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What's your construction method for nested based manufacturing?
We'll soon be implementing Microvellum to a new user in the UK and they've asked for guidance on best construction method for nested based manufacturing. I'm interested to hear from the community what your preferred construction method is? Screws Dado
Adding Internal Door for plumbing shut off in a tall cabinet
I am attempting to add an internal door within a face frame tall cabinet product. My first thought was to copy the subassembly of the solid door nested within the product. However, I needed a different style of door (slab for the internal). I copied
FEATURE REQUEST - Differentiate between THRU and BRAD PT bits
I know there was a similar post back on the old MV help website that had quite a few followers, but I thought I'd bring it up again. It would be really helpful to have a way for MV to automatically select the correct bit when a drill hole goes through the material vs when it doesn't without having to do a workaround. Several users, including us here at Stevens, have been "tricking" the program using different diameters (8.0 vs 8.1) or similar, but it would be nice not to have to do that. Please
WoodWop Tool File
We have a tool file for our Weeke nesting machine that uses the Woodwop language. I would like to slow down feed speed on arcs only but I can't find a way to do that without splitting the plines into multiple rout tokens in Microvellum. I know the command
Understair Units
Hi there, new to Microvellum and trying to get my head around how it all works. I have installed the new Foundation Library and am looking for the easiest way to replicate the 1 door and 2 door under stair units from the AU Premium Library. Also trying
FEATURE REQUEST: Add an "Are You Sure" pop-up to deleting material categories
I right-clicked and tried to rename a material category, but accidentally clicked "Delete" instead. It automatically deleted the whole folder. My materials still appear to be in the spreadsheet, so I just have to figure out how to get them back in the
Is there a way to add formulas to product names?
Hello! I am adding a cabinet catalog to our MV with the foundation library. I am wanting to add a formula to the product name per cabinet that I input. Is this possible? Every time I input a variation of formulas, it is saying invalid and not letting
Parametric Bulge List
I writing parametric PLINE routes that need to have a radius at each corner (Sink Cutout). I've created prompts so I can calculate my bulge at the vectors, but I don't know how to use that prompt in my Bulge list to make it parametric. I looked in formula
Has Anyone added the EDGEBAND token to an older library
We are attempting to utilize this token in our 49 library. In the documentation it says it requires a v50.5 library or greater, but I'm wondering what do those libraries have that the older ones don't, and could we retrofit it into the 49? EDGEBAND
Renaming a Room
Has anyone else noticed that using the "Rename Room" command only changes the room name in the Room Tree? The actual AutoCAD drawing for that room does not get renamed.
FEATURE REQUEST - Ability to edit formulated materials in spreadsheet
Having to update materials in the interface only is so much more time-consuming than if we had the ability to do so in the spreadsheet. One example: Today I had 16 formulated materials that all had the word "Plates" in them, used in several formulas.
Anyone cutting Solid Surface on a Nested CNC?
We are looking into the option of starting to cut Countertop blanks and shapes out on our Nested CNC. I am wondering if anyone else is already doing this and could give us some pointers and tips. We already have the basic setup running and were able
Feature request - Foundation Library - More Location Control for tab pulls/handles/knobs
We've come across projects that require tab pulls/handles/knobs that needed to be centered either horizontally or vertically on drawer and or door faces. The current process for relocating an tab pull/handle/knob is less than prefect. It would be great
How Many of You are Using VIEWBASE?
I'm curious to know how many users are using AutoCAD's VIEWBASE command to create their paper space layouts/views. The concept is pretty cool, but for me the cons outweigh the pros. Pros: Quickly draw elevations, sections, isometric views on a single
French cleats on CNC
Has anyone been able to solve cutting french cleat nailers on your CNC? I've done all the things and its still not working....We have a V bit on our CNC that we regularly use, the check boxes are checked for "Use French Cleat Style Nailers" and "Use Top
Foundation Library
Hi all, I have been setting up the foundation library with my own drawing template that I have used with 2020 library with no issues. For some reason, in the foundation library, all my cabinets are coming out with one colour. Anyone else has had a similar
MV product
Has anyone had an issue with having too many products in their library? The reason why I'm asking is because my company has a few product lines they want in MV. That way Engineers can pick a product from a list and draw it in MV. Over time this list could
CONTENT: Photo realism renderings. Anyone using rendering feature in MV/AutoCAD?
