Setmill Indication on Nested Sheet WMF
Is there a way to have the setmill highlighted or indicated in some way on the WMF that is created for the nested sheet report? It is indicated by a depth and arrow on in the composite nest DWG but I can't find a way to get that information onto theLabels on Parts
When you group 6 cabinets together in the same group to be sent to the saw/routers, the different parts of those 6 cabinets get put on the sheet stock to maximize yield. That usually ends up with the parts for one cabinet spread over several sheets.thru holes from face 5 + face 6 vertical drilling
I feel like at some point the face 5 and face 6 vertical drilling would combine to make through holes but maybe it never functioned that way. Is there a way to set this up?Work Order Problem Popup
Hi ! I have a problem with my work order, I can't make it ! This two pop up appears ! Any Idea ??Machining Verification
These parts are meant to have a mitre on them cut by the Vpnt. How can i verify that has actually been applied? I cant find a place that shows me what tools are being used for each operation. Coming from modern CAM software, this is super clunky andMultiple Offset Route Priorities
When using the fifth cell of the PLINE token you can offset the vectors mapped out in the first cell and you can do this multiple times when using the "{X:Y:/|X;Y;Rotation}" format, but is there a away to set individual priorities for these offset routes?Hinges & Pulls
Having a problem with my Hinges & Pulls not showing correctly. Any idea how to fix this or what the problem is?2D Editor Warning Message
I'm getting this warning message when I create machining in the 2D part Editor. Can someone help explain what is causing this and what I need to do to fix it. Thanks.Hole boring through spoil board
How do I adjust the depth of these holes? The spoil board thickness is set at .75 and I set the vertical drill spoil board penetration at 0 in the tool file, yes still goes through.Cutoff Saw Processing Station type
I was wondering if anyone out there is using the "Cutoff Saw" processing station type. I am trialing this right now to see if this might be useful for our solid parts going to our Salvador chop saw but am not having much success. The sample processing station from the v50 library is producing programs but they are so far from where I need to be I am not even sure where to start tweaking. Just looking to see if anyone out there is using this feature successfully or if I'm trailblazing my way intoReport Groups Exporting to Excel
When exporting to excel through the standard process it exports as .xlsx but when using the Report Groups it exports as .XLS (which is the older version)Differentiating between parts and copied parts on nesting summary report
So I had a report set up that used to work perfectly (until recently) as when parts were copied in the nesting patterns, half the information in the background wasn't copied at the same time so I used to be able to easily differentiate between a real part and a copied part. Now however, it seems that copied parts have the exact same information as the part they were copied from (the way it should have been from the start). Therein lies my problem as there seems to be no way for me to seperate theAdding a custom hardware item. EX Camlock locking device on drawers
I am at a loss where to start with adding a hardware item. It is a camlock lock. We are manufacturing furniture pieces that require these on all the drawers and doors. I need all the correct holes for drilling. I do have the 3D drawing from the manufacturer just not sure how to get it into MV and give it machine tokens and drawing tokens. Would it be the same as adding something like a door pull?Nesting Sheets
Can someone please help me on this one. Ive somehow been switching it back and forth for a few months now and i cant find where. Attached is a picture...instead of showing 2 sheets with the same stuff on there, It just says Quanity 2 and our router guys keep missing it because they were used to the old way.Part Labels assigned to individual parts
It would be helpful to our nesting labeling process to have a way to add labels to a default part label group and be able to change the part label per piece from that group when processing batches similar to assigning a toolfile to parts in the processing center. There could still be a default label that would be assigned to the parts but the option would be there to change the label from the nesting label group for any parts assigned to a Nesting processing station and from a saw label group toSeperating Jobs on a report and creating a single part line item for output
We have a report that was created / modified early on in when we were in training with Microvelllum to output items that we cut “Off line” These are “stock” materials like rear cabinet nailers, toe kicks, Drawer box parts, that we can grab and cut quicker and have better optimization by hand than on a Nested or P2P machine. We now have the opportunity to output much of this to a Weinig s90 cross-cut saw which will save us time and be more effective and accurate. We already have an excel importHow can I set the default save option as Adobe PDF file type while saving the processing/work order reports?
