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punctuation in notes
well, we thrashed it out before about using capital letters in drawing notes. what do you all do about adding commas and periods? some of our drawings have periods after everything, even in notes attached to a dimension, and some use none at all. for example:
1. same as p/n xxx except as shown. can be made from p/n xxx.
or
1. same as p/n xxx except as shown
can be made from p/n xxx
or
1. same as p/n xxx except as shown, make from p/n xxx
i tend to leave them off of single statements and add them if there is more than one sentence in a note. i didn't see anything in ansi y14.5 but that is the only standard i have.
as far as notes, i believe that you are supposed to follow the standards of the language in which they are written. this means to use complete, grammatically correct sentences and correct punctuation. i don't know which standard covers this, but i am sure someone else here will help out.
i use periods to terminate notes, just so there is no confusion in thinking there was more content in the note that may have been removed.
i think there is a world market for maybe five computers.
thomas watson, chairman of ibm, 1943.
engjw,
if i am adding some little tidbit to a dimension, i do not worry too much about grammar. if i am placing a note on a drawing, i write it out in full sentences and paragraphs with commas and periods, in block capitals, of course. as you might already have guessed, i can touch type.
all those non-typists out there have to get their work done too. i would be tolerant of point form notes, as long as they are correct, and i can make sense of them.
jhg
if you are writing complete sentences, then use proper punctuation.
i don't think paragraph form is required, but on the same document, all written data should probably be in the same format.
i was told never to use periods in abreviations on drawings. (we try to never use abreviations, but for some things spelling it out would be silly.)
for instance;
inc instead of inc. (incorporated)
nc instead of n.c. (normally closed)
thanks
sc
there are exceptions to no periods in abbreviations (never say never), when the abbreviation can be confused with a word, ie "no." instead of "no" for number.
that's why we spell words out most of the time.
"no" could mean; no, normally open, number, etc.
thanks
sc
good points from everyone!
i use periods and commas when needed in drawing notes, but not anywhere in the drawings body. i also do not use periods with abbreviations.
if a note is referenced somewhere in a dwg, i.e. "1. blah blah blah (the 1. has a triangle around it)", the triangle in the body has only "1" ... without a period.
chris
sr. mechanical designer, cad
solidworks 05 sp3.1 / pdmworks 05
how about "drill thru" or "drill through?" which is the right one, or are both ok? my spell checker doesn't recognize thru; however, it is in the dictionary.
i don't think "thru" is required anymore. the hole feature is assumed to go through all material unless otherwise specified, with either a depth symbol or other notes such as "near side only".
i think there is a world market for maybe five computers.
thomas watson, chairman of ibm, 1943.
per asme y14.5m-1994, para 1.8.9 states "where it is not clear that a hole goes through, the abbreviation thru follows a dimension."

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