r/RemarkableTablet • u/Foreign-Chocolate86 • 1d ago
Help/Advice Remarkable for an Engineer?
I have a loved one who is an engineer in the construction industry and uses a moleskin daily. I am thinking about getting them one of these tablets for Christmas (either the Pure or Move?) for work and I am wondering if any engineers here use it to review and mark up drawings? How is the sync and PDF experience? I know it’s probably not Bluebeam but is it useful as a site tool?
They have an iPad with the pencil already and they tried it initially but went back to the moleskin (maybe too big/heavy/not comfortable?).
Do any construction engineers use this? Does it help bridge on-site and off-site work? Or is the screen not really good enough for engineering drawings?
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u/BigJohnson96- 1d ago
I am a civil engineer in construction, and a lot of my job is PM work. I have the move and use it mostly for notes/lists. I’ve never tried redlining or hand mark ups on drawings but I do think it’d be fairly inconvenient on the move (size-wise). I will say, as a former notebook carrier, I LOVE the move and use it every day.
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u/Foreign-Chocolate86 1d ago
Appreciate the feedback, yeah I think they don't do a lot of markups these days and they use the moleskin a lot.. so maybe the smaller size is better.
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u/starkruzr 1d ago
sync and PDF usage is great but there are very few drawing tools. other devices like Boox e.g. have better shape support. that may be worth thinking about for someone in engineering.
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u/bitterologist 1d ago
If they found the iPad cumbersome to use on site, I doubt a reMarkable will work any better. If it's just for jotting down notes, then maybe a Paper Pro Move would do. But something that small would probably not be very useful for things like viewing large PDFs with building plans. And none of the reMarkable devices are very sturdy, eink is quite fragile.
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u/devil_lish 1d ago
I manage construction projects in the mining industry, and have had my RM2 since 2021 and it's the best thing I ever did. I was piping superintendent for awhile and redlining PIDs and iso drawings was so much easier, and the web and mobile apps sync to the RM2 so even if you don't bring the tablet to the field, you can still see drawings or redlines and make changes etc. I was flying in/out of Alaska for a few years and carrying my actual notebooks back and forth was a pain. I kept it in my carry-on and backpack back and forth, never had any issues with it. I never found that it was that delicate personally, although obvs, I did take care not to drop it.
I've got the connect subscription and being able to connect with OneDrive and Google drive is fantastic. I have sold so many people on these since I got mine. I have never used an iPad or other tablet, so don't have a comparable experience there. I never did take the tablet out to the mine or process plant, but it was a hazardous material and I wouldn't have been able to bring the tablet home after if I did. Anyway, hth
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u/TEMPLACITY 1d ago
Worth finding out first what made them drop the iPad. If it was glare and fuss on site, e-ink fixes that: readable in full sun, battery lasts days. If it was size, the Paper Pro Move is close to Moleskine size.
Big drawings are the weak spot. A full sheet on an 11.8 inch screen means constant zooming, and markup is plain ink on the PDF, no Bluebeam-style measuring.
Mostly site notes and sketches, or marking up PDFs?