Basic ASME Drafting Questions

1.) Sadly ASME Y14.24 is about all there is specific to Assemblies and there aint the level of detail you're asking about. So I'd extrapolate from other drawing standards and us 2X etc.

PL has 10+ potential meanings per ASME Y14.38 so I'd rather not use it unless necessary, I also try to use the standard symbols rather than text as much as possiblesince you never know when the person reading your drawing may not have English as their primary language.

About the only time I'll spell out PLACES is for a detail or something where within the detail view I already use some "X's" on dimensions, I'll then put PLACES under the detail label to try and distinguish between the number of repetitions within the detail V number of repetitions of the detail - clear as mud right?

I usually only put qty next to FN when the part is used in multiple applications in the assembly. Otherwise I prefer to rely on the qty in the parts list. So if I use 4X M4 screws on two completely different brackets then I'll put a 4X next to a callout for each bracket which will add up to the '8' in the parts list.

2.) As implied above I'll often put "2 PLACES" however technically 2X is probably better, but since you're already using the full text for "Detail" I tend to use the full text for places.

3.) What application - for indicating revision changes?

I have a feeling none of the above was clear, sorry.

While it may be clear as mud, it was clear enough to know that I have used the same methods.

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I agree with the above. That's the way I do it. "3X" is much more universally understood than "3PL". Also it's fine to place "3X" in the caption of a view. Alternately, you can put "3X" under the view call out (but not also in the view caption!).

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