Why Nolt Mathis canceled their AutoCAD subscription after 15 years & transitioned to Rayon | Rayon
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Why Nolt Mathis canceled their AutoCAD subscription after 15 years & transitioned to Rayon
Perspective from a 20-person construction management team
Challenge
Nolt Mathis is a Pennsylvania-based construction management firm specializing in new builds and renovations for senior living communities. As the company grew to a 20-person team, managing projects with legacy tools like AutoCAD became a challenge.
Workflows were slow, documentation was fragmented, and collaboration across teams was difficult—making it clear they needed a more modern, centralized solution.
Solution
Rayon offered a modern solution that matched Nolt Mathis’s speed and scale. By centralizing all drawings in a single web-based platform, the team could access and update plans from anywhere—office, home, or job site.
Live collaboration replaced email back-and-forth, while intuitive tools like wall and door placement, plus standardized templates, helped them produce and revise plans in a fraction of the time.
Nolt Mathis Project
Outcome
Rayon replaced AutoCAD entirely, giving Nolt Mathis a faster, more collaborative way to manage projects. The team delivers work quicker, communicates more clearly, and has a scalable system to support their continued growth.
“We kept our AutoCAD subscription going for a while, just in case. But then I noticed—no one was logging in. Rayon gave us the precision and flexibility we needed.”
James Mathis, co-founder & construction manager, Nolt Mathis
The story behind Nolt Mathis
Nolt Mathis Construction Management is a Pennsylvania-based firm focused on the senior living industry. Founded by James Mathis and his co-founder, the company has grown from a two-person operation to a 20-person team in just three years. As their team expanded, so did the complexity of their projects—driving the need for modern tools that could scale with their operations.
The challenge Nolt Mathis faced managing projects as a fast-growing team
As project volume increased, the team struggled with fragmented workflows. Drawings were often stuck on individual desktops in AutoCAD, inaccessible to others unless they were in the office. Communication between project managers, designers, and clients required back-and-forth emails, creating delays and version control issues. The team needed a faster, more accessible solution to meet their growing demands and allow real-time collaboration.
How Nolt Mathis uses Rayon to improve their workflow
Rayon now sits at the center of Nolt Mathis’s planning and documentation workflow. The team begins projects by importing LiDAR scans into Rayon, then layering over precise drawings that include wall structures, insulation, and more. They collaborate live—updating designs in real-time and sharing PDFs instantly. The wall tool, intuitive door placement, and customizable templates help the team work faster and maintain consistent, professional output across all projects.
Rayon at Nolt Mathis today
Today, Rayon has fully replaced AutoCAD in the day-to-day operations of Nolt Mathis. The team found everything they needed—from speed to precision—within Rayon. Their workflow is now more transparent, scalable, and collaborative. When working with external architects, they import PDFs or DWGs into in and out of Rayon. With every drawing accessible, Nolt Mathis is better equipped to deliver high-quality work, win new projects, and keep growing with confidence.
