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Autodesk Solutions: Let us make your problem our challenge!

IDS Engineering provides the expertise you need to solve your toughest challenges. Our value as an engineering firm means that you receive a broad range of technical expertise to help adopt the right technology-enabled solutions and discover innovative business models. IDS has expanded its capabilities through working in partnership with Autodesk® and is equipped with the knowledge and resources to overcome any obstacle.

Professional Software Engineering

IDS uses proven professional software engineering methodology for all the work it executes on behalf of clients – from the initial assessment phases, through implementation, to handling support and maintenance once new functionality has been deployed.

  • Our Software Engineers work directly with an organization’s personnel so as to gain an in-depth understanding of the processes to be optimized.
  • IDS will provide a budgetary estimate, so a potential client can evaluate costs and benefits of a project with a minimum up-front time investment of time.
  • Once a budgetary estimate is approved, IDS develops a detailed specification of the work to be delivered and provides the client with formal quotation.
  • Projects are structured so as to afford clients with opportunities to review progress throughout the life of the development process, which allows any unforeseen workflow issues and possible enhancements to be addressed early, thereby reducing overall costs and ensuring clients that final deliverables will always match expectations.

Configurator Development

Configurators are software solutions that automate components of the engineered-to-order product design process. There are two primary types of configurators.

  • Sales Oriented
    Sales oriented configurators are generally client-facing, and include a web-based interface that allows potential customers to define particular product configurations. Users are typically provided with ballpark pricing quotes and presentation quality renderings as outputs. Sales oriented configurators can make the front end of the sales process more efficient and can serve to differentiate a company from its competitors.
  • Engineering Automation
    Engineering Automation focused configurators are designed to reduce repetitive engineering activity and standardize business practices. They are often integrated directly into engineering software products (AutoCAD, Inventor, etc) and can serve as a bridge to downstream systems.

IDS, with its unique combination of skill-sets, extensive Autodesk customization experience, and professional development process, is well positioned to help companies make the most of their Autodesk investment through the implementation of custom built configurator solutions.

VBA to .NET Migration

With the release of the 2010 product line, Autodesk announced that it had begun the process of transitioning its products from VBA to .NET and recommended that all VBA users migrate to .NET. For users with existing VBA-based customization, this situation presents both challenges and opportunities. IDS Engineering can not only help an organization “future-proof” its existing custom functionality, but can also implement new features as part of a migration project.

Like most software engineering activities, a migration project begins with an assessment process. Utilizing screen sharing technologies, IDS Engineering’s software engineering team works directly with an organization in order to gain a complete understanding of an existing application, and then based on a thorough review of the application’s current VBA codebase, IDS provides a professional recommendation as to the optimal migration strategy.

At the completion of a migration project, a client will receive Windows based installers that allow for quick and easy deployment of the updated application and will be provided with the complete .NET based source code. In the event a client wishes to maintain and extend the application using its own personnel in the future, customized one-on-one training is available to clients that want a primer on the migrated version of the application and general .NET development. Once IDS Engineering has ported an application it software engineering staff will be available to provide on-going consulting services ranging from the implementation of new functionality to end-user assistance.

 

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