We have been adding more and more labels to our machinery, to the point the labels are now being treated as fabricated parts. We were creating a single part, and setting up a design table to alter size and text for the label, and extrude-cut the text. This showed up well in the assembly, and we could make drawings for fabricating the labels. We discovered that our fab shops were having to re-create the text because their machine requires a "stick" font to create a single line path for the engraving tool. This is not acceptable due to typos and redoing work that was already done. We have changed the label so that it is just a sketch and not extrude-cut. This works OK, and keeps part file simpler for rebuilds. We have two problems with this method though. First the drawing for the labels requires us to do a "Reset Sketch Visibility" for each view, to ensure we have the latest info in the label. There is not a global command to reset all the views, which could be quite a few depending on the machine. Second, in the assembly file and assembly drawing, the sketch shows up in all views, or none. The assembly drawing views are really the most important. If looking at the left side of an electrical cabinet, the sketches show up for the labels and look correct, but in the right view, they "bleed" through to the other side. I can toggle the "View Sketches" and it removes all the sketches, and the label text no longer shows up. I can individually "hide" the sketches for each label in each view, but again this is not practical due to the number of labels and drawing views.

What are other people doing for machine labels and drawings for them?

Thanks,

David