The main motivation for all caps is for printing half size or if larger then 22x34 will still want 11x17 so a bit smaller than half for review, etc....
If that is a factor that needs to be considered how is that handled with sentenced case?
Again, sentence case improves legibility and readability at reduced scale.
It's obvious that LP did not come here to contribute anything positive. He is stuck in his ways. Is blind to the benefits of any other methods and shortcomings of his. It's another case of someone that is so wrapped up in their world, that they can't fathom others where his methods just plain don't work.
You haven't provided any benefits. You've stated opinion, which I've countered with the findings of studies by professional researchers that have specifically looked into these questions.
Opinion is not equivalent to fact.
Just because you dislike a fact doesn't mean that it doesn't count.
I'm sorry that you are so upset by someone disagreeing with you and supporting their own argument.
It's amazing to me how rookies are so adamant about how things should be done. Ignoring the fact that what they state is simply their opinion and everyone has one of those.
As long as you are "starting a new job" then your sole duty is to draw it the way that the guy that signs your paycheck wants it done. Your opinion is irrelevant.
When you grow up and have your own companty, then you can set the standards. Until then, trying to do so and complaining about people wanting to continue to do things the way that THEY like will only lead to one conclusion. Another post that starts off, "I'm starting a new job......"
SIX companies in 21 years?? That's a little over 3 years per company. I realize that you are boasting about that, BUT that is NOT a good track record. Not counting the military or working for my dad back in the stone ages, i have wiorked for2 (TWO) companies in the last 44 years, and I have been at the latest one for only 6 months. That is a track record.
Yeah, sure. Make personal attacks if you can't make a case.
So your argument is that with you having not been in many different companies and industries, having not experienced a variety of different approaches, systems and procedures, having essentially done things the same way for 43 and a half years, puts you in a far better position. Is that correct?
To disabuse you of possible misconception, and to defend myself from what I presume is an incorrect assumption on your part; Every job I have left of my own volition, and excluding the last, I left every job to move on to something better, more interesting, promotion, etc.
And I have re-written the CAD standards at 5 companies, either singly or as part of a group, with the end users of the documentation commenting on the marked improvement that the modernised set makes.
As for opinion, see above, but the personal attacks from you and rob shows that you would obviously prefer to shut me up than accept any contribution that disagrees with your opinion.
While there is considerable data that suggests sentence case is easier to read, the conclusion of many researchers is that it is only easier to read because people read in sentence case more often, thus because they are more comfortable seeing it in that context, they are more readily able to read it.
Interestingly, there is another conclusion that supports the concept that sentence case is easier to read and therefore, when printing important documents, it is more appropriate to use all capital letters. This isn't because it is harder to read, but rather because most people take more time to read it and consequently tend to comprehend it better.
There are lots of examples floating around that seem to bolster the idea that when we see something that is familiar, we "fill in the blanks" when something is missing or obviously spelled incorrectly .. such as the one seen regularly on Facebook ... "Can you see what is wrong with this picture?, Share it as soon as you spot the mitsake"
The irony is that this example illustrates one of the main reasons why I use all caps on drawings.
You cannot downgrade the findings of studies because they disagree with your opinion.
So your argument is that block caps is worse, therefore it's better?
Because it is more awkward, people have to read it more carefully.
Well, again, that was the initial presumption of one study that actually found the opposite to be true. Sentence case improved understanding. The content is conveyed more clearly, and I suppose they had more time to consider that content rather than read an amorphous blob of block caps.
If what you claim was correct then the entire project document set would be in block caps.
The familiarity argument was made in one study, other more recent studies have found that the shapes of the letters and words has much more of an effect.
So sentence case improves legibility, readability and understanding. It preserves word shapes, making it better for reductions, more resilient to smudging (or other abuse), is easier to read in low light conditions and easier for people with visual impairments or dyslexia to read.
The above has been found to be true by numerous studies, it is consensus, not just opinion.
In addition to that, sentence case is more consistent with the rest of the documentation (specifications, standards, reports, et al) and other disciplines work (architects, geotech, etc).
For these reasons sentence case is superior to block caps. <- that is my opinion, supported by ^ evidence.
but I am obviously unwelcome. I have caused ripples within the echo-chamber, and I will happily leave you to it.