You have certainly been faced with difficulties to share your CAD data with another service or with partners.
The problems of data exchange occurs in a recurrent and in all stages of the life cycle of a product: design, simulation, manufacturing, long term archival and many other applications. Market pressures lead to innovation, require quality, create more complex products and led most companies rely on partners (off-shore is an example). A successful project depends on effectiveness of collaboration and responsiveness to changes during its various stages, regardless of geographic location or tools used. Therefore, the interoperability of your CAD information is essential.
You will find the following pages, some advice to guide you in your approach: