--- title: "Drawings2CM AutoCad Plugin User Manual" slug: "drawings2cm-autocad-plugin-user-guide-1019" updated: 2023-03-31T07:12:18Z published: 2023-03-31T07:12:18Z canonical: "helpfiles.fybsoftware.com.au/drawings2cm-autocad-plugin-user-guide-1019" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://helpfiles.fybsoftware.com.au/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Drawings2CM AutoCad Plugin User Guide ## OVERVIEW The FYB Drawings2CM AutoCAD plugin provides users with a convenient way to view, edit and create new Drawing documents from within AutoCAD 2023. ## USING THE PLUGIN 1. Open AutoCAD 2023 2. Open an existing Drawing or create a new file ![2022-08-18_16-53-34.png](https://cdn.document360.io/d6552dbe-372e-441e-bf0c-dbc5e937f181/Images/Documentation/2022-08-18_16-53-34%281%29.png) 3. Locate and click the Drawings2CM Plugin ribbon button ![2022-08-18_16-54-59.png](https://cdn.document360.io/d6552dbe-372e-441e-bf0c-dbc5e937f181/Images/Documentation/2022-08-18_16-54-59.png) 4. The Login Page will open ### LOGIN PAGE To log-in, enter your windows credentials that are configured for the current Content Manager connection. ![2022-08-18_16-56-52.png](https://cdn.document360.io/d6552dbe-372e-441e-bf0c-dbc5e937f181/Images/Documentation/2022-08-18_16-56-52.png) | NAME | DESCRIPTION | | --- | --- | | DOMAIN | Your domain | | USERNAME | Your windows username | | PASSWORD | Your windows password | | Login | Logs in to the Drawings2CM Autocad plugin | | Cancel | Closes the Drawings2CM Plugin window | | ![2022-08-18_17-01-10.png](https://cdn.document360.io/d6552dbe-372e-441e-bf0c-dbc5e937f181/Images/Documentation/2022-08-18_17-01-10.png) | Opens the user manual in D360 | | ![2022-08-18_17-01-18.png](https://cdn.document360.io/d6552dbe-372e-441e-bf0c-dbc5e937f181/Images/Documentation/2022-08-18_17-01-18%281%29.png) | Opens the Drawings2CM Plugin's config page | | ![2022-08-18_17-01-30.png](https://cdn.document360.io/d6552dbe-372e-441e-bf0c-dbc5e937f181/Images/Documentation/2022-08-18_17-01-30.png) | Closes the Drawings2CM Plugin window | ### HOME PAGE After logging in, the Home page is displayed. ![2022-08-18_17-07-16.png](https://cdn.document360.io/d6552dbe-372e-441e-bf0c-dbc5e937f181/Images/Documentation/2022-08-18_17-07-16.png) | NAME | DESCRIPTION | | --- | --- | | Open Drawing | Open a Drawing from Content Manager | | Save New Drawing | Save the currently opened Drawing as a new Record in Content Manager | | Update Existing Drawing | Save the currently opened Drawing as a new Revision on an existing Record in Content Manager | ### OPEN DRAWING To open a Drawing currently stored in Content Manager: 1. Click on the **Open Drawing** button ![2022-08-18_17-11-54.png](https://cdn.document360.io/d6552dbe-372e-441e-bf0c-dbc5e937f181/Images/Documentation/2022-08-18_17-11-54.png) 2. Records can either be searched by their: **Title, Record Number, Drawings Number or URI** 3. Enter a search query and click on the **Search** button ![2022-08-18_17-17-03.png](https://cdn.document360.io/d6552dbe-372e-441e-bf0c-dbc5e937f181/Images/Documentation/2022-08-18_17-17-03.png) 4a. If there is a single result, it will appear in the Selected Record field. Click on the **Open** button ![2022-08-18_17-19-52.png](https://cdn.document360.io/d6552dbe-372e-441e-bf0c-dbc5e937f181/Images/Documentation/2022-08-18_17-19-52.png) 4b. If there are multiple results, select one of the results and click on the **Open** button ![2022-08-18_17-21-10.png](https://cdn.document360.io/d6552dbe-372e-441e-bf0c-dbc5e937f181/Images/Documentation/2022-08-18_17-21-10.png) 1. The selected Drawing will open in a new tab in AutoCAD ![2022-08-18_17-22-52.png](https://cdn.document360.io/d6552dbe-372e-441e-bf0c-dbc5e937f181/Images/Documentation/2022-08-18_17-22-52.png) 2. Once changes have been made, click onthe **Check In** button. This will close the file and check in the Drawing as a new revision on the Record ![2022-08-18_17-24-14.png](https://cdn.document360.io/d6552dbe-372e-441e-bf0c-dbc5e937f181/Images/Documentation/2022-08-18_17-24-14.png) ![2022-08-18_17-24-43.png](https://cdn.document360.io/d6552dbe-372e-441e-bf0c-dbc5e937f181/Images/Documentation/2022-08-18_17-24-43.png) ### SAVE NEW DRAWING Drawings can be saved as a new Record in Content Manager by using the **Save New Drawing** button 1. Click on the **Save New Drawing** button ![2022-08-18_17-07-16.png](https://cdn.document360.io/d6552dbe-372e-441e-bf0c-dbc5e937f181/Images/Documentation/2022-08-18_17-07-16%281%29.png) 2. Search for and select a Container to store the new Record in. Containers can be searched for by their: **Title, Record Number, Drawings Number or URI** ![2022-08-19_13-45-09.png](https://cdn.document360.io/d6552dbe-372e-441e-bf0c-dbc5e937f181/Images/Documentation/2022-08-19_13-45-09.png) 3. Fill in the mandatory fields and click on the **Save** button ![2022-08-19_13-48-49.png](https://cdn.document360.io/d6552dbe-372e-441e-bf0c-dbc5e937f181/Images/Documentation/2022-08-19_13-48-49%281%29.png) 4. A popup message will be shown when the Drawing is saved as a new Record in Content Manager ![2022-08-19_13-50-07.png](https://cdn.document360.io/d6552dbe-372e-441e-bf0c-dbc5e937f181/Images/Documentation/2022-08-19_13-50-07%281%29.png) ### UPDATE EXISTING DRAWING Drawings can be saved as new revisions of an existing Record in Content Manager. 1. Click on the **Update Existing Drawing** button ![2022-08-18_17-07-16.png](https://cdn.document360.io/d6552dbe-372e-441e-bf0c-dbc5e937f181/Images/Documentation/2022-08-18_17-07-16%282%29.png) 2. Records can either be searched by their: **Title, Record Number, Drawings Number or URI** 3. Enter a search query and click on the **Search** button ![2022-08-18_17-17-03.png](https://cdn.document360.io/d6552dbe-372e-441e-bf0c-dbc5e937f181/Images/Documentation/2022-08-18_17-17-03.png) 4a. If there is a single result, it will appear in the Selected Record field. Click on the **Update** button ![2022-08-19_13-56-45.png](https://cdn.document360.io/d6552dbe-372e-441e-bf0c-dbc5e937f181/Images/Documentation/2022-08-19_13-56-45.png) 4b. If there are multiple results, select one of the results and click on the **Update** button ![2022-08-19_13-59-12.png](https://cdn.document360.io/d6552dbe-372e-441e-bf0c-dbc5e937f181/Images/Documentation/2022-08-19_13-59-12.png) 1. Once the selected Record is updated, a success message is shown ![2022-08-19_14-00-24.png](https://cdn.document360.io/d6552dbe-372e-441e-bf0c-dbc5e937f181/Images/Documentation/2022-08-19_14-00-24.png)