I am saving 60-70 reports a day and would like to know if we can set up a default file type (as Adobe PDF) and file name ( as per projects) to directly save the files at a specific location on my computer.Rotating Parts in Nest Only Has 2 Directions
When rotating parts in the Composite if the piece in question contains machining it can only be rotated at o and 90 degrees. It doesn't keep rotating to 180 and 270 degrees.Parts Label cut and finish size error
We are just starting to use labels in the shop and I noticed that the cut size and finish size are not showing up. Any ideas why this might be happening. ThanksOptimization Option
I think an option for optimizing from "Largest to Smallest" would be an option to add. It would be a little different to "Best Yield" in that: 1- The First part with largest area would be placed first 2- Second part with next largest area would be placed if it fits, if not skipped untill largest part that fits in available space found. 3- then go back to the largest available part and continues. This would avoid a lot of my last sheets having large parts and lots of waste. None of the options in.IFC Export from toolbox
Goooood morning MV Team, I am running into the need more and more to export our 3d models to .IFC format. working with the BIM environment. our Clients are pressing really hard on BIM these days and understandably I get it. however tool box OEM 2020 does not have the option to export to .IFC. can we please get this feature added to 2020 asap. hot fix next build, today tomorrow, which ever comes first please. haha. the work flow is: we take their Revit model, pull out of it the main floor plansSaw Groove Width
We currently us the Saw Tool for all of our 1/4" back machining, except upper sidewalls, these are done with a 1/4" router bit. The two widths vary a little and I'd like to increase the width of the Saw Groove but can't locate where to do this at.Work order editor is missing key features
The new work order editor feature could be quite useful but is currently mostly unusable since it wont let you change part sizes or material thickness, you can change the quantities and sizes of materials but not thickness for some reason.... This would have saved me a couple hours of re doing work because a sheet thickness changed and now I have to reprocess everything for the job.Machining for file bars
For our file drawers, we run small routes in the front & back of the drawer that holds the file bar in place. We currently have a parametric program we use in WoodWop but how can I incorporate this to automatically populate in MV when a File Drawer is selected? Is it tons of work to make this happen?Product Label Image
How can I edit the image that is produced on a product label? I can't even find where they are located. I know they are generic images that pertain to a product no matter its size or makeup so i figure there should be a folder full of them somewhere. Does anybody know where they are located?Modify Workorder parts material
In the Processing Center screen could the functionality to change the material of an individual part row be added? The modify work order screen for adding material size and changing material name has been very useful but I was wondering if Microvellum could go one step further with this functionality. My thought was a drop down arrow for each part in the material name column that would allow a user to select a different material for an individual row. The dropdown would only show material of exactlyProcess New Cabinets in Existing Work Order
Is there a way to process a new batch of cabinets in an existing Work Order? Right now, every time I run a new batch of cabinets, I have to create a new Work Order. We process cabinets for each room and every project has several rooms. This makes the Work Order folder grow very fast with so many folders. If I could add new batches of cabinets to an existing Work Order, I could keep all the batches from a project together in a single Work Order. This would reduce the amount of folders in the WorkLabels for architectural panels
When you have a room labeled "lobby wall panels", Microvellum will print all of the labels for those panels with "lobby wall panels" at the top. But for installation of those panels, you have to have each panel with its own row and column number on it, so that you know exactly where it goes on the wall. Is there a way to make that happen in Microvellum? Or do you just need to print your architectural panel numbers on a different set of labels?Multiple labels to match part count
Does anyone know how to make the single part report print more then one label per part if the part court is greater then one? Thanks for any pointers!Face Frame Report adding Blank Page For Frameless Cabinets
In my Face Frame reports, I have been getting a single blank page for every Frameless cabinet processed. Wondered if anyone knows a way to prevent this from happening. Thanks, Joshlabel order for nesting
What defines the order of the labels for the MV nesting optimization? For example, our labels sometimes come out of order, meaning one label from one pattern will be mixed up with labels for another pattern. The information on the labels is correct but we have to manually sort through the roll of labels to find idividual ones that aren't in the same group as others from that same sheet.Nesting Parts - Centerline Routing
I created and processed parts for a die wall. When I open the drawing with the nested parts, it looks good with the nested parts being cut using Centerline routing. After I create the Machine G-Code for the panel, the Centerline routing becomes Right Compensated routing . I did the same thing yesterday with basically the same parts and the Centerline routing remained Centerline routing after making G-Code. I have not changed the toolfile or the processing station. I tried creating a new work orderHow to make Hardware machining to move from face 6 to face 5?
I am using ROUTEDHOLE as a machining token for hardware (lock) and want to make it on face 5. By default, it is on face 6 and lock assembly is on face 6 too. Is there any way I can have that machining on face 5?MV is Flipping Parts for CNC -- How do I stop this?
I have some single parts with holes drilled at specific locations but in equal increments. The whole unit had to be split up but it wasn't perfectly symmetrical so the hole patterns differ from part to part. We are getting one section ready to be dryPerfect Grain For Horizontal Grain
We are starting to see more horizontal grain cabinets specified, I'm wondering how other shops are dealing with horizontal grain-matching? We are sending all our doors & drawer fronts to a nesting router so on the few small projects I've had I have manually aligned the parts. This process is time consuming and doesn't work great when there is a drawer base next to a door cabinet because due to the router bit diameter it is impossible to lineup parts. I would send the parts to our beam saw but MVMake all router tools designed as the Incremental Step tool?
This would make perfect sense to me. What am I missing? If there was a "Max Cut Depth Per Pass" and "Max Total Cut Depth" for each tool, then you would never have to make Multiple step tools, or multipass tools (providing only 1 tool number is involved). MV would always add passes as needed for thickness. The Vectric programs are set up that way, and I haven't run into any problems because of it. There must be a reason so if anybody knows what I'm overlooking, please tell me?Why is there a field for sheet quantity if it doesn't tell you when you have exceeded inventory?
This has always been a question for me. Why even have a field for number of sheets if there is no functionality that uses it? Or is this one of those issues where, if you buy another module, it can be made to work? I hope not. Theoretically, one would think that the field is there so you can input your inventory, and at least be notified when you run out, or, even better, be given the opportunity to use another sheet size if you run out of the ideal size. Does anybody know if MV has ever, orWork order problem
Hi, when i go to do a work order for my jobs it tells me i don't have any products in the jobs. but when i go check my product list its all there. what could be wrong?Removing Border Rout From Nest
I am trying to figure out the best way to remove the border route for parts going to the nested router. I just finished a project with 16 head-wall panels, all the same size but with each having about a dozen unique cutouts for electrical, med gas etc, no two panels were the same. Normally all our parts are nested at the router but because of the proximity of the cutouts to the panel edges I needed to cut the panels to size, edgeband, then machine the cutouts on the router. I accomplished this byHow do I change a product name based on whether a checkbox in the product prompts is checked?
I am adding a checkbox prompt called Island Base in all base cabinets. If it is checked, the bottom is made to equal the cabinet width, the bottom x origin is moved left by the amount of the side thickness, the sides height are reduced by the bottom thickness, and the sides z origin is increased by the bottom thickness. I would also like to append the product name with the word "Island". What kind of formula do I need, and where do I need to put it?Next Page
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