Originally Posted by
cadtag
Well, that's _one_ reason for a CAD standard, and if that's the defined goal of the standard, that's fine. IF and that's a really big IF, it meets the immediate and longer term needs of the business.
However, that goal kinda ignores inter-organization interoperability, and presumes that sharing data or drawings between subs, primes, contractors, and team partners is not important. A standard that is focused more on the latter goal will of necessity have a very different approach both tactically and strategically.
Either way is good, but they are not interchangeable, and to a certain extent they are mutually incompatible.