Toolbox Commands List

Toolbox Commands List

The Toolbox commands provide a quick way to access Microvellum specific functionality. Each of these commands may be entered on the Toolbox Command Prompt.

The Command list includes an autocomplete feature, as shown below.


Below is a list of the available commands. A download of this list is available at the bottom of this article.

Microvellum Commands List

MVABOUT – Displays the About Microvellum screen.

MVADDNEWEMPTYPRODUCT – Adds a new empty product to the product list.

MVADDPARTLABELS – Creates labels for all parts of a product.

MVADDPRODUCTLABEL – Creates a label for a product.

MVADJUSTWALLLENGTH – Changes the length of walls and products.

MVADVANCEDLIBRARYSETUP – Manages specification groups at the library level.

MVADVANCEDPROJECTSETUP – Manages specification groups at the project level.

MVALIGNPRODUCT – Aligns products in model space.

MVASSOCIATEPRODUCTSTOWALL – Links a product to a wall.

MVBROWSETODATA – Opens windows explorer to the data folder.

MVBUMPPRODUCT – Moves a product next to another product.

MVCHANGEDOORSTYLE – Changes the door style of a cabinet.

MVCONTACTS – Manages Contacts.

MVCOPY – Copies Products.

MVCREATENEWWORKORDER – Opens the work order creation interface.

MVCREATENEWWORKORDERFROMDRAWING – Select products in the drawing to include in a new work order.

MVDATABASEEXPLORER – Launches Database Explorer dialog.

MVDATABASEUTILITIES – Launches Database Utilities dialog.

MVDRAW2DWALLS – Creates a 2D elevation wall.

MVDRAWCENTERLINEPATH – Draws centerline path of a route.

MVDRAWCROSSSECTION – Draws a cross-section of a product.

MVDRAWHATCHEDRETURN – Draws a side profile of a product.

MVDRAWPARTIN2D – Draws a part in 2D and launches Single Part Editor.

MVEDITDESIGNDATA – Opens spreadsheet to edit product data.

MVEDITEXISTINGWORKORDER – Opens a work order in the processing center.

MVERASE – Erase products.

MVEXPLODEPRODUCTS – Moves parts of a product away from each other by a specified factor.

MVGROUPPRODUCTS – Creates a product group and adds it to the database.

MVJOINPRODUCTELEMENTS – Joins specified product elements together.

MVJOINPRODUCTS – Joins two or more products into one.

MVMAKENEWGCODEFROMDRAWING – Makes new G-Code from drawing.

MVMAKEWINDOWSMETAFILE – Creates Windows Metafile for a product.

MVMIRROR – Creates a mirrored copy of a product.

MVMOVE – Moves Products.

MVPARTPROPERTIES – Edit properties of parts.

MVPARTSLIST – Creates a label with the list of parts in a product.

MVPEDIT – Edit a Polyline.

MVPROCESSINGCENTERS – Edit processing stations.

MVPRODUCTDRAWINGSETUP – Edit product dimension settings.

MVPRODUCTPROMPTS – Edit the prompts of a product.

MVPROJECTPROPERTIES – Opens the project properties interface.

MVREDRAW2DWALLS – Redraws selected 2D walls.

MVREDRAWSELECTEDPRODUCTS – Redraws selected products.

MVREFRESHITEMNUMBERS – Syncs product item numbers of Products.

MVROTATE – Rotates a product by a specified angle.

MVSCL – Changes the dimension scale of the current drawing.

MVSHOWTOOLFILE – Edit settings of primary toolfile.

MVSINGLEPARTEDITOR – Launches the Single Part Editor palette.

MVSMARTLAYERMANAGER – Manages MV smart layers.

MVSOLIDMODELANALYZER – Converts CAD objects into MV products.

MVSOLIDMODELINGTOOLS – Launches the Solid Modeling palette.

MVSOLIDPROPERTIES – Edit the properties of solid models.

MVSUPPORTPORTAL – Opens the Microvellum Support website in an internet browser.

MVUPDATEGCODEFROMDRAWING – Updates Existing G-Code from drawing.

MVWALLSSETUP – Edit wall settings.

New Command Summary Added October 2019

MVASSOCIATEPRODUCTSTOWALL – Links a product to a wall.

MVCREATENEWWORKORDER – Opens the work order creation interface.

MVCREATENEWWORKORDERFROMDRAWING – Select products in the drawing to include in a new work order.

MVEDITEXISTINGWORKORDER – Opens a work order in the processing center.

MVMAKENEWGCODEFROMDRAWING – Makes new G-Code from drawing.

MVPROJECTPROPERTIES – Opens the project properties interface.

MVUPDATEGCODEFROMDRAWING – Updates Existing G-Code from drawing.

This article was updated on October 15 th, 2019, and applies to Microvellum build 15.6.2200 and greater.

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