ScriptPro Alternative for AutoCAD: When Hurricane Is the Better Fit
Updated September 2026 | 74mph Solutions
ScriptPro is Autodesk's free utility for running one AutoCAD script across a list of drawings. For years it looked abandoned: version 2.0 dates from 2014, and users have reported problems running it on Windows 11 and newer AutoCAD releases. In January 2026 it came back. Autodesk's developer team published ScriptPro 3.0 as free, open-source code on GitHub, rebuilt on .NET 8 for AutoCAD 2025 and later.
So if you're looking for a ScriptPro alternative, the honest first answer is: check whether ScriptPro 3.0 covers you. If it doesn't, here is where Hurricane for Autodesk® AutoCAD® fits, and why CAD teams have used it for batch work since 2003.
Hurricane is the better fit when:
- You run AutoCAD 2024 or earlier, AutoCAD LT, BricsCAD, IntelliCAD or DraftSight.
- You'd rather not write scripts: Hurricane's wizards build them for you (title blocks, search and replace text, purge, page setups).
- You want a supported tool with a person to call: email and phone support since 2003, one-time purchase, no subscription.
What ScriptPro Does
ScriptPro's job is simple and useful: pick a script file, pick a list of drawings, and it opens each drawing in AutoCAD, runs the script, and moves on to the next. Tasks that take hours by hand can be done in minutes. Common uses:
- Batch plotting drawings to a printer or PDF
- Running audit and purge across many files
- Applying layer changes or standards across a project
- Running custom LISP routines on multiple drawings
When ScriptPro 3.0 Is Enough
If you use full AutoCAD 2025 or later, already know how to write the script you need, and just want it run across a folder of drawings, ScriptPro 3.0 is free and does that core job. It installs from GitHub and needs the .NET 8 Desktop Runtime.
Where Hurricane Goes Further
It works where ScriptPro 3.0 doesn't
- Older AutoCAD versions: Hurricane works with AutoCAD 2026 and every earlier version. ScriptPro 3.0 is for 2025 and later only.
- AutoCAD LT: ScriptPro drives AutoCAD through its automation interface, which LT doesn't have. Hurricane runs batch plot, purge and rename jobs in LT (see AutoCAD LT batch processing).
- Other CAD platforms: BricsCAD, IntelliCAD and DraftSight (see batch processing for BricsCAD).
It builds the scripts for you
- Title-Block Update Wizard: update title block attributes across hundreds of drawings
- Search and Replace Text Wizard: find and replace text across an entire drawing set
- Purge Wizard: bulk purge unused blocks, layers and linetypes
- Dynamic TAGS: drop the file name, date, sheet number or your own variables into a script automatically
- Command Capture: record what you type in AutoCAD and reuse it as a script
- Night Run: start a long batch at the end of the day and let it run unattended
- DWG file renamer: batch rename drawings with numbering and text substitution
Real user, real result:
"A project required the drawing borders to be removed and replaced with an updated border on 8,000 drawings. A script was written with help from Hurricane support to automate the process and all the drawings were processed successfully." Simon R. Halmshaw
ScriptPro 3.0 and Hurricane: Side by Side
| Feature | Hurricane | ScriptPro 3.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Run a script on many drawings | ✓ | ✓ |
| AutoCAD 2025 and later | ✓ | ✓ |
| AutoCAD 2024 and earlier | ✓ | Older ScriptPro 2.0 only |
| AutoCAD LT | ✓ Plot, purge, rename | ✗ |
| BricsCAD, IntelliCAD, DraftSight | ✓ | Built for AutoCAD |
| Builds the script for you (wizards) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Title block update wizard | ✓ | ✗ |
| Dynamic tags in scripts | ✓ | ✗ |
| DWG batch rename | ✓ | ✗ |
| Price | One-time license | Free (open source) |
| Support | Email and phone, since 2003 | GitHub (open source) |
Getting Started
Hurricane installs in minutes alongside your existing CAD software. Your ScriptPro scripts are plain AutoCAD script files, so they work in Hurricane as they are: point it at your scripts and your drawings.
A free trial with no time limit lets you test it on your own drawings before you buy.
Try Hurricane Free: No Time Limit
Compatible with AutoCAD 2026 and all prior versions. Works with your existing scripts.
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