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Have you considered captioning them something like:
Figure 2(a). Thingie.
Figure 2(b). Thingie, as viewed from the carbunkle.
Figrue 2(c). Thingie, as viewed from the see-saw.
Figure 2(d). Thingie, after removing the thingie-backing.
The (a) figure would be the one with the callouts. The (b)-(d)
are the "views". Seems to me that you have to give the reader
some info about what is special about each "view".
Mind, this isn't a convention, it's just a thought.
-- Meg
--- Therese Harris <tharris -at- metriguard -dot- com> wrote:
[snip]
> I am editing a small document that explains how to replace a
small set of parts in a giant machine. There are two full-page
(8.5 x 11 inch) technical drawings to go with this document.
Each drawing is titled and numbered something like: QRS
Assembly, L0600-00.slddrw. The engineer who wrote the doc and
drew the tech drawings has up to 4 separate 'Figures' within
each full-page drawing (Figures 1 & 2 in one drawing and Figures
1-4 in the second drawing). One 'Figure' within each tech
drawing has numbered call-outs which are referenced in the text.
Each 'Figure' is NOT a standard 'View' as is expected in a tech
drawing (side, top, front), so he doesn't want them labeled
'View.' He also does not want a separate technical drawing for
each 'Figure.'
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