Hardware Flipping Issue
Hi all, We're customizing a butt hinge to be placed automatically through subroutine association. It's mostly working, but we're running into an issue with the orientation flipping when adjusting the position. When we change the Y-Origin from 0 to -3.0Drawer Report Error
Does anyone know what the correct variable is for the drawer width in the drawer report? It seems the report is using the value for the opening and not the net size of the drawer. The drawer parts however are the correct size.New KB article on MV Machine Tokens
Ever curious to learn more about Microvellum machine tokens? What are they? How many are there? What do they do? What are the parameters? See this new article to learn more. Definitely worth a bookmark if you build/customize a lot of MV products. Theremm and in help
I'm working on some Wizard/formula materials we use imperial. in my wizard i would like a drop down for standard edge band thicknesses like, .5mm 1mm 3mm whats the best way convert that dropdown to imperial for the formula for the thickness in the mRemove Barcode Asterisks
Hi, Production is trying to use our Labels to Scan a Barcode for our Drilltek machine. We're using Code 3 of 9 font, with barcode format set to FileName (No Extension). Our Tech out there is saying its scanning with the correct name, however it wont selectCabinet Width - Over all Dimension vs. Internal Dimension
Hello Microvellum world! At our shop we're adding some buyout accessories that have set widths, for example, a pull-out Pant Rack. These racks come in set widths of 18” 24” or 30” So it’s crucial that the cabinet’s ID (internal dimension) matches oneCenter Line Cut 3D Part Visual Bug?
I've been doing some machining tests and realized there seems to be a visual bug when using a center line full-depth route. When a route is set to center tool compensation and full-depth, the 3D part shows the cut following the inside of the route, ratherPanel edge bore and routing
Hi all, New user and first time poster so please be gentle 😁 The first major hurdle I have become faced with, is how to get a hardware associative machine token to work on a panel edge, not face 5 or 6. To put in context, I'm embarking on implementingAssociative Hardware Issue
So I have a subroutine set up for a horizontal drill but I'm having issues adding a horizontal drilling hardware token to my hinge. Whenever I select bore1-5 it always bores on the face which sends out a vertical drilling machining to my CNC. Does anyoneHelp....My doors are all coming in with a mid stile by default.
I'm hoping someone can help me locate the correct setting to fix this problem. All my 5-peice doors are coming in with a mid stile all of a sudden. I must have changed a setting somewhere without realizing it and I can't figure out how to change it back.KV Shelf Bracket & Standards
Any chance someone has a "Dynamic Block" for KV. Thanks in advance.Item Number Text Height Problem
Some item numbers populate with the correct text height. Others populate and are illegible. The only solution I've found is to manually edit each individual annotative text height for each item. This just randomly started to occur. Does anybody know theItem Number Locations 2D plan Drawings
Is there a way to control the Item Number placement in the generated 2D Plan drawings? I've set my _ ItemNumberY3D var, and it works for the regular 3D model, but when drawing a 2D Plan, it has no effect, while the Product Description can be moved inMaterial Formulas
How does everyone handle naming of their materials? We have it where we have the Potential for PL-1 through PL-10, and are trying to figure the easiest way to name formula driven materials. I am struggling a bit with how to go about naming things forFEATURE REQUEST: Dynamic Product Image Dimensions
At our shop(High end residential cabinetry) we give our guys on the floor construction drawings for each cabinet. In those drawings we use the dynamic product image from Microvellum. I made dynamic block that we use to dimension that product. Its in aCabinet Hinges for Thick Doors
Hi, I am currently running into an issue, and I wasn't sure if anyone might have found a solution or not. I'm looking for a thick door hinge that would overlay a face frame 1-1/4", and have a 1/4" reveal on the hinge side. The door would need to be aCopy a project in the Data Base.
Team, I am trying to create a copy of a project in the database, but it is not getting synced with MV.FEATURE REQUEST: Move “Product Drawing Setups” to Global controlled prompts.
