All commands

Every command MD Automation adds to AutoCAD^® software, in one place. 21 licensed commands across five plugins, plus the settings commands and the shared License Manager.

All of them require AutoCAD software, 2025 or later, on 64-bit Windows, run from the MD Automation ribbon tab, and are unlocked by a perpetual per-plugin license with a free 15-day trial.

Align and distribute

Ships in Align & Distribute · ribbon panel Arrange · plugin page

Command	What it does
MDALIGN	Prompts for the edge (Left / Right / Top / Bottom / HorizontalCenters / VerticalCenters), then aligns.
MDALIGNLEFT	Align to the leftmost edge of the selection.
MDALIGNRIGHT	Align to the rightmost edge.
MDALIGNTOP	Align to the top edge.
MDALIGNBOTTOM	Align to the bottom edge.
MDALIGNHCENTER	Align all horizontal centres on one vertical line.
MDALIGNVCENTER	Align all vertical centres on one horizontal line.
MDALIGNGRID	Snap each object’s centre to the nearest snap-grid point.
MDDISTRIBUTE	Prompts for the axis (Horizontal / Vertical), then spaces object centres evenly.
MDDISTRIBUTEH	Distribute horizontally, no prompt.
MDDISTRIBUTEV	Distribute vertically, no prompt.
MDDISTRIBUTEGAP	Prompts for axis and gap, then lays objects out with a fixed edge-to-edge gap.
MDDISTRIBUTEGAPH	Gap-distribute horizontally (prompts only for the gap).
MDDISTRIBUTEGAPV	Gap-distribute vertically (prompts only for the gap).
MDALIGNDISTRIBUTESETTINGS	Walks every preference in one pass, defaulting to the current value.

Align commands in detail → · Distribute commands in detail →

Rotate and flip

Ships in Rotate & Flip · ribbon panel Rotate/Flip · plugin page

Command	What it does
MDROTATECW	Rotate each selected object clockwise by the configured angle (90° by default), around its own pivot.
MDROTATECCW	The same, counterclockwise.
MDFLIPH	Flip each object across its own vertical axis (left–right), in place. Swaps Left ↔ Right attribute justification.
MDFLIPV	Flip each object across its own horizontal axis (top–bottom), in place. Swaps Top ↔ Bottom justification.
MDROTATEFLIPSETTINGS	Walks every preference in one pass: rotation angle, keep-selected, dynamic rotation and flip.

Rotate commands in detail → · Flip commands in detail →

Layers

Ships in Quick Layer · ribbon panel Layer · plugin page

Command	What it does
MDQUICKLAYER	Opens the layer search popup at the cursor. Works pick-first: a selection made beforehand is captured.
MDQUICKLAYERSETTINGS	Sets how a pick-first selection is handled: Prompt, Never, or Always.

The popup and its search → · Layer state and colour →

Navigation

Ships in Trackpad · ribbon panel Trackpad · plugin page

Command	What it does
MDTRACKPAD	Turns trackpad gesture mode on or off, and remembers which. Two-finger scroll pans, pinch or Ctrl+scroll zooms at the cursor.
MDTRACKPADSETTINGS	Walks scroll direction, pan speed, zoom speed and invert zoom in one pass.

The gestures → · Settings →

Numbering

Ships in Increment · ribbon panel Number · plugin page

Command	What it does
MDINCREMENT	Opens the numbering window on the current selection. Works pick-first: select the objects first, then run it.
MDINCREMENTSETTINGS	Walks the preferences the window does not show, each defaulting to its current value.

The counter, prefixes and suffixes → · Order, paths and what gets skipped →

Licensing

Shipped by every plugin, and always available whether or not you hold a license.

Command	What it does
MDLICENSEMANAGER	Opens the License Manager: start a trial, request a license key, or validate one.

Things that are true of every command

• Pick-first selection. Objects already selected when you run a command that edits objects are used directly, the way the modify commands built into AutoCAD software behave. Otherwise you are prompted to select.
• One undo step. Each editing command runs in a single transaction, so a single Ctrl+Z, or one click of the Undo arrow on the Quick Access Toolbar, reverts everything it did. (Trackpad gestures change the view rather than the drawing, and cost one undo step each, the way a ZOOM does.)
• Autocomplete. Every command appears in the AutoCAD command-line autocomplete, with its icon.
• Settings persist. Every MD…SETTINGS command writes once, at the end of its walk, so a run you abandon changes nothing. Preferences are saved per Windows user and survive closing AutoCAD software.