multi-sheet pros and cons... please advise
multi-sheet pros and cons... please advise
(OP)
What are the pros and cons of multi-sheet? We do large assemblies of around 20-30 sub assemblies and around 1000 parts total. There are probably 100 details that need drawings. Is this a good idea to do multi sheet? What is the magical number and size of files to make this a cutoff point?
thank you all.
thank you all.






RE: multi-sheet pros and cons... please advise
Only one file to manage.
Makes bulk printing easier.
Makes creating other drawing formats easier. (pdf, dwg, dxf, eDrawing)
Con's;
Revision control.
File size.
"What is the magical number and size of files to make this a cutoff point?"
No magical number or size ... depends on your computer specs.
Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091
RE: multi-sheet pros and cons... please advise
One assy, one dwg, one rev. Add mult shts as needed.
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
RE: multi-sheet pros and cons... please advise
RE: multi-sheet pros and cons... please advise
RE: multi-sheet pros and cons... please advise
In some cases it's easier to do 1 part - 1 drawing, if that 23 pg drawing had been done this way, I imagine there would be something like 100+ pages of individual parts and sub-assemblies to detail. That doesn't sound too fun either.
What are the fabricators in your industry used to seeing?
Wes C.
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RE: multi-sheet pros and cons... please advise
I think SWX should allow a option for separate rev tables in multi-sheet drawings. That way each sheet could have its own rev level.
Mike
RE: multi-sheet pros and cons... please advise
There should be a block one the first sht indicating each shts revision. But the whole document has a rev within the dwg rev block.
If a toolmaker or whomever is making the part, he/she should have the whole document, not just the one sheet.
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
RE: multi-sheet pros and cons... please advise
SW07 has added revision table functions. (due to popular demand)
Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091
RE: multi-sheet pros and cons... please advise
Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091