AutoCAD Solutions to fit your needs
Mack's Computing, llc,
a member of the Autodesk Developers Network (ADN), is successfully
implementing AutoCAD customizations that are providing clients
greater business efficiencies and up to a 75 percent increase in
productivity. We have experience with a wide variety of services,
such as converting CAD systems, developing CAD standards and
providing complete custom solutions.
Mack's Computing can assist you in the
following areas
Administration:
- Do you need an AutoCAD support Specialist?
- Do you need an AutoCAD Lisp Programmer?
- Do you need help with AutoCAD customization?
- Do you need help with complete computer system setup and
configuration?
- Do you need a needs analysis of which AutoCAD product is
best for you?
- Do you need help defining your CAD standards?
- Do you need to research any AutoCAD related hardware or
software issue?
- Do you need documentation on your customization?
- Do you need to compare similar files to find the difference
between them?
- Do you want to have your CAD manual web-based?
- Do you want to have your tips & tricks web-based?
- Do you want to have your quick reference web-based?
- Do you want to create a project library of old projects?
- Do you need an easy way to determine your old projects for
archiving?
- Do you need help with archiving old projects?
- Do you need an easy way to create a database of your
archived projects?
System Setup & Configuration:
- What directory structure should you use for your AutoCAD
program install?
- Should you install your customization locally or on the
server?
- Are all your AutoCAD software installs the same?
- Do you want to create a deployment of your install?
- Would you like a web page interface for your software
installations?
- Do you need help deploying your next release of AutoCAD?
- Do you have all the support applications installed that you
need?
- Do you use any 3rd party software packages?
- What problems can you have with 3rd party software packages?
- Do you have all of the object enablers you should have
installed?
- Do you have all of the patches installed?
- Do you have all of the administration items installed?
- Do you need to clean up things after the installation?
- Do you have documentation of your system setup and
configuration?
AutoCAD Startup:
- Would you like AutoCAD to automatically use the correct
profile when you start it up?
- Should you use "acad.lsp" or "acaddoc.lsp" or both?
- Are you using the "acad.rx" file?
- Are you using the "startup suite" for your customization?
- Are you using the "s::startup" function?
- Would you like to check and fix your "support file search
path"?
- Would you like to check and fix your "content paths"?
- Would you like to check and fix your "loaded menus"?
- Do you have 3rd party software you want loaded or unloaded
at startup?
- Do you use the "project files search path"?
- Would you like projects automatically added to your "project
files search path"?
- Do you want your "layer key styles" inserted into all of
your drawings automatically?
- Would you like to make sure all of the functions (e.g., ADT,
Building Systems) are loaded?
Customization:
- Do you want to migrate your current customization to the
current release of AutoCAD?
- Where do you want your customization? On the Server or
Local Computer?
- What should your customization directory structure look
like?
- Would you like to be able to test additional customization
before releasing it for production?
- Would you like to be able to develop your customization and
do production easily using the same computer and configuration?
- Do you want your customization to only be used where you
authorize its use?
- Do you need your customization to function with multiple
AutoCAD product
(e.g., Architecture and Map 3D)?
- Do you have users who work remotely or from home whom you
want using your customization?
- Do you want users to be able to add their own custom
features?
- Is your customization integrated into the AutoCAD files?
- Is all of your customization available from the menus,
shortcuts and toolbars?
- Do you have or need your own pull-down menus?
- Are your custom menus separate from the AutoCAD menus?
- Are your menus available from "hot keys"?
- Does all of your customization have "tool tips" and "help"
available?
- Would you like to have one file for all of your custom
toolbar icons?
- Are your icon backgrounds transparent or gray?
- Do you want your standard template inserted into all of your
drawings automatically?
- Are your current customization files complied for
efficiencies and security?
- Do you have "error" handling built into all of your
customization?
- Is your customization created "global" variables or "local"
variables?
- Would you like one file to change items in case your
customization installation changes?
- Do you want to have company standard shortcuts that can't be
changed by the users?
- Do you want to have your customization help web-based?
Productivity:
- Are you interested in increasing your productivity by 75% or
more?
