Let us know what you've found. If so, out membership would truly enjoy hearing your thoughts. Any comments could be faxed to any of the executive committee members listed on the last page of this newsletter or, better still, come to our meetin gs and enhance our discussions with your insights. Even if it has happened only once, it is time to consider establishing a block symbol library. Even if a symbol is extremely simple, like an electrical outlet, having it established as a block will s ave countless hours of drafting time.
Blocks also keep a uniform look amongst the drawings on a project.
By establishing a block library, you and your co-workers won't have to worry about conflicting drafting practices. Even with a simple electrical out let, one person may make the circle bigger or smaller, the projection lines may be longer, shorter or spaced apart differently. Taking these factors into consideration, a final plotted drawing with non-uniform looking symbols can cause confusion for the client, and embarrassment for the company who designed the job. One of the best reasons for using blocks is the ease of changing its properties globally. Let's say you wish to change the radius of the circle because it's just a tad too big, you can glob ally change the properties of the symbol simply by redefining the block after you've made the necessary changes to an exploded version.