First off, if this discussion should located somewhere else please relocate.
I would like to pose the question to all CADD Administrators on how do you handle multiple CAD platforms in the company you work for? Meaning when it comes to Clients that have specific CAD requirements do you...
A. Only use the Client required CAD platform?
B. Allow employees to use a non-required CAD platform to create files for a Client and then either convert at the end or try to setup the non-required CAD platform to "create and edit" files that are required by the Client?
I know that in most cases option A. should be the given response but is some cases option B. is used due to not enough staff. It is a struggle to determine what is the driving factor. In most cases we always use what the Client has required but if we have a project that requires a specific CAD software and we do not have the staff that knows how to use that specific software we are always trying to workaround it, or convert it, and even setup the non-required software to create and edit files that are required by the Client.
The workaround does not always work, even though there is plenty of literature out there that says you can, it does not always work. I feel as if I am spending more time trying to find the next workaround or fix just to keep the project going.
I appreciate any response and the time you took out of your day to read this.