
Drawing Central for Autodesk® AutoCAD®
Win64, EnglishGeneral Usage Instructions
This application is most useful during the creation and updating of project data in drawing title blocks.
You must open a drawing document before the application will load and a menu button become visible.
First time users will really benefit from using the example drawings as saved to %UserProfile%\Drawing Central.
A properly configured drawing is ready to go. Click the Drawing Central icon (Home tab) to open the dialog box.
Click 'Open Register' to call up the configured drawing register and add new drawing data or revisions.
Click 'Update Sheets' to index through all drawing sheets and implement all your latest project changes.
You also have access to a comprehensive configuration and help system, allowing plenty of customisation.
Commands
Installation/Uninstallation
The installer that ran when you downloaded this app/plug-in from Autodesk App Store will start installing the app/plug-in. OR, simply double-click the downloaded installer to install the app/plugin.
You can unload the plugin without uninstalling it by unchecking the "Loaded/Unloaded" check box associated with the plugin in the AutoCAD Add-In Manager. You may have to restart AutoCAD to completely unload the application.
To uninstall this plug-in, exit the Autodesk product if you are currently running it, simply rerun the installer, and select the "Uninstall" button. OR, you can uninstall it from 'Control Panel/Programs and Features' (Windows 7/8.1/10/11), just as you would uninstall any other application from your system.
Additional Information
Known Issues
0: This program interacts with Microsoft Office® product Excel® and therefore needs this to be prior installed.
1: If the CAD program or Drawing Central "freezes" (for whatever reason) a component of Excel® may not get released.
A: This is usually not a problem. If it does become one, then it is easily fixed with a computer reboot.
2: The program button icon does not appear when using a vertical software product. Such as Advance Steel or Autodesk® AutoCAD® Mechanical.
A: There is most likely another app such as Dynamo®, or messaging about Proxy Objects, which is interfering with the loading process. You will need to type the command "AutoCAD_Central" to activate the add-in for each session. Or you could uninstall the other application (if not required).
3: Drawing Central loses connection to Microsoft® Excel®. This sometimes occurs after a program is un-install.
A: To fix this problem you will need to use the Microsoft Office® documented "online repair" process.
Contact
Author/Company Information
Support Information
Only email support is available at the moment.
Version History
Version Number | Version Description |
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2022.1.3 |
Excel connection bug fixed. AutoCAD 2023 supported. |
2020.1.0 |
Product Launch |