evan_dixon67•1mo agoProlific Poster

I was putting dimensions on the wrong layer for a full year...

I was working on a big set of shop drawings for a steel fabricator in Tacoma, and the checker sent back a redline with a note that just said 'DIMS ON 0?'. I had to open my old files and saw I'd been putting all my dimension strings on the default layer since I started this job. It made the whole drawing a mess for anyone else trying to plot or edit. Has anyone else had a layer setup habit that came back to bite them?

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ryan_nelson1mo ago

Spot on, the_tessa. This is everywhere, not just CAD. People will always take the path of least resistance. The default is a trap. My old boss used to say you don't build good habits, you design out the bad ones. If your system lets you put dims on 0, the system is broken.

the_tessa1mo ago

DIMS ON 0?" is the universal sign you messed up. Been there. I set up a template where my dimension layer is locked and bright red. If anything is black, I know instantly it's on the wrong layer. You gotta make the right way the only easy way, or you'll keep doing it.