How Detailed Elevation Views Prevent Assembly Confusion on the Shop Floor

In today’s U.S. manufacturing environment, millwork shop drawings are more than submittal documents. They are production instructions. When elevation views are incomplete, unclear, or inconsistent, confusion moves from the drafting…

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Why Nesting Reports Are Now a Mandatory Part of Professional Millwork Shop Drawings

Introduction: Shop Drawings Have Changed in the CNC Era For decades, millwork shop drawings were created to communicate dimensions, elevations, sections, and joinery details to the shop floor. Their purpose…

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Microvellum’s Role in Converting Millwork Shop Drawings into CNC-Executable Production Files

Introduction: Why CNC-Executable Files Begin with Drafting Accuracy In today’s U.S. millwork manufacturing environment, CNC machines no longer represent the cutting edge—they are the baseline. What separates high-performing millwork shop…

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How U.S. Millwork Contractors Use Microvellum Shop Drawings to Control Cost & Quality

Introduction: Why Cost and Quality Control Start With Drafting In the U.S. millwork industry, project profitability is rarely determined on the shop floor alone. Instead, cost overruns, quality failures, and…

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