if the Parts List Review command also showed the Hardware Items for the selected product, perhaps in separate tab. Or if someone knows of an easier way to easily/quickly see this, please let me know. As far as I'm aware
HTML Report - Product Flatstoken (Picture)
Team, I am trying to have Flatstoken in my HTML reports. I'm check the WMF and Flatstoken before creating the report but is nothing coming. 25.1.1013.641
Feature Request - New Nesting Options
As it stands, when we process a nest, the g code is being written regardless of whether or not i think the given sheets are acceptable. I would like an option on the below screenshot to be able to basically hold off creating labels and gcode until i'm
Machining from PLINE Not Showing Up in Work Order
I’ve created machining tokens using the 2D Part Editor, but nothing shows up when I process the Work Order. Has anyone else run into this issue, or know what I might be missing?
Why does the Nailer Construction Method get Overwritten by Finished End Options
I recently had an issue where the nailers were dadoing into all my finished ends. The Construction Method for the Nailers were set to NONE. The Construction Method of the Finished Ends are set to Dado. I found that the Dado Machine Token is set to look
How to add the dowel matrix to part label?
Looking to be able to add the dowel matrix to a scannable bar code we would put on a part label. How tough would that be? I saw a video but didnt really grasp at how to effectively add it to a barcode we can scan.
A Report that shows saw pattern instructions?
Perhaps it's there somewhere, and I've just not managed to find it... Is there a report that shows the optimized saw patterns, with phased cut instructions? Most of the time we'd use our automagic machines... but sometimes they are unavailable for operation...
Labels
We bought a Biesse ASFT nested based router our first. We are having problems getting the label information to the machine to print labels post processing. has anyone accomplished this and how ? Also I don't suppose any one has a label report for a 4"
Part Label - Edge Indicator
Hello, We used to have labels for the parts in the shop. We'd like to update our information regarding the edges. I'd like to replace the 'X' on the part drawings with something else. For example: E = Exterior edge or I = Interior edge. Does anyone among
RFID Suggestions
Hello, We are a small custom cabinet shop (~12 employees) exploring the option of RFID. Our main pain point we think this might solve is our CNC machined fronts that we have finished out of house. Because we are a custom shop, we have multiple custom
nesting reports error
Since i started the free trail of bsb and my work is on the toolbox 2025 i now cant off nest layouts it comes up with error. i cant even open the report designer to check the same error pops up very annoying. see screenshot attached
Processing and Printing?
While doing both of these functions my pop up windows for both do not come to the front of the same screen and switch from screen to screen. Any Ideas on how to fix this?
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