klk
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AAARRRRGGG!! JUST BECAUSE ITS A STANDARD, DOESN'T MEAN ITS RIGHT!
Here is a conversation I had with the CAD manager for one of my projects (we’re in prelim design). . .
Me: I’d like to change the text on the drawings for this project, I’m having a hard time reading it.
CAD Manager: Well, company CAD standards require us to use the software “out of the box” and this text is the standard “out of the box” text style. It’s small because it’s on a half-size print.
Me: But I can barely read the text and all of our deliverables are half size! There has to be a way to globally change the properties of the annotations?
CAD Manager: Nope, we’d have to change each text box manually in every drawing.
Me: So, you’re telling me that this state of the art 3D CAD software platform on which our company is standardizing does not have the ability to automatically change the text size globally for the project? BS
CAD Manager: That’s what corporate tells me. Their recommendation is to use full size drawings or review documents electronically. Of course if the client requests the change, then it’s a project requirement and corporate will probably help us find a way to change it.
Me: Well you can bet I’m going to suggest to my client that they want the text size to be changed. If my 30-yr old eyes with perfect reading vision have a hard time reading the text, I can guarantee you the client and contractor will have a hard time reading the text!
CAD Manager: Well, I can read it.
I really wanted to tell him “So are you going to go down to the client and read him all the notes? And then are you going to go down and construct the project for them? F*** company standards, grow some balls and do what’s right for our client!”
I suppose it doesn’t matter that I can’t tell if that dimension is a 6 or 9. At least the text meets the company standard.
Here is a conversation I had with the CAD manager for one of my projects (we’re in prelim design). . .
Me: I’d like to change the text on the drawings for this project, I’m having a hard time reading it.
CAD Manager: Well, company CAD standards require us to use the software “out of the box” and this text is the standard “out of the box” text style. It’s small because it’s on a half-size print.
Me: But I can barely read the text and all of our deliverables are half size! There has to be a way to globally change the properties of the annotations?
CAD Manager: Nope, we’d have to change each text box manually in every drawing.
Me: So, you’re telling me that this state of the art 3D CAD software platform on which our company is standardizing does not have the ability to automatically change the text size globally for the project? BS
CAD Manager: That’s what corporate tells me. Their recommendation is to use full size drawings or review documents electronically. Of course if the client requests the change, then it’s a project requirement and corporate will probably help us find a way to change it.
Me: Well you can bet I’m going to suggest to my client that they want the text size to be changed. If my 30-yr old eyes with perfect reading vision have a hard time reading the text, I can guarantee you the client and contractor will have a hard time reading the text!
CAD Manager: Well, I can read it.
I really wanted to tell him “So are you going to go down to the client and read him all the notes? And then are you going to go down and construct the project for them? F*** company standards, grow some balls and do what’s right for our client!”
I suppose it doesn’t matter that I can’t tell if that dimension is a 6 or 9. At least the text meets the company standard.
