Drawing Dependency Detective

Drawing Dependency Detective

Review your drawing references before handing off a project.

Drawing Dependency Detective brings supported reference information into one organized AutoCAD dialog, helping you investigate unresolved file searches and prepare a clearer project handoff.

Features include:

• Xref inventory: Review external-reference definitions and their stored paths.
• Raster image checks: Inspect image definitions and search for their referenced files.
• Font reference checks: Review primary fonts, Big Fonts, and shape-file references recorded in text styles.
• Layout plot assignments: Check assigned CTB/STB plot-style tables, PC3 filenames, and plotter device names.
• Clear review statuses: Distinguish Found, Not resolved, Not specified, Reference only, and other results.
• Search and filters: Filter by category, search reference details, or display review items only.
• Additional search folders: Check folders you specify without changing drawing paths.
• Candidate file tracking: Record a possible replacement file for review without applying it.
• CSV reporting: Export all scanned references, with optional inclusion of full file paths.
• Read-only drawing audit: Leave drawing entities, reference paths, and settings unchanged.

Your download includes:

Editable LISP and DCL files, installation instructions, a fictional sample DXF with a companion image, a testing checklist, and a matching gray dialog preview.

Main command: DDD

Help command: DDDHELP

Designed for Windows AutoCAD with AutoLISP, Visual LISP/ActiveX, and DCL support, targeting AutoCAD 2002 and later. AutoCAD runtime compatibility has not yet been verified.

Please note: This is a host-drawing inventory and file-search assistant. “Not resolved” requires investigation and does not prove that a file is missing. “Found” does not verify file identity, load state, or plotting results. Nested source drawings and other excluded dependencies require separate review. Automatic repair, repathing, and project packaging are not included.

Keep reference information organized and make drawing handoffs easier to review.