Please keep in mind that I'm not a CAD user, but an the IT individual charged with migrating and installing software. However, I need to understand this and discuss with staff, so please be technical and bear with me.
I'm planning a migration from C3D 2010 to 2014. We have five offices, all of which have libraries in their local servers. Drawings are on local servers depending on which office owns the project. Everyone has access to the drawing files on each server. However, they all have separate libraries for sheet sets, templates, blocks, pen settings, etc. They initially started off the same but each office did their own things.
I often hear that drawings get "butchered" when other offices touch them, although I don't know what this specifically means. We are consultants so I understand that some clients want their drawings to look specific ways, so a specific CAD standard on how everything should look is.
From a CAD drafter standpoint, what are the advantages and disadvantages of incorporating all of our library locations to one? Does it help when sharing drawings? Keeping in mind that the IT aspect is not something you would need to be concerned about - ie. internet outage, mirroring technology used, etc. I understand an advantage is that it makes changes (ie. branding changes, if necessary) much easier to deploy and upgrades much smoother.
