Thanks for the information. Most is usefull in helping us decide what software to use.
I think we're getting a bit off the original subject here.
The initial question is as follows:
We have found that SolidWorks is not the most efficient software for creating some types of documentation...
For quite a number of years, we have used AutoCAD (R10, R11, R14, LT) to create all of our engineering documentation. Currently, as in the past, we only use AutoCAD as an "electronic drafting table". In simpler words, 2D drawings. A couple of years ago, we switched all of our...
We were faced with the same issue about a year and a half ago. We also came up with the same ideas you mentioned above.
Another idea we came up was to control the revisions via configurations in the part/assembly models. This might resolve your problem, but it soes present the possible...