I have always wanted to be good with rendering though AutoCAD/MV. Anytime I played around with it, the results are poorly lit and certain settings didn't make sense. Whoever does them for MV (I feel like Clay does) is really good and you can tell they
Custom Perfect Corners Machining
Howdy all, Just wondering if there is a way to do perfect corners routing on custom nests when using Nesting/2D Machining Tools or any other method?
Paperless?
Has anyone gone paperless as in not printing out cutting reports and nest layouts but rather creating pdf's to be viewed at the machines or assembly workstations? If so what were the hurdles? Learning curve on the floor? Thanks
The Foundation Library – A Unified Library Data Structure for All
For the last year or so, we have been working hard to develop a new library data structure to replace the cabinet libraries used by clients in various regions of the world. The vision of this initiative was to create a unified dataset that would enable
Custom product drawing incorrectly
Hi everyone, I created a couple of custom products for our shop, but when I draw them in, the parts all draw above the z axis; in the attached photos the one product is drawing 11 3/4 above 0, and another one is drawing 10 1/2 above 0. I check the Height
Foundation Library Buyout Doors
Hi All, Question for those using the foundation library, or someone from microvellum. Might be a stupid question, or I'm completely blind. Messing around with the foundation library, getting it ready for implementation, cannot for the life of me figure
Creating a New Drawer Box System
Are there any instructions or procedures for creating a new drawer box system? Like here for Adding New Drawer Slide https://community.microvellum.com/portal/en/kb/articles/adding-a-new-drawer-slide We are looking to utilize Hafele Matrix Drawer Set System.
Rotate along the Y axis
Hello, Is it possible to rotate a product along the Y axis? The Rotate Product command spins the product along the Z axis. I need to flip my product along to Y so that it stands up. Is there an easy way to do it? Thanks.
Drilling In Multiple Steps.
Is it possible for MV to output the code to drill a hole in multiple steps? I just finished a project where there were multiple 1" deep Ø5/64" holes. Since drilling in one pass would likely break the bit the CNC operator had to go through the time consuming
Get multiple labels for the same P2P Part (after optimization)
We have an individual part label set-up to print for a specified processing station, selected from a list. It works very well except I can't seem to figure out how to get the label quantity right. Since I am using the OptimizationResults table all the
2_D Wall Dimensions
G,Day. I have found that I can draw walls using the Draw Cross Section Tool (Cross Section,Plan Section,Elevation Section) and I Have added some 2_D dimensions in the spread sheet as you do with units. With units I just save back to the library with the
Seeking an On-site Millwork Detailer / Draftsperson with Microvellum Experience
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MMenu Display
Hi, I'm having issues with pop-up menus not fully displaying. The menu is fixed and can't be extended horizontally or vertically. Appreciate your input in finding a solution.
Copied Rooms Gives Errors
Does anyone else get errors with copied rooms in the same project as the original. I use the Copy Room command to make a copy of the room. The error I usually get is "Index was outside the bounds of the array." I am using Microvellum 2019 with Build
We need different wall types
We all draw islands, and it's always easiest to draw the elevations using the "draw wall" command, but the wall in the floorplan shows a solid wall. It needs to show a dashed line to properly display on the floorplan. We should have a new wall type
MV box labels
I need a box label to make 4 label per product. So if there is 1 product with a quantity of 5, I would need report designer to make 20 labels for that product. How can I accomplish this using report designer?
Setup for multiple pass tool error(No nested router has been selected in the tool file)
I have setup a mutliple pass tool for all the board we use We use a 10mm compression tool and then a 10mm finishing tool Once I create a work order and process the parts its comes up with an error -No nested router has been selected in the tool file.
Making 2D section live
When we updated to OEM2021 we lost the ability to access product prompts and part properties by clicking on the sections? Is there a setting I can't find to make this happen?
FEATURE REQUEST - Ability to highlight cells in edit design data spreadsheets
I saw it mentioned in reference to updating new libraries that it would be a good idea to possibly highlight the cells that you updated with new formulas etc. Taking it one step further I think it would be great if we had the ability to highlight cells
FEATURE REQUEST - Change/Improve the sorting of formulated materials
It appears that formulated materials 1st sorting criteria is the material name, rather than the alias, even though the alias comes first. It seems odd (and unlike any other programs I've used) to have a list that is sorted by the 2nd object in each line,
Plotting blue
In yesterday's live training session for Submittal drawings this issue was touched on, but I didn't catch where to make the change. I noted Plan View> Legacy Hidden = removes color. Where do I need to be to make this selection to remove the blue color from my plots?
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Microvellum dimensioning
Hi there, Is anyone able to let me know how to turn off the multiple dimenions in MV. Thanks in Advance.