Title Block Question
Title Block Question
(OP)
Need your help.
We have a dispute with our local drawing checkers. They claim that if an area in a title block is intended to be blank then per the national standards you MUST have a horizontal line in lieu of text. In this example it's a project number, and for this particular drawing project number does not apply.
Does anyone know where in our national standards it talks about that? I did look at ASME Y14.1 Section 6 where it talks about title blocks and did not find that info there.
Any ideas?
We have a dispute with our local drawing checkers. They claim that if an area in a title block is intended to be blank then per the national standards you MUST have a horizontal line in lieu of text. In this example it's a project number, and for this particular drawing project number does not apply.
Does anyone know where in our national standards it talks about that? I did look at ASME Y14.1 Section 6 where it talks about title blocks and did not find that info there.
Any ideas?





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If no information is applicable enter a "dash" or "N/A"
Chris
SolidWorks 11
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ASME Y14.100
ASME Y14.24
ASME Y14.35M
ASME Y14.34M
Does anyone know the exact place where it says that?
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Anyone else know where to look?
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I know it days it can not be black. = I know it says it cannot be blank.
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Anyone?
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So 'Not Applicable' is in fact "NA" with no slash.
This happens to be the same abbreviation as for "Not Available" and "Next Assembly".
So, I'd use this as justification to use "-" instead of an abbreviation with multiple interpretations.
As someone who got to be a checker for a couple of years, this seems a fairly trivial item to be putting so much effort into - or am I missing something?
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Peter Truitt
Minnesota
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The Help for this program was created in Windows Help format, which depends on a feature that isn't included in this version of Windows.
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However, the OP didn't bring that one up and I don't want to get his checkers going
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John-Paul Belanger
Certified Sr. GD&T Professional
Geometric Learning Systems
http://www.gdtseminars.com
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John-Paul Belanger
Certified Sr. GD&T Professional
Geometric Learning Systems
http://www.gdtseminars.com
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Thank you all for your help.
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What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?
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I found this site:
http://www.jlab.org/eng/doc_controls/DDDCM.htm
Chris
SolidWorks 11
ctopher's home
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The Help for this program was created in Windows Help format, which depends on a feature that isn't included in this version of Windows.
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Matt Lorono, CSWP
Product Definition Specialist, DS SolidWorks Corp
Personal sites:
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources & SolidWorks Legion
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Has it been demonstrated/explained to them what the problem is?
Honestly, I dont' think I could be bothered to argue this much, I'd just spend the 5 seconds to draw the line on each drawing. However, maybe I'm missing something.
What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?
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Technically, the glass is always full.
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To get hung up on stuff like this surely your employer cares enough to have a company 'addendum' or standard to clarify points where the ASME specs allow too much leeway for their liking?
What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?
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Matt Lorono, CSWP
Product Definition Specialist, DS SolidWorks Corp
Personal sites:
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources & SolidWorks Legion
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Fascinating.
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I would be less than popular there.
I tend to get very stubborn about such issues when there is documentation to support my position, but I will gladly back down and accept opposing arguments when shown the documentation and how it relates to the issue at hand. If there is no documentation to support an argument, it becomes more a matter of opinion. If your checkers can't even agree among themselves about an issue as trivial as this, and management does not care one way or the other, I think I would have to shrug my shoulders and be the good cartoonist that they are paying for, looking for my next chance of escape ASAP.
Technically, the glass is always full.