Force sheet size for work order nesting
Hi, I have a material 19 WD1 Plywood 1s, a stock material from Toolbox under Veneer Plywood that has both a 4'x8' and 4'x10' sheet size. I only want to nest my job on 4'x8' but it always uses the 4'x10'. How can I, without copying the material and then
Reference Updates
Greetings, I have the Toolfile Column Heading PDF from several years ago. I've noticed the IPP toolfiles Tools tab will post some values in Cols. BA & BC which aren't defined in the old Column Heading document. These entries duplicate some values in the
FEATURE REQUEST: Title Block Mass Update
There are times that information about a job (held in Project Properties and/or User Defined Project Properties) changes once we've begun drafting, and currently we have to go through and touch dozens (or in some cases hundreds) of rooms in order to update
Error Decrypting Data?
How can I locate the issue here? Over the past 6 months I get this warning on projects at least 1-2 times a month. Different projects.The attached photos are from when I go to first open for the day and then after drawings has been recovered. open recovered
FEATURE REQUEST: Use Similar Part Rotations in SMT Products
Currently, when analyzing custom products from the Solid Model Tools, the parts come in using similar BASE POINTS. To an extent I understand that this is probably the easiest way to tackle the analyzed parts. However, there are times when I will use the
2D drawing
would it be possible to add line numbers to the 2D Drawing interface?
Fatal error (instead of error message) when drawing invalid hardware
Any time I attempt to draw a product and there is an error or an invalid hardware item in the cell where a hardware name should be, AutoCAD crashes immediately (see attached image, which was on a HWR Array). I've only noticed this on the past 2 releases.
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 and
XML file format for a Selco Panel saw
We own a Selco panel saw and ever since we switched to Microvellum as our design software we lost the ability to print an on demand label with a part picture on it. After doing some research and working with both Microvellum and Biesse we were told we
Part or Full time Microvellum outsource draftsman
Hi, My name is Bailey Tam and I am the engineering department lead at The New Traditionalists and ducduc. We create a variaty of products from childrens furniture to large hospitality jobs. We are looking for full or part time remote microvellum draftsman.
Shelves Holes
Hi, I would like to do the regular linebore depth on the left cabinet side and all through the right side. Do we have somewhere an option for doing that? Thank you in advance for your answers.
New release available today: Build 20.1.1124.641
We are pleased to announce that the update to build 20.1.1124.641 is now available! This update includes significant stability enhancements, fixes, new features, and other improvements to the software interfaces and overall user experience. Here are a
Multiple 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?
IF statements
=IF(Right_Num_Plate=1,"MITER 3 5",1) This seems to be making my mitre a 1 or 0. I would like to set a condition that if the Mitre is a 0 and off it doesnt draw the parts after it in sequence. Its a product for suite surrounds and some are just a Casing,
FEATURE REQUEST: Flatshot Parameter Descriptions
For most 2D drawing tokens (DRAWLINE, DRAWTEXT, DRAWRECTANGLE) the parameters in Part Properties specify what goes in each field (Start X, End X, [Text Style]|[Text Alignment], etc). It would be helpful to see the same for the FLATSHOT metafile token.
(Remote Services) Microvellum Engineer
Dear Sir or Madam, I have over 20 years of experience in Custom Fixtures, Commercial Casework, Residential Cabinetry and Architectural Millwork. I have my own Microvellum license. I can offer remote engineering services for an hourly rate. Please contact me at: +1 (201) 399.2210 or e-mail: [email protected] Thank you Respectfully yours, Christian The product selected is not from the current project
The product selected is not from the current project how do i fix this. I have created a product, but not yet saved it to a library. The program crashed and when i recovered the file it wouldnt allow me to edit the parametric relations giving me this
Material shown in prompts doesn't match project materials
I'm seeing ".75 finished Plywood" when I view material at the prompt level. This is what the material is named by default but has been renamed with find & replace in the project materials. It's not consistent because all the plywood shown in the project
Cabinet Numbers are Missing
So earlier today as I was working, I mustve clicked buttons or something and lost all my cabinet numbers and measurements on the 2d and 3d Drawings...I checked the layers and multiply other options and couldnt find where to turn them back on. Can someone
Wall not drawing correctly?
In this attachement I have drawn my walls and when I go to draw out the elevation the second wall moves its self to the side. Any one know what I am doing wrong? I have removed the association with the wall and re-associated the wall but still nothing.
Microvellum Design Engineer
Display Manufacturing is a commercial casework manufacturer located in Marysville, WA and is seeking a drafting engineer. The individual in this role would use Microvellum to create shop drawings for client review and manufacturing purposes. Responsibilities
Is there a video or link showing how to group rooms, draw and produce PDF
I would like to see a example of the work flow with something like 10 or more elevations.
