Drawoh,
It was always required. We use to have drafting departments and drawings needed a standard for markups. Drawings were sent to us from various sources and with a standard there was no confusion on the markups. I learned it from draftsman who were doing work since the 50's. I started in...
thread1103-183436
I came accross this previous thread. I have been designing for over 30 years in the communications and aerospace industries. The color coding of drawings has been designed for specific reasons, some of which have gone away. The old copy machines, blue prints and sepia.
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