C H A P T E R F O U R T E E N

DRAWING
MANAGEMENT
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Technical Drawing with Engineering Graphics, 14/e
Giesecke, Hill, Spencer, Dygdon, Novak, Lockhart, Goodman
2012, 2009, 2003, Pearson Higher Education,
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.
OBJECTIVES
1. Understand the importance of document management and
control.
2. Understand how an electronic file can be used as both a
communication and a storage device.
3. Understand the differences between CD-ROM, optical disk,
and other storage options.
4. Describe printing and reproduction methods for technical
drawings.
5. Be familiar with the Internet and the World Wide Web and
understand how to use them in the product development
process.
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Technical Drawing with Engineering Graphics, 14/e
Giesecke, Hill, Spencer, Dygdon, Novak, Lockhart, Goodman
2012, 2009, 2003, Pearson Higher Education,
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.
MANAGING THE DESIGN PROCESS
Notice all the stages before the product gets to the customer If this process is to happen on
time, careful planning is needed.
(Copyright Boeing.)
Example: Boeing Corporations Preferred Business Process.
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Giesecke, Hill, Spencer, Dygdon, Novak, Lockhart, Goodman
2012, 2009, 2003, Pearson Higher Education,
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.
Design Milestones
and Design Reviews
Typical milestones may include the following:
Product proposal
Design proposal
Development plan
Engineering release
Product release
Design Review You may need to provide the documentation for
design decisions, for example, the fastener selections, company
standards, analysis, tolerances, and other information.
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Technical Drawing with Engineering Graphics, 14/e
Giesecke, Hill, Spencer, Dygdon, Novak, Lockhart, Goodman
2012, 2009, 2003, Pearson Higher Education,
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.
UNDERSTANDING DRAWING
MANAGEMENT
To control how drawings are released for manufacture, companies and industries have
developed procedures to eliminate misunderstandings and costly mistakes.
Preserving Documentation
Improving Efficiency
Drawings serve as an important part of an agreement between a designer and a producer.
Companies may need to produce the documentation for various purposes, such as defending
themselves against product safety liability and patent infringement lawsuits. In the event of legal
issues, you must be able to produce the document as it was provided and in a method that is
admissible in a court of law.
Whether they are on paper, on Mylar, or in electronic format, drawings are important company
records and must be retrieved, reproduce
Effective storage and retrieval of engineering design documentation can make a difference
in a companys ability to succeed in todays world marketplace.
The effective use of a 3D design database can provide many benefits outside of just
reduced drafting time or a shortened product development cycle.
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Technical Drawing with Engineering Graphics, 14/e
Giesecke, Hill, Spencer, Dygdon, Novak, Lockhart, Goodman
2012, 2009, 2003, Pearson Higher Education,
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.
DRAWING APPROVAL AND RELEASE
The drawings creator signs and dates the drawn by block, perhaps a
checker signs off and dates the checked by block, and the engineer
approves the drawing for release by signing and dating the approved
by block.
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Technical Drawing with Engineering Graphics, 14/e
Giesecke, Hill, Spencer, Dygdon, Novak, Lockhart, Goodman
2012, 2009, 2003, Pearson Higher Education,
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.
Electronic signature
Electronic signature files are used to approve this
engineering order form.
(Courtesy of Big Sky Laser.)
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Technical Drawing with Engineering Graphics, 14/e
Giesecke, Hill, Spencer, Dygdon, Novak, Lockhart, Goodman
2012, 2009, 2003, Pearson Higher Education,
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.
CHANGE ORDERS
An ECO, also called an engineering change notification (ECN) and sometimes
an engineering change request (ECR), details the nature of the change in
a separate document. After the ECO is approved, the drawing is revised and the
revision noted on the drawing.
Engineering
Change Order.
(Courtesy of Zolo
Technologies.)
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Technical Drawing with Engineering Graphics, 14/e
Giesecke, Hill, Spencer, Dygdon, Novak, Lockhart, Goodman
2012, 2009, 2003, Pearson Higher Education,
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.
REVISION BLOCK
Revision Block.
(Courtesy of Dynojet
Research, Inc.)
Engineering Change Request Tracking Software. (Courtesy of Dynojet Research, Inc.)
A revision block describes the change and may also indicate the number of the
engineering change order (which contains more information about the change). The
revision block requires approval
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Technical Drawing with Engineering Graphics, 14/e
Giesecke, Hill, Spencer, Dygdon, Novak, Lockhart, Goodman
2012, 2009, 2003, Pearson Higher Education,
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.
ORGANIZED DIRECTORY
STRUCTURES
An Organized Directory Structure
Your CAD file directories may be project based, whereas other files may be organized
differently. Making the directories work as you do will help you find what you need easily.
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Technical Drawing with Engineering Graphics, 14/e
Giesecke, Hill, Spencer, Dygdon, Novak, Lockhart, Goodman
2012, 2009, 2003, Pearson Higher Education,
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.
FILE NAMING CONVENTIONS
Part number and drawing
tracking software allows
the user to search the
description to find a
drawing or model
(Courtesy of Dynojet Research, Inc.)
Company-wide policy for
naming files
Your own file system (to
make them easy to find).
Consider:
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Technical Drawing with Engineering Graphics, 14/e
Giesecke, Hill, Spencer, Dygdon, Novak, Lockhart, Goodman
2012, 2009, 2003, Pearson Higher Education,
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.
DRAWING STANDARDS
Company standards may be in place to introduce consistency in
the way drawings are constructed.
Drawing standards can help you work more productively and can
contribute to the usefulness of the drawings as company records.
Possible Standards:
Layers / Names
Colors
Line types & weights
Blocks
Borders
Fonts & Dim Styles
Etc
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Technical Drawing with Engineering Graphics, 14/e
Giesecke, Hill, Spencer, Dygdon, Novak, Lockhart, Goodman
2012, 2009, 2003, Pearson Higher Education,
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.
REPRODUCTION
OF DRAWINGS
PDF file
Web or computer network
Printing / Plotting on Mylar
Diazo Process
Xerox prints
Fax machines
(Courtesy of Xerox Corporation.)
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Technical Drawing with Engineering Graphics, 14/e
Giesecke, Hill, Spencer, Dygdon, Novak, Lockhart, Goodman
2012, 2009, 2003, Pearson Higher Education,
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.
STORAGE SYSTEMS
CD-ROM
Optical Disk
DVD
Blu-Ray
Network Drives
Microfilm
Blu-Ray Disc System
Compared with DVD
and CD Rom
CD