--- title: "Drawings2CM AutoCad Plugin User Guide" slug: "drawings2cm-autocad-plugin-user-guide" updated: 2024-01-12T06:14:40Z published: 2024-01-12T06:14:41Z canonical: "helpfiles.fybsoftware.com.au/drawings2cm-autocad-plugin-user-guide" --- > ## 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. The plugin will first use your cached Windows credentials. If there are none, the login page below will be displayed ![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 on the **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. Fill in the mandatory fields (marked with an asterisk *) ![2023-12-11_8-59-30.png](https://cdn.document360.io/d6552dbe-372e-441e-bf0c-dbc5e937f181/Images/Documentation/2023-12-11_8-59-30.png) For Content Manager object fields (such as record and location fields) click the browse button to select the correct value. ![2023-12-11_9-03-03.png](https://cdn.document360.io/d6552dbe-372e-441e-bf0c-dbc5e937f181/Images/Documentation/2023-12-11_9-03-03.png) If there is only one value to choose from, the CM Object field will be automatically populated with the value. 3. Click **Save** ![2023-12-11_9-04-03.png](https://cdn.document360.io/d6552dbe-372e-441e-bf0c-dbc5e937f181/Images/Documentation/2023-12-11_9-04-03.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)