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?
In house Microvellum Engineer, Lowell MA
We are small custom millwork shop located in Lowell, Massachusetts. Majority of our production is for local commercial clients like colleges, hospitals, dental offices or various corporation headquarters. Ideal candidate is expected to have a good grasp
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
Rendering
I've been noticing that certain 2D objects like dimensions and text labels are showing through the floor on my renderings. Does anyone know how to fix this?
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,
Products on curved wall
Hi all. I have a room with a curved wall that I've created with a pline. When I place cabinets on this wall the fire way off in the distance and don't seem to have any wall association with the angle. What do we do with curved walls? Thanks!
Renderings
Has anyone found certain rendering settings that work well for them? I struggle to get good lighting so I'd like to figure out some basic settings I could use for all of my drawings.
Combo Box Hover
So we just had a toilet partition job that was ruined because of an annoying little "feature/bug" When in the prompts screen, we've discovered that you don't need to open a combo box to scroll between its options, you just need to have the mouse hovered
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
Good Quality Router Bit
Hi team, I wanted to see opinions on good quality CNC router bits. I have to machine about 600 sheets of 3/4 veneer plywood and wanted to see about getting a good quality bit that can run thru it fast and leave a nice clean edge. I currently use a 3/8
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
Best way to change the size of Doors/Drawer Fronts when using institutional RPC 5-knuckle hinges?
We recently ran a job using institutional RPC 5-knuckle hinges. In toolbox the door sizes and location look fine. We have the proper outside and vertical gap reveal. During the install though we found that while physically hanging the doors the 1/8” center gap (pair of doors) was basically gone and the doors were rubbing. This happened as well on single doors but the finished edge reveals basically turned to “0”. The only good explanation is variance in the manufacturing of the RPC 5-knuckle
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
Part labels - Project name is empty
Hey guys, recently upgraded microvellum to 2021, noticed on our parts labels the project area is blank. If anyone has a quick fix that would be great.
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
Label Size and Printer Model
What label size are you all using for nested based parts and what thermal printer worked for you out of the box with OEM 2020. I am considering switching to a 4" x 1" label. Thanks in advance.
Setting to allow every product number to be unique
It would be great if there could be a setting that would force each product in a project or even a room to be unique. This would save confusion in the event that Toolbox creates two numbers the same which it always does on heavily reworked projects. There
Lineweight for PDF's
Hey guys, I've recently updated from toolbox 2020 to 2021 and had to go through and adjust all my old settings again. I've become stuck trying to get my lines for printable PDF's after publishing to be thin as previously. I've tried a few things but nothing
FEATURE REQUEST - Library Designer update to show qtys where used
We would like it if Library Designer could show a total quantity next to the "Parts/Products/Subassemblies Using This Item" text. The zeroes could be left off, but for some of our most commonly used prompts, in particular, we could use this qty for double
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.
How to fill up automatically the drawing information
Hi, Is there a way to transfer the information from Project Properties into the layout sheets in Paper Space? Thank you, Judy
AWFS, AWI, WCA Partner to Produce Career Awareness Video
While at the AWFS trade show this year, I was introduced to this amazing video that was produced by AWFS, AWI, and WCA organizations. It spotlights our amazing industry and the wide range of opportunities that await the younger generation considering
Employment AutoCad Microvellum production engineer/draftsman
We are looking for an experienced person that can quickly design/draw cabinets and store fixtures; and put into production. This is a full time, onsite position in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Duties can grow with knowledge and more experiance.
Limelight with David Fairbanks, Owner of Microvellum Software (S1:E1)
Microvellum’s President, David Fairbanks, sits down with James Drury to discuss what it’s like being a business owner, how his leadership style is influencing his team, and how the company is advancing in the areas of software development, community,
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