Re: English vs American English etc

Christopher Wright wrote:
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> On Feb 23, 2005, at 10:09 PM, Tushar.Zope@linde-le.com wrote:
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>>Drawings the language of engineers.
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> Try providing a weld procedure or a failure report with a drawing some
> time... And how do you make a picture of drawing notes. The written
> word is the guts of engineering because writing is the only form of
> permanent non-ambiguous communication.

A visual image which all viewers are familiar with is the only true universally truly understood message, as it trancends language. I can draw a wheel in fully modelled 3D CAD solids that can explain exactly how to build the thing with an appropriately-equipped magic, hypothetical robot, but that 3D CAD model doesn't explain why it exists the way it does.

Detail engineering always needs additional explanation, because a picture is sometimes needing an extra thousand (or more) words to effectively explain why the image exists the way it does. Am I repeating myself?

With piping and plant design we are not cranking-out assembly line-type products whose characteristics and properties have been known for centuries, decades or even years. Perhaps 20 years ago most industrial piping applications were mostly a straightforward approach, but the field has changed.

I could go on about P&IDs and process vs. mechanical vs. purchasing vs. construction vs. intermediate design review vs. CAD vs. HAZOP, but I won't.

You all probably already know my feelings on the misapplication of computers and software and maybe I'll send something later on this.

My apologies to people that haven't yet been involved with the larger-type engineering (plant/piping) projects.

Paul Received on Thu Feb 24 00:09:00 2005