Pens for markups 15

[milkshakelake]

What pens are good for markups? Like red, blue, green, and other colors. I need to relay my thoughts to drafters and engineers, and I have a different color for every type of thought (i.e. revise to this text, notes to drafters, calculations, minor drafting error, etc).

I'm currently using Pilot V5 0.5mm pens Link. They're consistent, even, and dark, but tend to jam once in a while. They're also expensive. I was wondering if there's something as good, or better, but is refillable.

I tried ball point pens. They're not as consistent as gel pens. I'm thinking of trying colored pencil leads.

 

[moltenmetal]

FriXion pens are best left in the office too. You may wish to sign a cheque with one, but you certainly want to write the cheque's amount in regular ink!

 

[FACS]

OMG, I wasted a few minutes reading this waste of time, before I realized how much time people waste on meaningless tasks.

I grab a writing instrument and get the job done. The rest of you are going to be left behind while you search for your favorite pen...

 

[jayrod12]

OMG, I wasted a few minutes reading this waste of time, before I realized how much time people waste on meaningless tasks.

I grab a writing instrument and get the job done. The rest of you are going to be left behind while you search for your favorite pen...

Do you feel better now that you've claimed your superiority?

Give your ego a check bud, sometimes we talk about stuff not specifically related to technical items.

 

[truckandbus]

This is a great thread! Reminds me of something i read along the lines of 'engineers are not boring people, they are just interested in boring things'

One of my favourite books is "The Pencil" by Henry Petroski that delves into the history and development of the pencil. My wife and oldest daughter don't understand the attraction but my youngest can hold a decent conversation over the merits of a Ticondaroga Black over standard yellow pencils or a .7mm lead over a .5mm. Taught her how to use a sanding pad to keep her compass leads sharp last night.

 

[btrueblood]

jgkri, what nib is your TWBSI running?

 

[SwinnyGG]

I have a M and an EF. The M is the one filled with 54th.

 

[bacon4life]

Frixion pens are great, although I just pulled my notepad out of the freezer because I had to "unerase" a Frixion pen. Turns out I can't leave my notebook in a hot car on a sunny day.

 

[WiSEiwish]

I like my uni-ball ONYX. They come in red, green, black, and blue. I prefer pens to pencils simply because there is less effort in getting a mark on paper and it looks cleaner. Personal preference.
As an aside, when I mark things up I use red for the things that need to change and green for the things that don't necessarily need to change but are food for thought. I will use black for my own personal thoughts/scratch calcs that can be ignored. My blue pen doesn't write as well as the other colors so I avoid it.

 

[nissan4ever]

I started with colored pencils as that is what everyone used at my job, but eventually switched to fine point pens. My hand writing looks terrible using a dull tip. Even worse if I had to scan and send my mark ups back to a contractor. Also it seems like my pencil sharpener would get lost and no one seemed to have one.

I used to do all red for mark-ups, but that got complicated trying to convey information clearly. In a different job, the department typically used red for additions, green for remove/delete, and blue for general comments. It took some time to adjust, but I found this to be ideal to clearly show corrections. I generally like the G-2 pilot pens as they write extremely well. Also, I did use a green highlighter for remove/delete items as I could cover a larger area of what needed to be removed/deleted. It beats trying scribble over a large area with a fine point pen. From there the designer/cad tech/drafter, would highlight yellow on my mark-ups to ensure that they were addressed.

I never switched to electronic annotations, because it was not easy with the constant zooming in/out.

 

[Ben29]

Papermate Flair Ultra Fine:
Link

 

[controlnovice]

Red pen - corrections.
Blue pen - Suggestions / comments which should be discussed before updating.
Green pen - Comments / notes which are for information only.

We had these colors to be used on drawings listed in our engineering guidelines...and I found the same in the next company I worked....

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This is normally the space where people post something insightful.

 

[MacGyverS2000]

Even in electronic form, colors are useful for markup. This key for design considerations sits on the cover page of every design schematic coming out of my office:

Dan - Owner

http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com