$解:$
$1. 作\triangle ABC的外接圆\odot O,连接OB,OC,过点O作OE\perp BC于点E,OF\perp AD于点F。$
$因为\angle BAC = 45^{\circ},根据圆周角定理\angle BOC=2\angle BAC,所以\angle BOC = 90^{\circ}。$
$已知BD = 2,CD = 3,则BC=BD + CD=5。$
$由于OE\perp BC,根据垂径定理BE=\frac{1}{2}BC=\frac{5}{2}(垂径定理:垂直于弦的直径平分弦)。$
$在Rt\triangle BOC中,OB = OC(半径相等),BC = 5,由勾股定理OB^{2}+OC^{2}=BC^{2},且OB = OC,可得2OB^{2}=25,则OB=\frac{5\sqrt{2}}{2}。$
$在Rt\triangle BOE中,OB=\frac{5\sqrt{2}}{2},BE=\frac{5}{2},根据勾股定理OE=\sqrt{OB^{2}-BE^{2}}=\sqrt{(\frac{5\sqrt{2}}{2})^{2}-(\frac{5}{2})^{2}}=\frac{5}{2}。$
$2. 因为OE\perp BC,OF\perp AD,AD\perp BC,所以四边形OEDF是矩形,则DF = OE=\frac{5}{2},OF = ED。$
$又因为ED=BE - BD=\frac{5}{2}-2=\frac{1}{2},所以OF=\frac{1}{2}。$
$连接OA,OA = OB=\frac{5\sqrt{2}}{2}。$
$在Rt\triangle AOF中,根据勾股定理AF=\sqrt{OA^{2}-OF^{2}}=\sqrt{(\frac{5\sqrt{2}}{2})^{2}-(\frac{1}{2})^{2}}=\sqrt{\frac{50 - 1}{4}}=\frac{7}{2}。$
$3. 最后求AD的长:$
$因为AD=AF + FD,AF=\frac{7}{2},FD=\frac{5}{2},所以AD=\frac{7}{2}+\frac{5}{2}=6。$
$综上,AD的长为6。$