Planovel FAQ — AutoCAD AI Questions Answered

Planovel is an AutoCAD-native AI employee that automates repetitive drafting tasks—centerline plans, dimensions, and room labels—directly inside AutoCAD. It is built for architects and designers who want production work done in seconds, not hours.

Yes. Planovel runs as an AutoCAD application plugin and loads automatically from the ApplicationPlugins folder—no NETLOAD required. You work in your normal AutoCAD environment while Planovel executes production tasks on your drawing.

Planovel supports full AutoCAD 2000 through 2027 on Windows and macOS. The installer auto-routes legacy (2000–2006) and modern (2007–2027) runtime tracks for your host version.

Planovel automates centerline plans, double-line plans, room dimensions, area labels, and room labels. These are the high-volume production tasks that slow architectural practices—Planovel completes them in seconds inside AutoCAD.

No. Planovel is a vertical AI employee for AEC production work—not a generic chat wrapper. It combines specialized architectural workflows with foundational models and runs natively inside AutoCAD on your drawings.

Planovel offers a free plan with 21,000 weekly credits, Pro at $20/month USD with 200,000 credits, and Pro+ at $60/month USD with 600,000 credits. Regional pricing may apply; see the pricing section on your local page.

Yes. Planovel provides installers for Windows (MSI) and macOS (zip). Both platforms support AutoCAD 2000–2027 with automatic runtime track selection.

Yes. The Free plan includes 21,000 credits each week, personalized memory, advanced AutoCAD tasks, no file size limit, and no watermark—enough to evaluate Planovel on real projects.

Planovel targets tasks that typically take hours of manual drafting and completes them in seconds to minutes—up to 50× faster on repetitive production work like centerline plans and dimensioning, depending on drawing complexity.

Planovel requires full AutoCAD (2000–2027). AutoCAD LT does not support the ApplicationPlugins architecture Planovel uses. Check Autodesk requirements for your license type before installing.

Download the Windows MSI or macOS zip from planovel.com/download, run the installer, and restart AutoCAD. Planovel installs into ApplicationPlugins and loads automatically—then use the PLANOVEL command to start.

Planovel uses enterprise-grade security practices. Drawings are processed for AI tasks over encrypted connections; see our Privacy Policy for data handling details. Your standards and preferences can be stored in personalized memory.