I actually really like that way of part numbering and it sure seems like it would beat our current system. It would be easier to assign part numbers and tell what the drawing is based on the sequence number. This is actually a great starting point!
I was thinking of using the following:
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I have a very large R&D project coming up at work and our current drawing system and practices are not ideal for a project that is being started from scratch. There will be approximately 10-15 main project components with many sub-assemblies and hundreds of parts stemming from those. There will...
I flipped through the manual yesterday and came across that. I guess technically you don't need any thru call outs on a thin plate because you most likely won't be drilling holes to a certain depth. It's pretty obvious everything is through the part.
Drawoh, thanks for the detailed response...
Yeah, there are a lot of things that are implied on some of our drawings. We make it work, but it could cost us a lot of money if we send it to an outside vendor.
I personally didn't even know things like the large circle feature need a thru call out. We only use depth call outs on smaller...
There's a bit of a debate in the office regarding dimensioning drawings. We bounce around back and forth between how drawings are dimensioned. Sometimes it's dependent on which machinist will be manufacturing the part, sometimes it depends on the manufacturing method, and sometimes it depends on...
The firm is about 40 employees. The engineering department is 5 people, with 4 actual engineers who design and make drawings, with myself being one of them.
There is no real process in place. With the current set of projects, there hasn't been much new design work. We're currently using designs...
I'm slowly getting pushed into a project management role at my job. Unfortunately, we don't have a formal system in place and it's somewhat of a free for all. With a ton of new contracts in the pipeline, this way of operating the engineering department won't be sustainable.
I'm going to be...
