Phil -

The rule for all capital lettering has been handed down from the days of
FRENCH - ALL lettering on FORMAL DOCUMENTATION is to be spelled out in
capital letters. This rule is still in the DOD/Mil-STD-100 Revision E. There
are multiple reasons for this but the biggest one is clarity of second and
third generation copies of a master drawing, something that is *never done*
(said with dripping sarcasm).

Jeffrey A McGlaughlin C.I.D.
Sr. Designer
Battelle Memorial Institute
(http://www.battelle.org)
Columbus Ohio
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-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Nutting [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 8:21 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [TN] Documentation "standards"

Good morning everyone,

I'm trying to change "the way we've always done things" attitude regarding
engineering drawings.  Back in our formative years when drawings were done
by hand, all the lettering was in upper case.  As time has gone on everybody
has converted to computer generated drawings but kept the notion that all
lettering must be in upper case.  I'm looking for some industry guideline or
"standard" that advises the use of proper capitalization.  My argument being
that if all upper case lettering were truly easier to read, then wouldn't
all of our newspapers, books, magazines, etc. be printed in upper case?  No,
it is harder to read all upper case.

You're insight will be greatly appreciated.  I'd love to have a text book,
company guideline or industry standard from which to quote.

Phil Nutting
Manufacturing Engineer
Kaiser Systems, Inc.
126 Sohier Road
Beverly, MA 01915
voice 978-922-9300
fax 978-922-8374
e-mail [log in to unmask]
www.kaisersystems.com

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