Marking of Cut List Items Pre or Post Assembly 1

[Itsthefris]

So here's something I got caught in the other day and was wondering how most of you would approach this. I designed and detailed a frame which went through checking and ended up at the desk of one of our welders. He marked that there were no balloons telling him which pieces are which items and sent it back. We had a discussion regarding this and it gave me a different viewpoint on what was being conveyed to him. The problem stems from pre and post manufacturing with 2 of the same length long pieces and 2 of the same length short pieces however the cut list calls 1x 1 long, 2x 1 short, and 1x 1 long. I did not balloon the items because I figured the top view dimensions had everything covered and the cut list is simply there as a convenience to show cut lengths of the 4 pieces so they can weld them together. This was done in SolidWorks as a weldment which, because the holes were drilled in the pieces, now identifies 1 long piece as being different from the other long piece since they are not interchangeable. This makes sense if you were to drill the holes prior to welding because you'll want to know which long piece is which one (even though the frame could not be welded backwards). In this case the welder confirmed that holes would be drilled after assembly giving us 2x long pieces and 2x short pieces.

Was I in the wrong to leave the balloons off in case they want to drill prior to welding? Or should I have fixed the cut list to show 2x long pieces and 2x short pieces? Or is he being a stickler because there's enough information on the drawing?

 

[CheckerHater]

You went thru all the trouble of assigning both part numbers and item numbers to the pieces.

Would it take less time to generate 3 balloons in SolidWorks than make this post?

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[Itsthefris]

He got his item numbers.

It would have taken a lot less time but wouldn't it be more beneficial knowing the difference between best practices and being lazy?

 

[3DDave]

The road to drawing hell is started with the drafter saving a minute for themselves.