cmr@cvedc.prime.com (Chesley Reyburn) (09/17/89)
From: cmr@cvedc.prime.com (Chesley Reyburn) My organization makes Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) software for electrical engineers. This includes schematic capture and hardcopy of same. Many of our customers have contracts with the various government organizations typically referred to as the Department of Defense. One of the things that customers complain about is the fact that they have a hard time producing "Mil Spec" text on their engineering drawings (the hardcopy of the schematic capture). Now I know that some of the readers of sci.military actually work for the military and I have a question for them (of course if any one else cares to put their oar in...): What exactly IS "Mil Spec" text? ^^ Is there one DOD standard (oh PLEASE let it be true!) somewhere that sez: "Thou shalt make all of your capital As in the following manner...?" Or do the requirements vary from organization to organization? Is it a personal thing with each project? Ideally I will find out some publication reference number(s) so that I can then get the requsite publication(s); fix our software appropriately; and [ARPAnet should not be used for commercial purposes and since I'm not sure how sci.military digest is routed, I've deleted the last 3 lines. I don't see any problem with whoever knows this information sending it to the list, though, I'm sure many of us might be interested in whether there's a Mil Spec font. --CDR] Thanks Chesley Reyburn ...tektronix!ogccse!cvedc!cmr ECAE Software, Prime Computer, Inc. ...sun!cvbnet!cvedc!cmr 14952 NW Greenbrier Parkway ...sequent!cvedc!cmr Beaverton, OR 97006-5733 Phone 503/645-2410
ricko@rosevax.Rosemount.COM (Rick O'Brien) (09/20/89)
From: ricko@rosevax.Rosemount.COM (Rick O'Brien) I happened to be looking some things up so I thought I'd check on 'MIL spec text.' Under "Drawings, Engineering Practices for" were listed several specs including ASME Y14.2m-79, Line Conventions and Lettering. For overall drawing military requirements refer to MIL-HDBK-288 Review and Acceptance of Engineering Drawing Packages. I am not intimately familiar with the MIL handbook but I believe it is just a guideline defining documentation data trails. The ASME spec is probably the one you need. We have an Intergraph CAD system and have never, to my knowledge, had any problems getting our text accepted. Rick O'Brien