PAPER SIZES
PAPER SIZES
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I've just been hipped to the knowledge that 11X17 (ANSI C) is the most favored paper size for contract drawings.
Who agrees/disagrees?
I disagree, I think ISO A1 is the most popular.
Who agrees/disagrees?
I disagree, I think ISO A1 is the most popular.





RE: PAPER SIZES
RE: PAPER SIZES
I prefer D size but my field is machine design. It has enough room for most components without crowding views and dimensions and you can fold it into an A size. I can't stand E size and will use multiple sheets of D before I make one single E drawing. They are too hard to fold and you can't lay them down on a desk (at least on mine), not to mention plotting them.
RE: PAPER SIZES
Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
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RE: PAPER SIZES
RE: PAPER SIZES
RE: PAPER SIZES
I have a strong preference for 1:1 scale on fabrication drawings. In many cases, you can do a quick and dirty inspection by lying the part on the drawing. This results in a lot of E and D_sized drawings. If you use 4mm or 5/32" fonts, the full sized drawings are readable from a distance (when they are hanging on somebody's wall), and the reduced sized prints are readable.
Our assembly people do not want to see anything larger than D_size. Big drawings do not fit on work benches.
JHG
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Our assembly dept. barks at anything over a B-size.
It would be a wonderful thing if we could really go paperless....wasn't that the initial selling point of CAD?
Best Regards,
Heckler
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
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RE: PAPER SIZES
Our company announced 2 years ago we were going paperless. Everthing went on-line, automated, etc. Now we generate more paperwork than ever!
Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP3.1 / PDMWorks 05
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FAQ559-1100
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RE: PAPER SIZES
RE: PAPER SIZES
"We will become a paperless office, when the Earth becomes a treeless planet...then we'll switch to synthetics"
Put me down for ANSI B.
Rerig
RE: PAPER SIZES
RE: PAPER SIZES
RE: PAPER SIZES
RE: PAPER SIZES