MD Automation documentation

MD Automation plugins are plugins for AutoCAD^® software, 2025 and later. They install from the downloads page, or from the Autodesk App Store, and share one MD Automation ribbon tab: each plugin adds its own panel to it, and one License Manager covers them all.

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The plugins

Align & DistributeFourteen commands to line up and space out objects by their bounding boxes.

Rotate & FlipTurn and mirror each object around its own pivot, keeping attribute text readable.

Quick LayerFind layers by typing part of their name, set one current, and edit layer state in one popup.

TrackpadTwo-finger scroll pans, pinch zooms at the cursor, and a flick glides to a stop.

IncrementNumber text, attributes and mleaders in one pass, checking every change before it is written.

Licensing

Every MD plugin shares one License Manager, opened with the MDLICENSEMANAGER command inside AutoCAD software.

How licensing worksThe perpetual license you buy, the free trial, and moving a license to a new computer.

Activate your licenseRequest your standalone key, paste it, and validate: no account needed.

How standalone keys workThe signed key behind every Standalone license, verified locally, fully offline.