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I’ve been actively using Microvellum Toolbox, and their various other applications for the better part of the last decade, and while I have researched many alternative solutions over the years, I still firmly believe it is the best solution for my team of 40+ Millwork Engineers. That is not to say that it is without flaws or shortcomings, or that other packages don’t have any advantages over it, however for my money, and my employer’s money, it is the best singular solution, and here are my top 5 reasons why.
Not everyone wins the lottery, although everyone who plays thinks they can. Statistically you won't though, and you shouldn't count on it. So rather than using valuable resources towards a game you won't win, why not build something.
Not the bird, or even the played out trope. I'm not saying to let things run off your back, although that is good advice from time to time. What I'm talking about is more corny in some ways, but is easy to remember, and, I think, more useful.
One of the things that I find to be a pain is that once you add your new pull to the LookUpTablePullType, you then still have to go to the Global List_Pull_Types_Inch or List_Pull_Types_Metric and add that pull to that list, exactly as you formatted the name in the LookUpTable, before you can select your new pull in the Project Wizard or in your product.
I find it helpful to try to develop some rules of thumb, or best practices over time as I work and learn from my mistakes. Eventually I find myself circling back to one of these rules and second guessing the reason I ever felt the need for it, so in an effort to better document the rules as well as the reasoning for their existence, I am going to make an effort to post them in a series of posts.
Below is an overview of some of the features and tools available through the spreadsheet formula editor and builder in Microvellum Toolbox. It is a very powerful and useful tool once you understand some of its quirks. I recommend all users become familiar with this and incorporate it into your workflow, as it really speeds up the process of creating and editing complex formulas.
When my wife and I first got married, we had one of those 3 part laundry organizers that we used to divide up our dirty laundry. It was a cheaper one with a plastic pipe type frame, and mesh bags for the divided hamper sections. It was very practical and functional having our laundry pre-sorted before washing, but it eventually succumbed to our daily use (and also doubling as a cat nap hammock), and we had to trash it.
