MICROVELLUM SENIOR CNC PROGRAMMERS WANTED!!!
Provincial Store Fixtures Ltd. 910 Central Parkway West Mississauga, ON L5C 2V5 www.psfltd.com "NOW HIRING SENIOR MILLWORK CNC PROGRAMMER" Reports to: Programming Manager Start Date: 2-weeks from Job offer PSF is a leader in the industry with over 45
Help With Plotter Margins
I am looking for some help with plotter margins from the Gurus in the community. After upgrading from Toolbox 2021 to Toolbox 2022 I have noticed that when we print to the default plotter (PDF Creator) the margins are incorrect in the PDF and are cutoff
ADA Side panel
Is there a reason why its cut/routed at 91° instead of 90°
2D Wall Drawings
In the Wall Prompts under the Obstructions Tab there are options to add a Bulkhead and Column. I needed to add 2 more columns to my wall so I copied all the prompts of the original. Everything shows up in 3D correctly but not in the 2D elevation of the
MV Walls
Other than right-clicking in the product viewer and redrawing walls, is there any other way to identify walls in the database? I am trying to identify if cabinets are not associated with a wall automatically.
Importing projects BIG PROBLEM
BIG PROBLEM with importing projects. I have been backing up projects weekly. I decided to import one of the backups so I could retrieve some products that were ruined. After I imported the project which had been renamed, My project level materials in
Technology on the Shop Floor - Open Discussion
Many companies are faced with a myriad of challenges on the shop floor. Bottlenecks for specific processes, misinformation - or at least poor information/communication, material handling, strategic flow of material and parts, and so on... So, what kind
MV Bookshelf - January 2023: "Atomic Habits" by James Clear
Holy moly!!! I nearly dropped the ball getting this discussion started - my apologies. 2023 couldn't start off with a better book. With the new year, many people start off with goals and resolutions. Sadly, as the weeks and months go by many of us fail
How are you utilizing your scrap
We have a lot of scrap that piles up around our beam saw and nested base. Sooner or later it takes up too much space. At that point it's cut up on the beam saw and thrown in the dumpster. How is everyone using up your scrap? Ours is particularly bad because
Changing Screw Diameter Hole
Just got the Foundation Library and I cannot change the construction holes to 3mm. Can someone point me in the right direction?
New Toolbox Release Available Today! | Build 23.1.0112.641
We are happy to announce that the update to build 23.1.0112.641 is now available! The latest Toolbox Release resolves issues regarding ERP Estimating, Part Properties, the Processing Center, Single Part Editor, and Nest Drawings. For more information
Drawer to False front
How would I replace a drawer with a false front?
Part description in gcode drawings
We recently updated Toolbox, and I've lost a preference I once had. After processing a work order, the drawings have the part names and dims on top of the parts in the Composite.DWG for that material, where they used to have numbers on the parts and columns
Adding to right click menu
Do we have access to edit our right-click options and add commands? OR is there a way to have a radial menu and add MV commands based on what is selected?
Special System Prompt, ProductLabelOne that suppresses the Qty of Labels to One rather then the Products Qty
Need I say anymore... Or is there already something that does this?
Microvellum server
Hello Since I use Toolbox server, in the properties of the project, when I go to "project Specification Group" to determine my different material recipes, I have 4 error messages and when the window opens, I I have my basic recipe, but I also have another
Import Foundation Library
Hi Guys, Can I directly import foundation library in our Component Library configuration which is on SQL server via Options- Utility? I've imported different components libraries and the old V67 and curious if Foundation Library would work this way or
Renaming Products
What is the process of renaming products in the library?
Die Wall Stud Location
I am working on modifying the stock extruded die wall to make it a bit more usable for our environment. The question I have is regarding stud placement. Currently the system determines the number of studs and placement based on wall length, assuming I
Draw>Draw Products>
Where do you change the default from "Master Cabinets" to "Frameless Cabinets"?
