topic Re: Breaking dimension strings in Documentation

Breaking dimension strings

Anonymous — Tue, 30 May 2023 13:23:22 GMT

I work for a boss who only *GASP* hand drafts. He would like to see my dimension strings broken where they intersect with each other. Is this possible? Please let me know.

Re: Breaking dimension strings

TomWaltz — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:00:50 GMT

You would have to fake it, placing a solid white-printing fill to hide it...

Or you can convince him that some hand-drawn practices are no longer cost effective.

Re: Breaking dimension strings

Anonymous — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:15:24 GMT

That was my fear. And God forbid I have to move the dimensions. Then I'd have to remember to move the fills too 😞 Thanks

Re: Breaking dimension strings

TomWaltz — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:40:47 GMT

brianh wrote:
That was my fear. And God forbid I have to move the dimensions. Then I'd have to remember to move the fills too 😞 Thanks

Yep.

There were a lot of hand-drafting practices that we learned years ago (like partially hatching an elevation) that really just are not practical anymore.

Does he know this insistence is costing him time / money?

Re: Breaking dimension strings

Anonymous — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 14:30:06 GMT

He has to. But, all he has ever know was hand drafting, so it's hard to teach an old dog new tricks. He wants the speed of the computer, but the look of all hand drawn.

Re: Breaking dimension strings

Anonymous — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:23:49 GMT

Some years ago bosses wanted us to produce hand-drawings that looked like computer-made. So we had to use plastic templates to draw letters and numbers with rapidographs. Funny, isn't it?