Hi, can anyone tell me what new British Standards BS8888 are regarding dimensioning an engineering drawing. The old BS 308 said dimensions are USUALLY placed above the line but can be placed in a gap in the dimension line. Since school in the 60's I have always been told either are acceptable, as long as one method is continued throught the drawing, and model engineering drawings, M. Evans etc have shown both methods. I would like to know if both methods are still applicable. A friend of mine says the only true method is in the gap as above the line can result in confusion with people who cannot read a drawing correctly and they might assume it is the line above. Research on the internet does show both methods but not specifically to BS8888. Thanks in anticipation Garry MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.