Library Change Tracking
What are companies using to track problems, changes, and additions within libraries?
Meaningful Unhandled Exception Error Messages
This seems to be a very basic request but it would make life much easier if the 'unhandled exception' type errors gave some meaningful information about the cause of the error. The stack trace provides low-level programming information, but that has very
2D Drawing of Product Parts
Just recently updated to the Foundation library (from an ancient Component Cabinet library), and noticed that a lot of the products are using the Drawing Tokens in the prompts to use DRAWRECTANGLE to draw product parts in elevation, instead of just using
Dynamic Product Image - Part List
Can someone point me in the right direction to get the Part list to show correctly? See image below
DIsplay vs Cut parts
So I just created a subassembly for the PLAM that will be going on to our countertops, but i need them to cut 10mm oversize on each edge without it showing that oversize in the model. how do i go about doing this?
New Foundation Library Release Available Now!
We are pleased to announce that the latest release of Microvellum's Foundation Library, Build 23.0113 is now available! The latest release of Microvellum's Foundation Library includes the addition of new Hardware items, a new prompt to help users keep
Combine Drilling Operations from Face 5 and 6 if colinear
With other software (Cabinet Vision for one), colinear drilling operations will combine to be drilled through the part. Is this possible with Microvellum?
Help with drawer box formula
We stock drawer materials in a few different widths (2.5,3,4,6,9). If I have a 3 drawer base with two 5.5" top drawer fronts and a bottom 12.375" drawer front the max drawer box height is 11.0207". With the formula below in the bottom drawer box height
Solid Surface Countertop
I need help. The Foundation Library doesnt have a solid surface countertop to start modifying what my shop produces. Does anyone have a working basic model they could part with that i could modify to our needs?
Where to find fields from project properties to put in my title block
I'm trying to set up for sheet set manager. I'm following the video step by step. However, he doesn't seem to address where I could find fields that are from the project properties, like project name, project number, contractor, etc. There must be some documentation on this. Anybody?
LookUpTable Control In Material WIzards Similar To Global Tool
Since we can now have additional workbook tabs in the material files using the Material Wizards. Those that have LookUpTables in them need a tool to manage them just like the LookUpTable tool in the Global file.
Machine Tokens and Prompts
I have created 4 new machine tokens that i need to associate to checked prompts on my countertops, how would i go about doing that?
MV Clipboard
How do I remove items in the MC clipboard? Is the only way to go into the factory folder and remove the items in the excel file? If I do that will it corrupt my MV?
contracting work
hey guys For the people that do remote contracting work. My question is for example i have microvellum at home and I want to contract to other companies do you give them microvellum files or just dxf panels. The company that wants me to help them out
Default Wall Heights
I was asked by a newer employee why we could not enter a default wall height anywhere in the wizard or global file while setting up a new project. Good question I thought, so I dove in and fell flat on my face once i figured out that wall have a different
shop drawing
Hey All just wondering what every ones shop drawings look like i spend alot of time detailing up and just curious what everyone else does this is just a typical elevation done in viewbase
G-Code Filenames
In Microvellum v67, I was able to create G-Code with 4 Character Numeric Filenames. It was in the Tool File Settings. I am now using Microvellum 2019. I am basically using the same Tool File and I have "4 Character Numeric Filenames" checked off in the Tool File settings. But the G-Code filenames are 8 characters long with numbers and letters. Also, I have also checked off "Create Sequential Files Names" in Machining Tab in Options. Am I missing something to create the 4 Character Numeric Filenames?
Adding Cams to Angle
Hello All does anyone know how i can add cams to a non 90 degree angle with out adding 1 cam at a time? and also could this be a future feature for solid analyser?
PLAM Countertop
So I'm pretty new to the MV universe and I'm starting to create new countertops for myself and the other drafters here in the shop. The basic extruded countertops are great but i wanted to know if anyone has been able to add laminate to the product? currently
Foundation Library "Top & Bottom Options"
What is a pelmet Stretcher?
Next Page