Metric Title Block Standards

[Anonymous]

Does it make sense to anyone to make Metric Title Blocks that are sized to
English sheet sizes i.e. A-F? We are currently standardizing company wide,
and the proposal is that we make Metric TB's match our English sizes.
Shouldn't Metric drawings be put on Metric (A0-A4) sheet sizes? Any input
would be appreciated.
Tim

[Anonymous]

> Does it make sense to anyone to make Metric Title Blocks that are sized to
> English sheet sizes i.e. A-F?
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No

> Shouldn't Metric drawings be put on Metric (A0-A4) sheet sizes?
> snip <

Yes

Have fun,

Dave

[Anonymous]

Thanks for not talking my ear off. So, what standard or area of common
sense do I need to look for while trying to explain this to other Cad
Managers? It seems obvious to me, but I keep getting to argument that A4
sheets to not fit into 8.5x11 reports. Is there anything written in any
Standard that says Metric drawings are drawn on Metric sized sheets?
Tim

"Dave Seibert" wrote in message
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>
> > Does it make sense to anyone to make Metric Title Blocks that are sized
to
> > English sheet sizes i.e. A-F?
> > snip <
>
> No
>
> > Shouldn't Metric drawings be put on Metric (A0-A4) sheet sizes?
> > snip <
>
> Yes
>
> Have fun,
>
> Dave
>

[Anonymous]

"Tim S." wrote in
:

>Thanks for not talking my ear off. So, what standard or area of
>common sense do I need to look for while trying to explain this to other
>Cad Managers? It seems obvious to me, but I keep getting to argument
>that A4 sheets to not fit into 8.5x11 reports. Is there anything written
>in any Standard that says Metric drawings are drawn on Metric sized
>sheets? Tim

We've done Metric drawings on Imperial/English sheet sizes. The customer
was fine with it. I think if you wanted to be ISO-compliant or something
you'd have to, but...

Enjoy,
Stef
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[Anonymous]

Even the Corp of Engineers, while requiring all drawings to be metric,
allows english sheet sizes. They allow for a larger margin so the border
fits on 22x34 / 22x17.

Mike Weaver

"Tim S." wrote in message
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> Thanks for not talking my ear off. So, what standard or area of common
> sense do I need to look for while trying to explain this to other Cad
> Managers? It seems obvious to me, but I keep getting to argument that A4
> sheets to not fit into 8.5x11 reports. Is there anything written in any
> Standard that says Metric drawings are drawn on Metric sized sheets?
> Tim
>
> "Dave Seibert" wrote in message
> news:0D89345BF35EEAF89B6D6DF9AA63EDFD@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> >
> > > Does it make sense to anyone to make Metric Title Blocks that are
sized
> to
> > > English sheet sizes i.e. A-F?
> > > snip <
> >
> > No
> >
> > > Shouldn't Metric drawings be put on Metric (A0-A4) sheet sizes?
> > > snip <
> >
> > Yes
> >
> > Have fun,
> >
> > Dave
> >
>

[Anonymous]

That's the kind of input I was looking for Stef and Mike. It seems dumb to
me,,,, yet a lot of people are doing it, and the Corp accepts it,, so what
the heck. Thanks
Tim
"S. Yoder" wrote in message
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> "Tim S." wrote in
> :
>
> >Thanks for not talking my ear off. So, what standard or area of
> >common sense do I need to look for while trying to explain this to other
> >Cad Managers? It seems obvious to me, but I keep getting to argument
> >that A4 sheets to not fit into 8.5x11 reports. Is there anything written
> >in any Standard that says Metric drawings are drawn on Metric sized
> >sheets? Tim
>
> We've done Metric drawings on Imperial/English sheet sizes. The customer
> was fine with it. I think if you wanted to be ISO-compliant or something
> you'd have to, but...
>
> Enjoy,
> Stef
> --
> mailto: yodersj@ipass.net || Drafter, Leather-worker
> http://www.ipass.net/~yodersj/ || Dos, Win, LT
> in progress http://computerhowto.homestead.com/
> RFC 1855, section 3.1.1, item 10 at http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/

[Anonymous]

Tim,

> Thanks for not talking my ear off.

No prob, I'm trying to be less verbose.

> So, what standard or area of common
> sense do I need to look for while trying to explain this to other Cad
> Managers? It seems obvious to me, but I keep getting to argument that A4
> sheets to not fit into 8.5x11 reports. Is there anything written in any
> Standard that says Metric drawings are drawn on Metric sized sheets?
> Tim
>

I really thought you were talking about in electronic form.

I think the other answers are pretty good as far as printed output. Your
managers have a good point as far as fitting in reports. Just remember when
your setting things up that text sizes will be reduced when you plot it
reduced. That's only if you draw it on metric size titleblocks.

Have fun,

Dave

[Anonymous]

I've never seen a requirement that metric parts be drawn on metric
format. I think sheet size is a company thing, you're either using
U.S. inch or ISO metric. Of course in this global economy where
companies have offices all over the world, you may have to deal with
both. If you're trying to decide whether to draw metric parts on
metric format just because they are metric parts, I would say draw
them on your standard U.S. inch format. If your company has offices
all over the world and some are using U.S. inch format and some are
using ISO metric format then you have a different problem.

On Wed, 7 Mar 2001 04:46:33 -0800, "Tim S."
wrote:

>Thanks for not talking my ear off. So, what standard or area of common
>sense do I need to look for while trying to explain this to other Cad
>Managers? It seems obvious to me, but I keep getting to argument that A4
>sheets to not fit into 8.5x11 reports. Is there anything written in any
>Standard that says Metric drawings are drawn on Metric sized sheets?
>Tim

[Anonymous]

LOL I have a different problem. U.S. uses decimal feet/A-F sheet sizes.
Canada uses decimal feet or metric units and A-F sheet sizes. Europe uses
Metric, A0-A4. Not a problem unless we start mixing projects, it just
started a debate on what is technically correct.
I think the answer here is that we just have A-F sheet sizes in U.S. and
Metric, and also have standard ISO Title Block sheets. Then let the
project/location dictate the sheet size. Just wanted to make sure there was
no *hard* standard that I was missing here. When we use A-F sizing on our
European metric jobs they pitch little British fits.
Tim

"Mike Oletzke" wrote in message
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> If your company has offices all over the world and some are using U.S.
inch format and some are using ISO metric format then you have a different
problem.