Meet Daniel Mesecke, the latest member of Microvellum’s UK Account Management team
We are pleased to announce a new member of our Account Management team. Daniel Mesecke has joined the Microvellum team as an Account Manager in the United Kingdom with a primary focus on new client sales. He will work to develop new business opportunities
Meet Martin Rowan, the latest member of Microvellum’s UK Technical Services team
We are pleased to announce a new member of our Technical Services team. Martin Rowan has joined the Microvellum team as a Technical Services Manager in the United Kingdom with a primary focus on new client implementations. He will work as part of our
Material take off from multiple work orders?
Currently we group our products into groups of 30 products for work orders to send to the shop floor. So for 180 products I will have 6 separate work orders. Is there a better way to combine the 6 work orders for the material take off for the entire
Drawing template
When trying to open a room I get an error message template not found
FEATURE REQUEST: Sort Materials After Project Find & Replace
Currently (20.1 v1012) using the Project Wizard's Find & Replace to rename project inventory creates an unsorted list of materials. The materials are still properly linked to the CTPX parts but it's inconvenient if you need to copy a material to Project
Smart Layer Mgr
Does anyone know how to Save a "Custom Color" in Smart Layer Mgr? We set all like parts, ext. fin. panels, interior framing and sub panels, e.g., to matching colors. Ideally we'd set the extruded part layers to match the 30 and 40 series colors set in
Machining Token order
does the order of the machining tokens mean that is the order of machining? ie BORE5 is at the top of the list and PLINE5 is a the bottom it will do the BORE5 first?
FEATURE REQUEST: Add Drawing Layers in Apply Materials UI
Having the ability to apply materials to all layers in a drawing would be great, especially when using the Solid Model Tools to create a rendered view of a custom product - often, for submittal purposes, a view like this is needed before any final product
Centering Drawer Slides on Drawer Box Heights
I am very new to Microvellum and am trying to center the drawer slides on the drawer box height (vertically) for each drawer... I understand that MV uses manufacturer specs to locate things like this, but we have always centered the slides and would like to continue doing so. Our most commonly used slide is the Accuride 3832. Thank you, Jake
AutoCAD Error
I am getiing this error and wondering if anyone has a fix for it. It is an issue in my AutoCad and not Microvellum. As soon as AutoCad fully loads, this screen pops up and locks up the program.
Changing Kick base Finished Fronts From Mitre To butt Joins
How Can we Change The Kick face Fronts From Mitre To butt Joins? So the Right And left Fin End Butts Behind The Front? If We Want To Put Edges On The Width Edges Of The Kick faces Will This Formula Work? =E!Base_Open_Edges Thanks
Working Remote
I think there was a discussing on this topic a while back but can't seem to find it. But when working remote, what is the best/easiest way to transfer your work from your home system to your work system?
"DIM" not showing preview in annotative dimstyle in OEM2020
When using annotative dimstyle in OEM2020 it doesn't preview dimension when placing them. This only occurs when using annotative dimstyle, and that is all we use. I am talking about the AutoCad "Smart Dimension" (DIM command). It worked just fine in the
Issues with drilling direction when using Solid Model Analyzer
Running into issues when it comes to thru hole drilling while using the Solid Model Analyzer. When a thru hole is located inside a dado, it causes the drilling operation to happen from the opposite side causing a two step machining process. A thru hole
How are people handling and selecting the proper Concealed hinges? (Blum 120 vs 120+)
Based on the stock setup from MV we are using the Blum 120 hinges for our default hinge. Under normal circumstances of ¾ Melamine and 13/16 Laminate finished end panels this works. 3/4 Melamine – 1/16 reveal – 17.46 Overlay 13/16 Laminate
Open Position - Microvellum Design Engineer (Paid Relocation Expenses)
A national furniture and cabinet manufacturer is seeking to grow its product design team. We are looking for a experienced designer with 2+ years experience in product development in MicroVellum. The position is for Atlanta metro. We offer competitive
Title Block Takes 15 minutes to Update
Does anyone else have this problem? Does anyone know how to fix it? It takes ~14-15 minutes to update the title blocks in my Microvellum drawing. Any idea why it takes so long? It has a Status Bar filling up Slowly on screen that says ‘UPDATE DRAWING’
Customizing Paper Size and Title Block for 'DRAW DYNAMIC PRODUCT IMAGE' option in Toolbox
Is there any way to change the default paper size used in the DRAW DYNAMIC PRODUCT IMAGE feature? This is under DRAW --> 2D Drawings. Currently it's using ledger size paper (11x17) in landscape and an MV Title Block. I want to change to Legal Paper (8.5
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