PSA: Stop calling the dimension lines 'the numbers' when you're marking up a print

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Wait, so what exactly are folks calling "the numbers" instead? Like, are they pointing at the actual tolerance values or the dimension text or the baseline coordinates or what? Had a guy on my last job who kept saying "check the numbers" and I finally figured out he meant the overall length dimensions but still couldn't tell if he was talking about the nominal or the plus/minus. Just trying to picture the specific mix-up you're seeing on the prints.

kelly_hill16d ago

Oh man, I feel your pain on that. "Check the numbers" is one of those phrases that drives me nuts because it could mean literally anything on a print. I had a guy once who said that and I spent twenty minutes double checking the tolerance block before I realized he meant the hole callout positions. Like, just say what you mean, dude lol. It's wild how much time gets wasted guessing what someone's shorthand actually refers to.