Whenever you, the customer, requests equipment to be added to the DrawTech equipment library and we fulfill that request. There are a few steps that you will need to take in order to download and use the equipment you requested. You will usually perform these steps after you receive an email from DrawTech Support that your equipment models have been completed.

Please be aware that this process will only work if you have a currently active DrawTech Support subscription and your hardware lock is up-to-date. If one of these conditions are not met then this process will not work.

Step 1 -

In order to use your equipment models, you will need to download them. You can do this by running the “Check for Updates” routine found under the “SETUP” flyout on your DrawTech ribbon, as shown in the screenshot below. This routine will also run every time you start AutoCAD with DrawTech running.





Step 2 -

It is at this point you will be prompted with the window shown in the screenshot to download your model files. Simply click “Download” and the software will download the files and put them where they need to go automatically.





Step 3 -

Once you’ve downloaded your model files, you will need to regenerate your MvPart catalog so that DrawTech and AutoCAD can actually use these models. You can regenerate your catalog by running the AutoCAD command CatalogRegen or navigating to the “Manage” tab on your ribbon and clicking “Regenerate Catalog” under the “MEP Content” dropdown shown in the screenshot. At this point, you will be prompted to select which catalog you want to regen, please follow the AutoCAD prompt in your commands window to regenerate your MvPart Catalog.





At this point, we also recommend hitting the “START” button on your ribbon, as this will refresh the DrawTech ribbon to correctly see everything in the catalog.

Now your equipment is ready to use.