Automation Overview
Use saved automations, visual steps and Lua scripts for repeatable editing tasks.
Design Automation opens a panel with My Automations, Editor and Help. Saved automations belong to the current project and can target the drawing or a supported focused editor. Available operations still depend on your account’s features and the active context; an automation does not unlock unavailable tools.
Open the panel
Choose Design Automation from the editor toolbar. In My Automations, open a saved automation or start with a template. Read its purpose and parameters before running it against your design.
Edit or configure
Choose Edit to open the automation in Editor. Set its Parameters. Use Visual to arrange supported steps; Code provides Lua editing when your account includes scripting.
Preview and run
Use Preview to inspect a supported trial before keeping it with Apply. Run executes directly. Review Output, results and Automation History for failures; do not assume a completed action has the result you intended.
Find reference information
Open Help for the API reference and Lua guide. Use the documented methods for the active editor context. Event triggers can run automations automatically while the relevant project is open; they are not a server scheduling service.