How do you adjust a DIMDRAW token, so the dim lines stop short.
What im trying to figure out is sometimes I'll have a dimension in a section or elevation where I want one pick point to be higher than the other but trying to get it to do this in MV dimtokens seems like theres more to it. Ill have a scenario where i
Feature Request: Dark Mode
Working with Microvellum 5-10 hours a day I think it would be nice to have a dark mode available. Personally I run everything in dark mode since it is easier on my eyes and would like an option to do in Microvellum, especially in the processing station
Finish Label Placement on 2D Elevation Drawings
Does anyone have a solution to why my PL1 finish labels are coming in at different heights on 2D elevation drawings? 2D drawing instructions are identical between these 3 products.
New Foundation Library Release Available Today: Build 25.1121
We are happy to announce that a new update for the Foundation Library, build 25.1121 is now available! New releases of Microvellum's Foundation Library include resolutions for numerous issues, numerous enhancements to existing products and variables,
Multiple Regions Created
Does anyone else keep getting this annoying pop up? Usually takes a dozen or so clicks to it to go away...
pocket routes
hi, just curious how, or if i can do this. when selecting a pocket route for a small hole on 25mm material, the tool plunges full depth before starting the pocket, can i make it so the tool path arcs as it routes. (in order to avoid plunging)
Material file randomly changing data
Has anyone ever experienced the material file randomly changing data? For example, we have three rooms - kitchen, bedroom, bathroom. 3 completely different spec groups for each, all with independent components and all labelled as their relevant room.
FEATURE REQUEST: Create a Recycle Bin For Deleted Products
Many times I have accidentally deleted heavily modified products. As far as I understand, once a product is deleted—whether intentionally or by mistake—it is permanently removed, or at least very difficult to recover. I suggest implementing a Trash Bin
Product Prompts UI - Add search box for prompts
Hi How about adding a search box for prompts when accessing thru product prompts UI? - Possibly add option to display prompts based on alphabetical listing?
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
BSB Trial Time
Curios if anyone hasn't switched over to BSB yet and has the same pending conversion expiration date as we do? We have been too busy to slow down production and switch over to BSB as we are all accustom to OEM. Looking back through it looked like we had
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Question: Solid Model Analyzing Non Planar Surfaces
What is everyone's preferred method to model and get non planar surfaces to SMA so that you can cut the product on the CNC. I currently have a desk job that has some curves around curves that are Solid Surface. I want to be able to output the parts to
1 screw in stretchers
currently we have 2 screws in our stretchers and would like to set up as just 1 in the middle. What globals do I change for this?
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.
Feature Request: Room Prompts
It would be great to have the ability to set up Prompts that are like the Global prompts but for the room specifically. The spec groups do most of the heavy lifting and paint with a broad stroke which is nice it almost every use case. Some times your
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
Error when creating section views
Hey All, I get this error when trying to create a section view of a cabinet Instead of creating a typical section view, these elements are created (in the volume of the cabinet). These are the section drawings tokens. My guess is that they are not being
adding a .cutx file to subassembly
trying to add a customized subassembly to foundation library
BSB Publish/Plot Job
Is there a certain way to publish a job through BSB? Normally in OEM, we just selected all of the paper space tabs and just publish the job. BSB I can't do that. Also, anyone else having weird issues with the "Publish" Button? If I left click it, it just
Move Dowel holes to centerline of part
I want to move the dowel holes on our drawers to the centerline of the part. We use 5/8" for our drawer sides. The hole placement is 0.375", I'm assuming its getting that from 0.75"/2 I have looked in global settings and also the machine token, but I
FEATURE REQUEST: Ability to Mass Edit a Comment Field in Overdrive Without Overwriting All 3 Comment Fields
I would like the ability to Mass Edit one Comment Field without overwriting the other two Comment Fields in Overdrive. Currently, when you Mass Edit the Comment Fields, you overwrite all three Comment Fields. If you don't understand that this will happen,
Provide an easier solution for external IT teams to implement a server setup with minimal errors
I think this should be priority #1 on the development list. And also revamp the data access tab in options.
MV Freezes As Soon as I Click "Walls"
Things have been running fairly smoothly since we got Microvellum in October. Suddenly today I started a new project and new room. I draw a polyline 96" long and then went to turn that into a wall. I got a spinny wheel for a second and then NOTHING would
Processing Station not reporting batch name on Folder creation
So we have 2 routers here and when i create a batch for the Biesse, it'll report out and add _BIESSE to the folder name (Biesse is the batch name). When we run a program through our Homag it doesnt add _Weeke at the end of the batch report. I can't figure
Custom Door Style
I’m hoping someone can give me some advice on setting up a custom door style. I have some experience tweaking the parameters in the door workbook to get what I’ve needed in the past, but I’m struggling at the moment. I have a project coming up that calls
Hardware Configuration / Visibility Problems
Any advice on hardware visibility in Microvellum? I’ve noticed that some hardware components (such as hinges and handles) are not displaying in my design, even though the part configuration seems correct and the hardware is assigned. Has anyone had a
FEATURE REQUEST: Adjust Part Spacing Based on Material and/or Tool
I would like for the optimizer to adjust the spacing between parts based on the machining or border tool defined for the material. I think that this could be accomplished with an additional setting in the Material Code for adding a specific bit for the
FEATURE REQUEST: Ability to Read/Write Formulas in C#
I would like an interface that would allow me to convert the existing Microvellum Excel Formula into a C# Formula for editing and convert a C# Formula into an Excel formula for use in Microvellum using AI. I would like to be able to open an AI window
Drawing Walls in Microvellum using BricsCAD
When you draw a polyline and right click on walls and choose "Select polyline path for wall" and MV draws the wall and applies the dimension over the wall, the dimension endpoints are connected to the wall and cannot be moved like it could when I was
Products fly across model space when i redraw
Hello, im pretty new to microvellum. I'm using redraw on products and they fly accross the screen, i think they go to their original insertion point. How can i modify a cabinet or panel and have it stay where it is. Thank you
need help with 2d instructions
so i spent some time getting our 2d instructions set up, we just did an update and lost those changes i made. now i'm trying to save our own 2d instructions as a new subassembly and change G!Drawing_2d_instruction to the name of my new subassembly. it
FEATURE REQUEST: Enhanced Sections
The Draw Sections tool is okay, but it could be better. It'd be nice to have an additional distance setting that would be used in more of a SECTIONPLANE/BOUNDARY type section. This would allow the user to create a cut in a section and only have the parts
Ctop elevation/section
We are on the 25.0319 library, our countertop product was hard for me to figure out. I was able to get the elevation to show correctly with the correct 3/4" material by adjusting the thicknesses_countertop in the subassembly after some trial and error,
Pick points added to section drawing
it would be handy to have a pick points option for drawing a section. i would use the the draw section views of the whole wall more if i didn't have to figure out where on the wall each section cut needs to be
SQL CE Viewer
What's the procedure to save changes? I had a few products unlinked.
Sales contact
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A Couple Issues With MV: Face Frame VS Standard Biased (are we equal or not)
TOP TIP copy and paste this into ChatGPT and it will summarise it much better than i ever could and save you reading it all if thats your jam. Who else in the face frame market feels that we are unfairly left behind when it comes to features and fixes?
Saved updated Sub-assembly to template.....How do I apply these changes to an existing project
I have been making updates to some of the sub-assemblies and products in our library. For example: I added a 3rd drawer spacer to the "wood drawer box" sub-assembly. I saved this sub-assembly change to the template When I create a new project all of my
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