Looking for an AutoCAD Lisp + VBA Developer

[48k]

I'm currently working on a project which needs some AutoCAD Lisp and VBA expertise (essentially taking some very old Auto Lisp code and refactoring it in AutoCAD VBA and adding some new functionality). It's probably 3-6 months work for a good contractor. But I'm having trouble finding someone with the right skills (AutoCAD + AutoLisp is a bit of a niche in particular).

Can anyone recommend someone or point me towards a good forum where I might locate a suitable person?

[PaulV]

Don't think I would able to help you, but this takes me back, I used to do a lot with AutoLISP.
I wrote a set of text editing commands that even sold a few copies in the early 90's.

Good luck.

[48k]

PaulV said:

Good luck.

Thanks, I need it!
Opening an AutoCAD file on this project feels like digging a trench in Time Team.

[Flooble]

Have a look on http://forums.contractoruk.com/

[b0rk]

The problem you will have with Autocad VBA is it is essentially a deprecated technology requiring an out of box "enabler" to be downloaded and installed. Then you have the documentation which is a cross between non existent and wrong.

Autolisp is still a supported and documented language so why not extend your existing scripts?
If you really want to move languages then .NET is supported for post 2008 releases on Windows and Javascript is supported for post 2014 releases on Windows and Mac.

We've had some success with www.upwork.com and www.guru.com. However last time round we paid our reseller www.graitec.co.uk honestly they where expensive but the product was good.

Good luck as this is very specialist market.

[48k]

Thanks for the info and advice. Really don't want to maintain / enhance the existing hyroglifics Lisp code. All of the rest of the new system is being developed in .net so from a skillset / support / maintenance perspective it would be much better to have a single language and code base rather than have a piece of satellite code in a language nobody understands. Its also much, much easier to find .Net people and VBA people than AutoLisp people.

I'm sure the client will probably upgrade from Autocad 2007 eventually (possibly to Revit) but there are no plans to change it in the forseeable future.

Will follow up on those links, ta.

[plasticpig]

48k said:

Thanks for the info and advice. Really don't want to maintain / enhance the existing hyroglifics Lisp code. All of the rest of the new system is being developed in .net so from a skillset / support / maintenance perspective it would be much better to have a single language and code base rather than have a piece of satellite code in a language nobody understands. Its also much, much easier to find .Net people and VBA people than AutoLisp people.

I'm sure the client will probably upgrade from Autocad 2007 eventually (possibly to Revit) but there are no plans to change it in the forseeable future.

Will follow up on those links, ta.

I take it this is an architectural type application from the reference to Revit? If so I would recommend you have a word with Oakley CAD

[4x4Tyke]

48k said:

Its also much, much easier to find .Net people and VBA people than AutoLisp people.

There is a reason for that, pretty much any numpty can use VBA but the vast majority of them will struggle greatly with LISP. It like comparing arithmetic with calculus.

[a boardman]

As a Revit Structural user have you tried the Autodesk forum

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/visual-lisp-autolisp...

if they go over to Revit they use software called Dynamo to work within Revit