Not sure if Maxima is the best choice for this

Hi,

I want to create a simple system for generating print-quality (LaTeX)
solutions of simple 2D statics problems of forces vectors. The system I've
on my mind would:

1- Read an arbitrary array of forces from a file. Each force can be defined
in different units, so the 'ezunits' package would be used.
2- Generate a drawing of the forces vectors, with labels on them
3- Perform some computations on the given forces
4- Generate a print-quality LaTeX output with all of the above, together
with more text that I might add for explaining the exercise.

So, in other words, the idea is to have a system for conveniently
generating the solutions of similar exercises which only differ in the
input file describing the forces.

By googling, I felt like Maxima could be perfect for doing this, but I'm
not sure. For example, one first "difficulty" I found is the ezunits
syntax: I didn't find a way for getting rid of the apostrophe it uses
(obviously I don't wish to have such apostrophes in the generated LaTeX).

Also, since I'm new to Maxima, I don't know how hard will it be for me to
learn what I need to do this. I've read the programming basics, and I think
I understand blocks, for loops, and if-then-else test clauses, but I
believe the key topic for me will be array of data (since the problem
definition will be given as an array of an arbitrary number of forces).

Thank you in advance, any advice appreciated!

ardi