SYSTEM LAYER — MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT

Keep the Toolkit Current — With Updates, Guidance, and Built-In Backstop

Optional annual maintenance for active IP DaVinci users.

IP DaVinci Maintenance & Support is the optional annual plan for teams and individuals actively producing drawings with the IP DaVinci Toolkit. It keeps your templates and stencils current, provides drawing-system guidance, and includes a Studio credit for overflow situations.
IP DaVinci Maintenance & Support

SYSTEM NOTE

If you are new to IP DaVinci, start with the Starter Package. Maintenance & Support is an optional annual add-on for active users who want updates, guidance, and continuity while operating the system.

What You Get Each Year

Designed for professionals actively using the Toolkit in real production.

Toolkit Updates

Templates and stencils refined through real production use.

  • New shapes and diagram components
  • Refinements to existing masters (handles, defaults, reliability)
  • Expanded figure-type coverage over time

Drawing-System Guidance

Support applying the IP DaVinci method to real figures.

  • How-to guidance for specific figure situations
  • Best-practice feedback on structure and layout
  • Reduced redraw cycles and fewer common mistakes

Annual Studio Credit

A built-in safety valve when time or complexity spikes.

  • Annual Studio credit applied toward eligible work
  • Use it when internal capacity is tight
  • Reinforces consistency across delegated work

MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT

Choose Your Maintenance & Support Option

Optional annual coverage — keep your Toolkit current only while actively using it.

INDIVIDUAL

Individuals

For independent professionals actively producing patent drawings.

  • Toolkit updates and refinements
  • Workflow and drawing guidance
  • Annual Studio credit included
TEAM

Teams & Organizations

For firms and teams operating the IP DaVinci system across multiple users.

  • Toolkit updates for active users
  • Support for team workflows and edge cases
  • Studio credits included

Why Maintenance Exists

The IP DaVinci Toolkit is a practical production environment: templates, stencils, and conventions that keep drawings consistent and patent-ready.

Real production work generates edge cases — and the system improves over time.

Maintenance & Support exists because:

  • New shapes are added as common needs emerge.
  • Existing shapes are refined to be faster, more reliable, and easier to edit.
  • Users benefit from guidance applying standards to specific figures.
  • Studio credit provides a controlled overflow option.

This is not a paywall. You keep the Starter Package and Toolkit you purchased. Maintenance & Support is simply an optional annual layer for active users who want the system kept current and supported.

Who It’s For

Active users who want continuity and confidence.

Law Firms & IP Teams

  • Multiple people touch drawings
  • Consistency matters across cases
  • You want a support backstop and Studio credit

R&D & Engineering Teams

  • Engineers revise figures as designs evolve
  • Drawings mature across iterations
  • You want updates without full outsourcing

Universities & Programs

  • Keep teaching materials current
  • Support instructors and TAs
  • Ensure consistent training outcomes

Individuals

  • You use the Toolkit regularly
  • You want updates and best-practice guidance
  • You want an overflow fallback option

Keep Your Toolkit Current

Add annual Maintenance & Support — or start with the Starter Package if you’re new.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need Maintenance & Support to keep using the Toolkit?
No. You keep the Starter Package and Toolkit you purchased. Maintenance & Support is optional and provides updates, drawing-system guidance, and an annual Studio credit.
What kinds of updates are included?
Updates include new shapes and components, refinements to existing masters, and improvements to templates and defaults based on real production needs.
What does 'support' cover?
Support covers applying the IP DaVinci method to real drawing situations: structure, layout, conventions, and best practices. It is not general Microsoft Visio IT support.
Is this the same as Studio?
No. Studio is done-for-you drawing production. Maintenance & Support keeps your toolkit current and includes a Studio credit as a safety valve.
I’m new — where should I start?
Start with the Starter Package. It includes Training and the Toolkit so you can adopt the system and begin producing drawings.