AutoCAD Drawing Automation: Generate Drawings from Your Data
Stop redrawing the same product in slightly different sizes. We automate AutoCAD so layouts, general arrangement drawings, shop drawings and schedules are generated from Excel, databases, configurators or ERP orders.
From input data to a finished, standard drawing
Many companies produce drawings that follow the same rules every time: a tank of a given diameter, a panel with a given number of feeders, a staircase for a given floor height, or a conveyor of a given length. When the rules are known, AutoCAD can draw them for you, with consistent layers, dimensions, notes and title blocks.
ENGIMANDI captures your design rules and builds a generator that creates geometry, inserts standard blocks, places dimensions and annotations, fills title blocks, arranges layouts and exports PDF and DXF. Input can come from an Excel sheet, a simple dialog inside AutoCAD, a web form or your ERP. For high volumes or web ordering, the same logic can run in the cloud using Autodesk Platform Services Design Automation.
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What you get
- Rule-based geometry generation
- Standard blocks & dynamic blocks
- Automatic dimensions & notes
- Title block & revision fill
- Layouts, viewports & sheet sets
- Tables, BOMs & schedules
- PDF, DWG & DXF export
- Excel, database or web input
Drawing automation we deliver
Consistent, standard drawings in minutes.
Parametric Generators
Enter sizes and options, get a complete drawing that follows your design and drafting rules.
Excel-Driven Drawings
One row per product or variant, turned into individual drawings or a full drawing set.
Title Blocks & Revisions
Project data, revision tables and approval fields filled automatically on every sheet.
Dimensions & Annotation
Rule-based dimensions, leaders, tags and notes placed on the correct layers and styles.
Schedules & BOMs
AutoCAD tables for parts, cables, doors, panels or materials generated from drawing data.
Cloud Drawing Generation
Web or ERP orders converted into DWG and PDF using AutoCAD in the cloud with APS.
Automation stack
Desktop and cloud options for any volume.
Typical projects
- Storage tank and vessel GA drawings from design data
- Electrical panel layouts from a feeder list
- Staircase, railing and structural steel shop drawings
- Conveyor and material handling layouts by length
- Quotation drawings generated from a sales configurator
- Hundreds of nameplates or labels from a spreadsheet
How we automate your drawings
Collect
Sample drawings, design rules and drafting standards.
Model rules
Inputs, calculations and variants written down clearly.
Build
Generator developed and compared with manual drawings.
Validate
Engineers check output across real product variants.
Roll out
Deployment, training and future rule updates.
Drawing automation questions
Are our products suitable for drawing automation?
If a drawing follows repeatable rules based on sizes, options or counts, it can usually be automated fully or partly. We assess samples before quoting.
Can generated drawings be edited afterwards?
Yes. The output is a normal AutoCAD drawing using your layers, blocks and styles, so drafters can make final adjustments.
Do we need programmers to maintain it?
We keep rules and standard data in Excel or configuration files where possible, so engineers can update values without code changes.
Can drawings be created without opening AutoCAD?
Yes. With APS Design Automation, drawings are generated on Autodesk's cloud from a web form or ERP request.
How much time does it save?
Clients commonly reduce drafting time for standard products from hours to minutes, and remove copy-paste errors between drawings.