Create a 3d model of the product. Use only 3D solids. All parts must have a basic flat surface (front, facade). You can layer details with material names or assign materials for rendering. For arranging fasteners, it is convenient to use the Fixture program. For cutting dadoes use the Dado Joint program. For drilling mounting holes use the DRILL program.

Open your dwt or dwg template and create a new layout. Place a title block and one or more viewports on the sheet (_Viewport command). Leave free space between the viewports to place dimensions and MLeaders. It does not matter what is currently visible in this viewport and how the view is expanded. The program will reconfigure each viewport into one laid-out part, and make a view from the top (and only from above). However, the visual style will be preserved, so it's important to customize it the way you want. The displayed layers and other viewport settings will also be saved.

Save and close the template.

Set the Detail command in the AVCOptions settings palette. Be sure to select the template file and then the layout with the viewports from the template you just set up.

Call the DDraw command. The program will ask you to select the desired solid parts. You can choose details in advance. You can accidentally select texts and 2D objects, the program will not swear but simply ignore them. In the settings you can set the layers, the details from which will be ignored.

In the select prompt, you will see the options:

LAYstyle - quickly switch all LAY styles by style number.

CNCstyle - quickly switch all NC Preparation styles by style number.

DIMDETstyle - quickly switch all annotation settings of the Dimensions to Detailing command by style number.

DDRAWstyle - quickly switch all Detailing Drawings command settings by style number. The settings of the LAY and NCP commands will remain the same.

TUNE - open a dialog with all settings.

After selecting objects, the program will do everything itself. You will see how sheets are added to the drawing and viewports are configured. Do not rush to pull the mouse - the Dimensions to Detailing program works for a long time.

The command can be terminated with the Esc key.

The installer that ran when you downloaded this app/plug-in from the Autodesk App Store will start installing the app/plug-in. OR, simply double-click the downloaded installer to install the app/plugin.  You may need to restart the Autodesk product to activate the app/plug-in. 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, click Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features (Windows 7/8.1/10/11) and uninstall as you would any other application from your system.

Program restrictions

It is required to prepare a template drawing in advance with a sample sheet, on which there must be one or more viewports.

The program does not work with ModelDoc views (_viewbase). But you can add such views and sections after running the DDraw command.

The program works only with 3D-solid and does not work with networks, or surfaces.

The program makes only one view per part. If the "Both Sides" checkbox is set in the LAY program settings, then the DDraw command uses separate viewports for the front and back views. And these viewports will not be aligned with each other.

The program is slow because it does a great job with every detail and adds thousands of objects to the drawing. Try to minimize the number of parts per command call. Autodesk® AutoCAD® does not always show progress and may appear to be stuck. But try to wait 3-5 minutes - there is a chance that the process will complete successfully.

If at some stage a failure occurs, then all previously created objects will be saved in the drawing. You will have to manually remove the details that are laid out from the model and the undeformed sheets.