- Would you like to know what your ROI (return on investment)
is for your customization?
- Would you like your customization to pay back in three
months or less?
- Do you need a custom solution for your AutoCAD installation?
- Do you need to work to multiple CAD standards?
- Do you want to have company defined and user defined system
variables?
- How many processes do you have that you do manually over and
over again?
- Do you spend a lot of time getting your work to conform to
your company standards?
- Would you like to spend less time worrying about company
standards and more time on how your design is going to turn out?
- Do you like working on your design, only to spend more time
trying to figure out how to make AutoCAD work the way you want
it to?
Drawing Creation:
- Do you have multiple templates to manage? Would you
like one?
- Would you like to make sure the correct line types are
loaded?
- Would you like different layers created based on the type of
drawing you are creating?
- Would you like your text styles created automatically?
- Would you like your dimension styles created automatically?
- Would you like your layer key styles loaded automatically?
- Would you like to load just the styles you need for the type
of drawing you are creating?
- Would you like your entity display configuration to load
automatically?
- Would you like your layout tabs inserted into your drawing
based on the drawing you are creating?
- Would you like to automatically set your system and
environmental variables?
- Would you like your line types settings to be set correctly
for viewing and plotting?
- Would you like your text height set automatically depending
on what space you are in?
- Would you like an easy way to change your current dimension
style?
- Would you like your layers turned on and off based on your
drawing type?
- Would you like your layers reset to their standard if they
are changed by the user?
- Would you like an easy way to set your layer for work?
- Would you like to be able to set your layers complementary
to what they are set to?
Plotting and Printing:
- Should you plot with system printers or with PC3 printers?
- Would you like your page setups inserted into your drawings
automatically?
- Do you want to keep track of your plotting cost by project?
- Do you plot to more than one plotter or printer?
- Do you want the plot to look the same from plotter to
plotter?
- Do you want all your plots to look the same regardless of
who plots them?
- Do you need to plot in color?
- Do you need to plot different line widths that are the same
color?
Conversion:
- Do you need to convert to another software package?
- Do you need to convert your drawings to a new CAD standard?
- Do you need to save your drawings to an old release of
AutoCAD?
- Will you lose your intelligence information in your files by
converting them?
Batch Processing:
- Would you like to batch plot your drawings?
- Would you like to batch convert your drawings to a new CAD
standard?
- Do you need to do the same thing to a lot of drawings?
Drawing Maintenance:
- Do you have problematic drawings you would like to fix?
- Do you receive drawings from sources that cause you
problems?
- Do you want to flatten all of your drawing items?
- Do you need to redefine your old blocks?
- Do you want to clean up your current blocks?
- Do you want to map old text styles to new text styles?
- Do you have circular XRef issues?
- Do you bind your XRef drawings?
- Do you use layer states? Why you should delete them?
Standards:
- Why you shouldn't have spaces in your file names.
- Why you might still want to adhere to the 8.3 naming
conventions.
- Do you have AutoCAD standards?
- Do you have naming conventions defined?
- Do you have drawing standards?
- Do you have graphics standards?
- Do you have office standards?
Computer Support:
- Do you need general computer support and maintenance help?
- Do you need general hardware and software troubleshooting
help?
- Do you need help with software installations and updates?
- Do you need help with hardware upgrades?
- Do you need help with complete computer system setup and
configuration?
- Do you need help with hardware and software inventory?
- Do you need help with data backup?
- Do you need help with data restoration from backup?
Customization Benefits
| Routine Name |
Pay Back |
Annual
Savings |
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Line-0.lsp
1 |
Simple Lisp Routine |
1.1 Months |
$ 1,056 |
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Insulation.lsp 1 |
Moderate Lisp Routine |
2.5 Months |
$ 8,100 |
|
DetailSheet.lsp 2 |
Complex Lisp Routine |
4.6 Months |
$33,600 |
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| 1 |
This is an actual case study that spanned
12 months. The usage was verified by our ROI function that
keeps track of how often a routine is used. |
| 2 |
This is an estimated Pay Back based on
the Users estimate on how much they would be using the
routine. |
Client Profiles
