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New Foundation Library training videos on peAk!
Now that Microvellum users have easier access to peAk, I wanted to let everyone know that we just added the initial set of Foundation Library training videos. These are not quick little high-level videos. These are in-depth, long-form, teaching videos
Dovetail Drawers Machining
Anyone else run into issues with the machining output in MV for the dovetail drawers on CNC with the Vortex tool? If you have a workaround what have you done? We initially had a display issue with the 3d model and had to work through that but that is
Feature Request - Special Prompt that reports Project_Name
There are many special prompts such as ProductNumber but in order to get very unique information into innergy we need to automate ProjectName (Current_Project) Why stop there and also link fields in Project_Properties or RoomName (Current_Room). ProjectJobNumber
Stitch or Segmented Dado
Looking to create a single dado machine token that would provide multiple dado segments rather than 1 continuous dado. Wondering if anyone has achieved this before or if it even possible. Essentially looking to be able to add a dado between each of my
Legacy Optimizer
We are using the Legacy optimizer yet and I am wondering if that is the reason these plywood diewall plates "allegedly" don't fit on a 4x8 sheet with sheet grain length turned on in the material file, part grain turned off. My guess is that if I turn
FEATURE REQUEST - Custom Product Wizard Workbook
The idea I have is for a wizard workbook specifically oriented for products. Though I love Formula Driven Materials, the W! workbook is getting really messy, in my opinion. I'd love to see a P! workbook that would be geared for all of those project-wide
Crown molding not listenign to global
I believe there may be an error in the library for all the cabinets atleast my face frame library is like it, i only updated the other day. All of the crown molding prompts to turn on from the globals are hard set to just 0. In all categories, Tall, upper,
Cutoff spec group names
Was this ever fixed? I believe this happened to me after I saved a product back to the library. I restarted Toolbox and now its fine.
Library Request: Space Corner Drawer Stack for Face Frame Cabinets
There is already a Space Corner Drawer Stack for frameless cabinets but when doing residential cabinets, we would want and need this same cabinet with Face Frame construction. Overall, we would like to see the Face Frame cabinet library be equal to the
Upcoming Webinar: INNERGY Engineering
We have a webinar happening this Wednesday at 10 AM (Pacific Time) that I wanted to make sure you knew about. This time, the topic is “Breaking Up with ‘The Other Guy’: Why Shops Are Switching to INNERGY Engineering,” and it'll be presented by Jonah Coleman.
MV Process Center Printing Multiple Labels Not Individual
Is there a setting somewhere or something I can do to fix this. When i toggle the 'Click to print part' then go and click the part to print, it begins to print out all of the labels for that sheet. I cant ever get it to just print 1 individual label.
Limit Dovetail Drawer Height
Is it possible to limit the dovetail drawer height to 20". 20" is the maximum our machine can handle. This is the formula for the height =Bottom_Drawer_Opening-Bottom_Drawer_Box_Bottom_Gap-Bottom_Drawer_Box_Top_Gap-IF(AND(Add_Bottom_Inner_Drawer=1,OR(Drawer_Qty=2,Drawer_Qty=3)),Bottom_Inner_Drawer_Box_Position,0)
Vauth Sagel Bins
Hi @Lenny Scianna, Do you know if the Vauth sagel range of bins (VS ENVI SPACE) are planned for library development in the near future? I was going to create our own but thought it would be worth checking Thanks!
New Foundation Library Release Available Now: Build 26.0929
We are happy to announce that a new update for the Foundation Library, Build 26.0929 is now available! New releases of Microvellum's Foundation Library include resolutions for numerous issues, numerous enhancements to existing products and variables,
LED Strip lighting not link
Hi all My strip lighting is not linked or even not reading formular from lookup table? I'm not sure what's the issue here ? only happened when update library Is there a way to fix ? TIA
Machining Token to a Drawing Token
Is there a way to take a current machining token and switch it to a drawing token? I have a screen shot of the Bottom Back Dado attached and I would love to be able to make it a drawing token. Switching this to a Drawing Token would allow me to more easily
Changing 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 redrawn
2027 INNERGY Summit
I saw the Save the Data email about the INNERGY summit for 2027. Last year this was called INNERGY Summit 2026 + Microvellum Tech Con. I was curious if this Innergy summit will still include Microvellum discussions/topics like last year or if it is solely
Hovr Bracket Pocket Route Machining Token
I want to update our shelf product to route out for the shop the pocket needed for the Hovr brackets. While i can setup a Draw2D instruction for a pocket route, i wanted to keep this parametric. What would be the best way to go about adding a pocketed
Is Different Edge banding Needed
Is Different Edge banding material needed for different thickness plywood ? Can 3/4",1" and 1-1/2" thick plywood use the same .5mm edge band file ?
nesting question
I'm wondering if this is normal to have the pocket machining run a different direction on a square pocket, from SMA? Everything was extruded when I analyzed so this machining wasn't done manually. Just weird to me that it would machine the other pocket
Have You Tried the New Microvellum Beta Yet?
