topic Re: Font style conversion in Collaboration with other software

Font style conversion

jkershaw — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 23:39:56 GMT

I'm using AC 18 on and iMac 27" running Yosemite.

I'm attempting to create a DWG translator that will export fonts correctly. I used the font-style conversion table to do this, but it's still coming out incorrectly. I suspect I need to create a DWG template that further specifies what those styles translate into when opened in AutoCAD, but I have no idea how to do so.

What am I missing?

Thanks!

Re: Font style conversion

jkershaw — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 23:40:47 GMT

here's the image in archicad

Re: Font style conversion

jkershaw — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 23:41:21 GMT

and the image in AutoCAD

Re: Font style conversion

Barry Kelly — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 01:46:34 GMT

I'm just guessing here and this may be a silly question.
But do you have the 'DA Swiss' fonts available on the machine that you are opening the file on with AutoCAD?

Also can't AutoCAD use Windows Fonts these days?

Barry.

Re: Font style conversion

Link — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 13:44:03 GMT

Try asking for a DXF or DWG from the person you are translating for. Make sure it includes those styles, then attach it as shown below.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Font style conversion

jkershaw — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 20:44:18 GMT

Link wrote:
Try asking for a DXF or DWG from the person you are translating for. Make sure it includes those styles, then attach it as shown below.

Cheers,
Link.

This worked great - thank you!