India

[Leckie]

Does anyone have any experience dealing with outsourcing Chief Drawings in India?

Thanks

[McQueen3D]

This is like finding out that the Picante sauce was made in New York City instead of Texas.

From a PR standpoint would it not be better to find a Chief user in a cheaper area in the same country to outsource to?

[Architex]

This is like finding out that the Picante sauce was made in New York City instead of Texas.

From a PR standpoint would it not be better to find a Chief user in a cheaper area in the same country to outsource to?

And another reason to do this is the language barrier and the time difference. You will have to wait 8-12 hours for a response every time. I have outsourced a lot of stuff over the years to India. I would be hesitant to do arch work since it is a subjective thing and I have not seen very many good examples of work done on residential architecture out of India. At least not the kind we build in North America.

[portrait]

Looks like only 3d modeling and visualisation is good for outsourcing to Asia.
That said; time difference, language barrier and cultural differences could cause some serious problems. On the other hand, there's a more important problem: it's very hard to find a drafter who has the knowledge of Canadian building codes.