It’s been a few days since we released our Microvellum beta build, 26.1.0915... the build with more than 360 fixes and improvements. Hopefully some of you have had a chance to give it a test run. This is a big build, and not really your average beta.
Formulated Materials not Updating
I've been working on setting up some new Materials for our shop and have run into a problem. When I update the callout for a FDM in the wizard, let's say to be WD-02, I cannot select the updated material from the material selection screen. If I open the
Feature Request: Toe Kick and Nailer construction to follow Default Construction Method
We would like to see the default construction method in the Wizard apply to both finished and unfinished sides of a cabinet for the Toe Kick/Nailer construction. In the default construction method in the Wizard we have the Toe Kick/Nailer construction
Community Participation ---- Less than Ideal
I mentioned this when I was at MV University a few years back... But the theme still runs strong. The community forum in MV is not strong. When I compare it to the community boards for alphaCAM, I'm left wondering why we occasionally flounder, can't find
Feature Request - More Batch Name Options
When i create a new nest using this It asks for a batch name. When i type a name and realise oh i forgot something, cancel, go back and change it and then do it again, i can no longer use that same name which is silly. It shouldnt reserve that name until
CCL shelf standard front and back setbacks
I would like to know if this setting for shelf standards in the 50.3 CCL is factory to be referencing the "dim to shelf holes front" and "dim to shelf holes back". There is no global in our library for this.
FEATURE REQUEST - Customizable Toolbox Palette
Can the Toolbox Palette be made customizable? To where tabs/sub-tabs/items on the tabs could be hidden, rearranged, etc.? Can the primary tool strip also be made customizable/hide-able? Our casework drafters use a very small portion of what is shown on
Labels not saving to correct size page
Benn battling this issue for 3 hours now and im loosing the will! for some unknown reason and it will be a really silly one, the labels are coming out on 4 pages and not the label size like they do on almost every other occasion, it means my label machine
MDF Shaker Doors - Machine BOTH sides??
General question ... MDF Shaker Doors - Who is machining BOTH sides?? Just the outside face? Or both outside and inside? In CCL we re-wrote our own shaker the inside first, hardware and border thru cut. We'd then use a PARAMETRIC program at the machine
Different materials for same pointer?
How can I have two different materials using the same pointer? The Base_Filler is set for plywood to match the door fronts when grain matching is required. However at "inner drawers with faces" the filler is spec'd for solid wood, but same pointer. How
UPPER ANY ANGLE CABINET - and goofy angled cabinets needed.
Has anyone tried to use the Upper Any Angle Cabinet when you need a cabinet angle smaller than the "The cabinet angle needs to be between 91 degrees and 1179 degrees" warning that comes up? We have a project that wants a special open corner upper with
Automatic republish reports into last saved location after editing nests
Can we have this feature?
Drawing Tokens - Populate Attributes with DRAWBLOCK Token?
Is it possible to populate block attributes with prompt data when using a DRAWBLOCK drawing token?
BSB 2026 Randomly Crashing
I have been using BSB 2026 for 2 days, and have been experiencing some unfortunate events. Every so often it crashes on me. No warning, no nothing, no back ups. This is concerning if I am going to lose data. I went ahead and used MV AI support, and it
Unhandled Exception
Anyone ever had this error in CCL? I have a ticket in, but haven't gotten a response and it's causing product list not to open for a user.
Feature Request: Hinge drawings in Elevation Views
Something that we have had for years in the CCL was the ability to have hinges drawn in the elevation view of cabinets just to help drafters and engineers see if there are any issues or interaction we need to adjust for. In our case we have them drawn
FEATURE REQUEST: Save Dock Location for "Draw Part in 2D" Menu
When opening the Draw Part in 2D menu (2D Tools and Parts List), automatically load with the user's previous docked location. Presently, when opening it will only open as a floating menu, requiring the user to redock - after almost 7 years, my menu dock
Hinge plates
Is the 2d part editor hinge plate reference block editable? I am also wondering if its not factory to include the BLUM wing hinge plate 3D that has the cam adjuster screws. Just something small I noticed. I need the exact block of the plate since I have
Need to hide uppers on one plan view & then hide the bases on the next
What is the best method to go about this? Previously I was making two different Plan views of the room and greying out whatever set I wasn't focused on, but then that process was breaking the plans from the model. My coworker said a better way is to just