The “Product Drawing Setups” are created and controlled on a per computer basis, allowing each user to make their own setup and changes based on their desired look. For a company that wants to create and control the basic standards of our drawings soPart 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 amongRFID 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 customEditing Custom Drawer Fronts
Brand new MV user here, designing my first real vanity after training. My vanity (floating 2 bay, 2 drawer stack) needs to have a 12 inch void in the center with a recessed access door. All that is set up, but I need the drawer fronts to come togetherMV Undo Command
I feel like it would be extremely useful to have a MV Undo command, Maybe there are some major technical hurdles here but it seems like one of the biggest improvements to useability as a new adopter...Splay profile handles
is it possible to add the profile handles on the prompts instead of going into each door or drawer front? i know we can do it in the globals but would be nice if we can just add it to this cabinet etcNew Foundation Library Release Available Today: Build 25.0919
We are happy to announce that a new update for the Foundation Library, build 25.0919 is now available! New releases of Microvellum's Foundation Library include resolutions for numerous issues, numerous enhancements to existing products and variables,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 attachedSplit Tall Blind corner pantry unit
I have a customer that wants a blind walk in pantry that is 1500w x 800d x 2400h. It would be great if there was an option for a split blind cabinet like the split blind corner unit. Has anyone out there found a way of doing this? It would be a good editionMouse wheel Left-Right Tilt click to scroll sideways
It would be awesome if we could use the side to side mouse wheel tilt "buttons" would scroll the workbook sideways like you can in Excel. Brought this up during "open mic" section of roadmapping event 2025/09/04 Mouse Wheel Side ClickBSB - Attribute Editor "Highlight" color in dark mode
Question: Is it possible to change the "Highlight" line color in the BSB Attribute Editor when using dark mode? It is hard to distinguish between what line it highlighted when looking at the values. It is much easier to see and distinguish in lightFeature Request - Printable Comments
Something i've always wished we had was a way to convey information on a nesting patter that comes through onto the report drawing. I assume it would work in the following way, user draws something in 2d, makes it a specific colour on a specific layerTimeframe to design
I'm new with my current employer, and I'm responsible to make sure our engineers are efficient with their time. It seems that most drawings take significantly longer than they did with my previous employer. This company uses Microvellum, where my previousCan i take the value of a prompt and use it in a formula
I have a few custom vanities that are completely one offs, the problem is the way they are designed and we did a lot of the design work during our initial training so they are dated by 18months or so now and will be a massive ball ache to reinvent fromChanging annoscale in BSB breaks product labels
We are using a modified version of the BSB Imperial Annotative Drawing Template and all annotative dims and text. When I change the annotation scale, say from 1/2" = 1'0" to 1" = 1'0" all of the product labels break and require the products to be redrawnReference PDF for Drawing and Associative Tokens
This may be somewhere in the Knowledge Base section, but I couldn't find, so I thought I share it here for anyone that finds it helpful. If you regularly add tokens to your products, drawing tokens or associative machining tokens, this PDF will tell youThe Formula for crown molding is wrong
By default the height of the Crown Molding/cornice is looking for height alone. This fine for probably 99% of the market i guess, but ive changed to read the actual global variable so its now correct with our setup as our isn't flush to the top of theFYI: Foundation Library Version 25.0919 is out
Just an FYI the Foundation library version 25.0919 is available to download from the Portal Haven't been able to find any release notes for it yet @Latisha DaubyEditing Materials and Edge Banding Directly in the Processing Center
Sometimes, when we are about to nest and are in the Processing Center, we discover that the wrong material or incorrect edge banding has been assigned. In such cases, we need to go back to the drawing, fix the issues, and redo the entire process. It wouldFEATURE REQUEST: Updated BSB Templates With All Layer Colors Set to Index Colors
If you try to print in monochrome with the templates included with Toolbox BSB, most of the lines will still print in color because the layers use True Colors instead of Index Colors.FEATURE REQUEST: Indicator for when Select Entire Product is enabled
I think the title says it all. It would be great to know when "Select Entire Product" is enabled. Maybe a button that could be added to the Tool Strip.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?FEATURE REQUEST: MV Clipboard for Drawing Tokens
There are MV clipboards for parts, prompts, machine tokens, subassemblies, and hardware. These are great tools to help speed up work and keep things consistent - especially when you're needing to customize a product, or if you plan to update your libraryNext Page
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