Re: Numbered Callouts

Subject: Re: Numbered Callouts
From: eric -dot- dunn -at- ca -dot- transport -dot- bombardier -dot- com
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 12:57:37 -0500


bounce-techwr-l-106467 -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com wrote on 02/02/2005 12:45:21 PM:
> I'm so glad I've never had to do this, because IMO there's
> no good way. Either things are numbered in alphabetical order
> and the numbers are scattered willy-nilly over the illustration,
> or the numbers on the illustration are in a reasonable order
> and the list is arranged numerically so it's impossible to
> scan the list for a specific feature (e.g. where's the
> mute button???).

I've seen it all.

1 - Numbering has to match the parts catalogue >> procedure illustrations
don't have sequential numbers.
2 - Numbered in order of procedure. Which includes all illustrations
number sequentially and all common part in each illustration keep the same
callout.
3 - Numbered sequentially (counter-)clockwise.
4 - Numbered as per engineering BOM (no logic).
5 - Random.

Seems that no matter what the general rule, they all end up looking like
the fifth type. ;)


Eric L. Dunn
Senior Technical Writer

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