Setup a file structure and naming convention for your engineering drawings and ensure it is applied consistently
Have you ever opened a part and wondered where the drawing is, or what assembly it came from?
Use a workable structure! Naming your files sensibly will mean it’s easy to group together parts, assemblies, and their respective drawings. Create a system in your procedures and stick to it! If all of your engineers are working to the same structure, confusion can be avoided.
The structure shown below is clearly numbered and ordered so its obvious where to look. Create something that makes sense for you workflow.
Note that any ordered part numbering system always has exceptions and inconsistencies. We recommend just having a number which means nothing, but is unique. There are lots of ways to sort by part, weldment, assembly etc. These days it is not so necessary to sort your files like this due to CAD tracking technology.
Experiment and work out a system that’s best for you!