AutoLISP programmer recommendations?

[lara.k]

Does anyone have a recommendation for an AutoLISP programmer? My company is looking for someone to write a program (or a few) to help speed up our workflow... To explain briefly - our drawings show different assemblies, so depending on which components are being used in that particular project, certain blocks need to be deleted/pulled in/etc. There are also a few standard "this or that" options that affect the designs, so we'd like a lisp routine that would allow the user to select the options for that project and then delete/keep the relevant blocks. (We have some existing programs to do some of that, but we want to expand their functionality and honestly, it might be better to just start from scratch.) That's a bit of an oversimplification, but hopefully it gives a general idea.

If anyone has recommendations for programmers, I'd greatly appreciate it! Or, if you have tips on where to go looking for someone, that would be helpful too.

Thank you!

[ronjonp]

Not sure how busy Lee is, but he's one of the best out there.

[Anonymous]

Hi

I suggest to you write a document (with a professional tech writer) to describe all the functionality

of your needed software, what all your existing program do ,and

what eventually it should do

with a  list of the block names and all rules and standarts   .

then i suggest that you look for a c# prgrammer and write the program  from scratch  in c#   

with toolbars  and friendly  forms  to be able to enjoy it for at list a decade  and be able to maintain it.

thnks noam.

Good luck.

[john.uhden]

@ronjonp 

Excuse me, but how about yourself?

I am disqualifying myself because I know nothing about dynamic blocks, which it sounds would be quite handy for them.

Then again I knew nothing about swimming pool liners and that all worked out.  They're still using code written in 1997, which tells you how long AutoLisp can last.

[ronjonp]

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@john.uhden wrote:

@ronjonp 

Excuse me, but how about yourself?

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They're still using code written in 1997, which tells you how long AutoLisp can last.

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Honestly I like writing code for fun and thankfully don't need the extra money 🙂

Agree about how long lisp can last and you don't have to compile new versions for each AutoCAD release.

[john.uhden]

@ronjonp wrote:
" and you don't have to compile new versions for each AutoCAD release."

That's not exactly true. Way back when (late 90s + early 00s, Owen Wengerd
created a free VLX-Loader arx thingy that you could change its file name to
the base name of your VLX and it would get the path of the VLX, which was
critical to me because I didn't have any installer and wouldn't know how to
set one up anyway. But as long as my support files were in the same path
as the VLX it could find them. But each AutoCAD release needed a new
loader, so packaging was always an issue. Also, Dale Fugier would have to
build a new DOSLIB each time and my code depended on it somewhat, and I
wanted my code to advise the user if it couldn't find the right version.
No matter; I dropped that whole act years ago so that I could spend my time
here giving my work away to the needy. 🤐

[Sea-Haven]

As suggested do a bit of a better description of what you want. Like others started back at 1.4 Autocad. 

Where are you in the world its easier for zoom meetings. MY clients Canada, Philippines, New Zealand and of course Australia. 

Post or PM a sample dwg or pdf etc this makes it easier to see if it matches the author's knowledge of the subject.

Others Tharwat, Maratovich, RLX, HAK_vz, Kent Cooper, PBE, there are many of us out there. 

Be aware the code can be open plain lisp, compiled or say .net. So getting an agreement of how code is to be provided is very important. 

[diagodose2009]

You see here a program-lisp1.44Mb as floppy-disk A:

Topolist.FloppyDisk-ascii.zip2click 

iF you need a long-time, extended the program-Lisp or

please you develop with ourTeam. Topoglist was compiled with this DevEnv.exe/bellow

click-here-Visual-Programming for VLisp and store isinside .zip the many files.ascii 

This 1.4Mb source-ascii was compiled with 

[diagodose2009]

https://forums.autodesk.com/autodesk/attachments/autodesk/130/420816/1/cl_autovit_2020_pp_topoxcad-v...

[Anonymous]

Hi
I do not work with autolisp anymore
i worked with autolisp between1989-1997 (autocad 10 -14)
since than i work with arx c++ and c#.net , vba
But i recommend on you to every one that needs autolisp customization.
thanks good luck.

[scadcam]

I have been working lately on Autolisp again, after some years. Not sure how competent I´m because I've never compared with anybody else in Autolisp but had programmed some interesting things.

My email is scadcam@gmail.com

Hector Rios

[lara.k]

Thank you all for the suggestions! I appreciate it. Based on what everyone has said, it sounds like the first step is putting together a more detailed description of what we need. I'm going to get to work on that. Thank you again!