Had a senior drafter tell me my section views were 'cluttered like a junk drawer'

I was working on a set of mechanical plans for a factory in Toledo, and my boss brought in a retired guy to review them. He pointed at one of my section cuts and said it looked like I threw every dimension on there without a plan. I started grouping related dimensions together and using more detail callouts instead. How do you guys keep complex sections clean and easy to read?

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wendysmith26d ago

My buddy had the same thing happen with his electrical schematics. Honestly, he started using way more layers to separate different systems. Tbh it was a game changer for keeping things from looking like a total mess.

vera_roberts26d ago

Forget layers, @wendysmith. My guy started color-coding by voltage level instead of system type. Stopped him from frying low-power stuff during testing.