JobEngine AutoCAD Plugin

Updates

How plugin updates work, and what to do when you're told you're too old.

How updates work

The plugin updates itself — quietly, and only when you close AutoCAD. Here's the flow:

  1. Every time AutoCAD loads the plugin, it checks whether a newer version exists.
  2. If one does, a message appears in the AutoCAD command line with the new version number, and the ribbon shows a contextual Update button . In the background, the plugin downloads the signed installer and verifies it.
  3. When you next close AutoCAD, the verified installer applies the update for you. The next time you start AutoCAD, you're on the new version — and you'll see a note if anything went wrong.

Notes:

  • The update message can take a few seconds to appear, and it shows up once a drawing is open — if you start AutoCAD with no drawing, the prompt waits until you open or switch to one.
  • The plugin never forces a restart and never closes AutoCAD on its own — the update applies after you close it, on your schedule.
  • You can still update by hand from the Update button if you prefer; it opens the download page in your browser. Always use that link — links directly into the GitHub repository won't work for you, since the repository is private.
  • Your admin can turn the automatic install off for a machine; with it off, you download and run the installer yourself.

LOAD_DT says your plugin is too old for the current template bundle

Symptom: LOAD_DT refuses to apply the design and prints a loud warning that your plugin version is below the minimum required, with a download link.

Cause: The drawing-template mapping rules published by JobEngine now require a newer plugin than the one you have installed; the plugin deliberately stops rather than apply mappings it can't handle correctly.

Fix:

  1. Finish or save whatever you're working on — the plugin never closes AutoCAD for you.
  2. Download the installer from the link in the warning (or ask your lead for the latest Setup.exe).
  3. Close AutoCAD, run the installer, reopen, and run LOAD_DT again.

There is no workaround that keeps the old version — this is a hard compatibility stop by design.

The update prompt mentioned a new version once and never again

Cause: The check runs once per plugin load and prints to the command line — it doesn't nag.

Fix: Restart AutoCAD and open any drawing; the prompt re-appears on load while you're behind. Or just ask your lead for the latest installer link.

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