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title: How does Your Organization Compare when It Comes to Managing and Sharing CAD Project Files?
description: Thanks to over 500 respondents, this survey about CAD file sharing and collaboration practices brought to the surface a treasure trove of information.
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# How does Your Organization Compare when It Comes to Managing and Sharing CAD Project Files?

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Mon, 09.05.2016, 08:42 AM

It’s natural to be curious. Nearly everyone would like to know how they compare with others in their respective industry, especially when it comes to managing and protecting the information lifeblood of an organization – key project files and data.

Project files can be complex. In the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) space they typically include CAD models, spreadsheets, bills of materials, PDFs, Adobe art files, photos, videos and more from a diverse array of applications. How effectively you manage sharing and collaboration with these files can have a major impact on the productivity of your organization’s professional talent, and overall project outcomes.

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### **First-ever Survey to Capture CAD File Sharing & Collaboration Practices**

Cadalyst, a leading AEC industry publication, recently dove into this topic by conducting a first-ever survey to capture CAD file sharing and collaboration practices, and experiences that design and engineering professionals face on a regular basis.

The results were remarkable. Thanks to over 500 respondents, the survey documented and brought to the surface a treasure trove of information and conclusions including:

- **Despite easy to recognize losses in productivity, organizations continue to rely heavily on outdated file sharing technologies that are not designed for the task**
- **Users are dissatisfied with the ability of their organization’s wide area network (WAN) to support file collaboration**
- **Challenges and risks associated with with file collaboration are pervasive and impact organizations of all sizes**

 

### **How Do You Compare?**

Read the complete survey results comprising 25 pages of insights, data, and an executive analysis written by industry analyst Robert Green.

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