DWGStats: drawing-time tracking for AutoCAD & Civil 3D

June 21, 2026

DWGStats is a native plugin for AutoCAD and Civil 3D that records how much active time is spent in each drawing and exports the results to Excel, per drawing and per project.

Commands

  • SETSTATDIR sets the folder used for logs and reports.
  • DWGSTATMERGE generates the time report (.xlsx) and opens it.
  • DWGSTATSUMMARY generates a statistics report across the full history.
  • DWGSTATSCONFIG configures folder, idle threshold, and grouping.
  • DWGSTATSABOUT shows version and credits.

Installation

Load the signed .arx module with the APPLOAD command. Select the build that matches your product:

  • AutoCAD / Civil 3D 2024: DWGStats2024.arx
  • AutoCAD / Civil 3D 2025 and 2026: DWGStats2025.arx

Downloads

DWGStats Excel report

The original concept is based on work by Alexander Rivilis.