> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ideatura.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Work in AutoCAD

> Connect the right DWG, describe a drawing task and inspect the editable result.

Use Ideatura with AutoCAD to work on an existing drawing or recreate a drawing reference. Start with a clear task, such as adding grid dimensions, and check the result in the DWG.

## 1. Connect the drawing

Open and save your drawing in AutoCAD. Use the controls marked in the screenshot:

* **Connected Apps (1):** open the application and document selector.
* **AutoCAD drawing (2):** select the exact DWG—here, **DOCS-AutoCAD-grid-dimensions.dwg** in AutoCAD 2027 (shown as **A27**). If several drawings are open, confirm the selected filename and the model or layout you intend to work in.
* **Access mode (3):** **Read** allows inspection without lasting changes; **Full** allows editing. **Direct** mode requires **Full** access.

![AutoCAD connection controls: 1 Connected Apps button, 2 selected DOCS-AutoCAD-grid-dimensions.dwg drawing, 3 access mode.](https://mintcdn.com/ideatura/tpKtmr67vE7t23eL/images/autocad/connection.svg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=tpKtmr67vE7t23eL\&q=85\&s=8eb8aebfff633e7bc04f3195d9e58424)

Check the drawing units before requesting dimensions or geometry. See [Connect your model](https://docs.ideatura.ai/v2/overview/connections.md) for connection help.

## 2. Try grid dimensions

Describe the change in plain language: “Dimension grids 1 to 10 along the top of this plan. Show each bay and the overall width. Keep any dimensions already there.”

Confirm the connected drawing in the selector **(1)**, then send the request **(2)**.

![Request to dimension AutoCAD grids 1 to 10 while keeping existing dimensions.](https://mintcdn.com/ideatura/mkqMveM-A8Goo7xF/images/autocad/dimensions-request.svg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=mkqMveM-A8Goo7xF\&q=85\&s=4223302a0ff5deda36d17e9b3a66748b)

The demonstrated result shows the **54000 mm overall dimension (1)** and nine **6000 mm bays (2)**. Existing bay dimensions were kept. Compare the values, placement and readability with your own drawing before accepting the result.

![Completed AutoCAD sample with nine 6000 mm bays and a 54000 mm overall dimension.](https://mintcdn.com/ideatura/oi8J-h4xiSUyzycD/images/autocad/dimensions-result.svg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=oi8J-h4xiSUyzycD\&q=85\&s=db219a273c2a9199c882ddef7cabedd6)

## 3. Recreate a drawing reference

Follow [Screenshot to AutoCAD](https://docs.ideatura.ai/v2/guides/draw/markup/recreate-a-floor-plan-screenshot-in-autocad.md) to work from a floor-plan image toward an editable DWG. Provide a known dimension or scale, then compare the geometry, layers and labels with the reference.

## 4. Choose the output

Use an editable DWG when the work belongs in AutoCAD. If you need native Revit elements from a vector drawing, follow [DWG to Revit](https://docs.ideatura.ai/v2/guides/model/reference-model/reconstruct-a-dwg-as-a-revit-model.md) and review that example’s inputs and limitations.

## 5. Inspect and save

Review the result in AutoCAD, including units, missing or repeated items and anything that should have stayed unchanged. Save the DWG after checking it. Use [Review and recover](https://docs.ideatura.ai/v2/essentials/how-to-talk-to-ai.md#correct-the-part-that-needs-changing) for corrections or [Supported tasks](https://docs.ideatura.ai/v2/welcome.md#what-you-can-do) for work outside these examples.


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