This product helps customers to integrate AutoCAD into SAP PLM. The interface allows storing CAD files in SAP’s Document Info Record and document structures. The product provides additional menu entries in the CAD system and connects the CAD system with SAP Engineering Control Center.
SAP Engineering Control Center needs to be installed and configured. Please refer also corresponding documentation and installation guides for SAP Engineering Control Center.
Please download the software to your local client, start the installer and follow the instructions.
3146424 - SAP ECTR Interface to AutoCAD
This KBA contains extended release information about current and future releases.
The documentation is available on the SAP Help Portal.
| Release SAP Engineering Control Center interface to AutoCAD | ||||
| Last updated: 2026-05-01 | V1.1 SP 039 PL 0 (2.39.285.0) 2025-04-16 | V1.1 SP 040 PL 0 (2.40.309.0) 2025-09-19 | V1.1 SP 041 PL 0 (2.41.345.0) 2026-05-01 | |
SAP Engineering Control Center | 5.2.7.x | x | - | - |
| 5.2.8.x | x | x | x | |
| S/4 1.1.8.x | x | x | - | |
| S/4 1.2.2.x | - | x | x | |
| CAD System | S/4 1.3.0.x | x | x | - |
| AutoCAD Vanilla 2024 | x | x | - | |
| AutoCAD Mechanical 2024 | x | x | - | |
| AutoCAD Electrical 2024 | x | x | x | |
| AutoCAD Vanilla 2025 | x | x | x | |
| AutoCAD Mechanical 2025 | x | x | x | |
| AutoCAD Electrical 2025 | x | x | x | |
| AutoCAD Vanilla 2026 | x | x | x | |
| toCAD Mechanical 2026 | x | x | x | |
| AutoCAD Electrical 2026 | x | x | x | |
AutoCAD Vanilla 2027 | - | - | x | |
| AutoCAD Mechanical 2027 | - | - | x | |
| Operating System | AutoCAD Electrical 2027 | - | - | x |
| WINDOWS 10 – 64 bit | x | x | - | |
| WINDOWS 11 – 64 bit | x | x | x | |
Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable Package (ACAD/M/E 2022 - 2023)
.NET Framework 4.8 (ACAD/M/E 2022 - 2024)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 Redistributable Package (ACAD/M/E 2024)
SAP plans to ship minor releases on a yearly basis. Additionally, we plan to deliver Support Packages and
Feature Packages on a regular basis.
SAP recommends always installing the latest Support Packages and Feature Packages.
A Support Package will contain corrections; Feature Packages will contain new functionality. SAP plans to
deliver a new patch or support package for the CAD interface within 3 months after a new CAD release is
available for customers.
In case you encounter problems when installing, upgrading or running SAP Engineering Control Center interface to AutoCAD, report an incident on the SAP Support Portal using component PLM-ECC-ACD.
Additional information about licensing can be found in SAP Note 2096135 and 2058039