topic Re: architectural fonts ( sorry kinda laimen i know) in Documentation

architectural fonts ( sorry kinda laimen i know)

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:07:49 GMT

Can somebody tell me where to go to get good architectural style fonts. I downloaded one and it either is not able to read it or the font just bites. I am a new user to the program and am trying to get a uniform, organized method to all this madness.
Thanks.

Re: architectural fonts ( sorry kinda laimen i know)

Eduardo Rolon — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 22:35:25 GMT

Remember that if you share your files with other users they have to have a copy of your font. That is why I keep using Arial for my CD's, since everybody has it (mac+win).

Re: architectural fonts ( sorry kinda laimen i know)

Jefferson — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 23:45:50 GMT

Hey Dfish

I spent countless hours combing Google for something "architectural" looking. On the other hand the look of your work in the end, is up to you and your aversion to CADD looking output is something I can relate to. In retrospect I might have been better off to just purchase them...........[objectsonline, 3Dfusion,etc.]

here are some links, get a beer and some chips you'll be a while:

http://www.1001freefonts.com/fonts/newfonts.htm
http://www.acidfonts.com/
http://www.pcfonts.com/index.php

Good luck!

Re: architectural fonts ( sorry kinda laimen i know)

Erika Epstein — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 03:15:17 GMT

For free with archicad are the True Type " Architext Fonts" fonts.

Re: architectural fonts ( sorry kinda laimen i know)

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 22:38:46 GMT

Are the folders associated with the free arhitext font only available in the US version as my our version (Aus) seems to be very limited in that respect.

Re: architectural fonts ( sorry kinda laimen i know)

Jefferson — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 22:47:24 GMT

G'Day Ed

check your private mail

Re: architectural fonts ( sorry kinda laimen i know)

Djordje — Thu, 05 Aug 2004 16:03:13 GMT

Erika wrote:
For free with archicad are the True Type " Architext Fonts" fonts.

How fair ... the cheapest license and the most addons.

Great!

Re: architectural fonts ( sorry kinda laimen i know)

Stress Co_ — Sun, 29 Aug 2004 03:57:21 GMT

For a price........ Here are a few good fonts.

http://www.will-harris.com/store-fontforest.htm

Re: architectural fonts ( sorry kinda laimen i know)

Anonymous — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 04:40:05 GMT

How does one go about "installing" these ArchiCAD Architectural Vector fonts so that Archicad shows these as the choices for text, dims, etc ?? Or is this only for replacing fonts in Plotmaker ?

When I tried to copy them to the Windows font folder I got an error message that they were unacceptable.

TIA

Naftali

WinXPHome

Re: architectural fonts ( sorry kinda laimen i know)

Steve Jepson — Thu, 16 Sep 2004 15:41:17 GMT

The Architectural font I like best is from SoftPlan. It's called SPHAND. Download some demos of different CAD software and you will get lots of fonts.

Also, try this site it has some good ones, including MrHand.
http://members.aol.com/FontForest/Fonts.html

Re: architectural fonts ( sorry kinda laimen i know)

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 04:33:17 GMT

These guys have architectural fonts...

http://www.objectsonline.com/arc/

Re: architectural fonts ( sorry kinda laimen i know)

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Oct 2004 16:13:18 GMT

I'm with Naftali here. I have just installed 9, upgraded from 7. We have a font we have been using since 6.5. I don't know where to place said font to be accessible in 9. When we upgraded to 7 I don't think I had to do anything to relocate the font.

Jon

Re: architectural fonts ( sorry kinda laimen i know)

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Oct 2004 19:27:43 GMT

JonK wrote:
I'm with Naftali here. I have just installed 9, upgraded from 7. We have a font we have been using since 6.5. I don't know where to place said font to be accessible in 9. When we upgraded to 7 I don't think I had to do anything to relocate the font.

Jon

Be sure and locate font that you wish to be accessible from all user accounts and all programs in the HD/Library/Fonts not the library in your user folder.

Re: architectural fonts ( sorry kinda laimen i know)

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Oct 2004 20:35:59 GMT

Millard,
That is what I would expect as well.
The font is there : HD/Library/Fonts
It is also here : HD/System Folder/Fonts
And here : HD/System/Library/Fonts

The file type of the font is a "font suitcase". It doesn't seem to me that
that would be an issue, as others of the same type seem to work. Is it possible that certain fonts don't work in 9? Or am I just missing something?

Re: architectural fonts ( sorry kinda laimen i know)

Ted Taylor — Thu, 28 Oct 2004 13:42:31 GMT

Jon,

Did you check the fonts in the "Font Book" Application to see if they were showing up there. If showing, were they enabled?

Re: architectural fonts ( sorry kinda laimen i know)

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Nov 2004 19:27:39 GMT

No "Font Book" application on this machine. Must be a PC thing. Anyone out there have any other suggestions?

Jon

Re: architectural fonts ( sorry kinda laimen i know)

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Nov 2004 20:29:46 GMT

JonK wrote:
No "Font Book" application on this machine. Must be a PC thing. Anyone out there have any other suggestions?

Jon

Font Book is part of OSX 10.3 (Panther). Definitely not a Windows App.

Re: architectural fonts ( sorry kinda laimen i know)

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Nov 2004 04:24:55 GMT

Fontbook is in OSX.3, under Finder>Applications.

Re: architectural fonts ( sorry kinda laimen i know)

Anonymous — Sun, 07 Nov 2004 09:54:01 GMT

Naftali wrote:
How does one go about "installing" these ArchiCAD Architectural Vector fonts so that Archicad shows these as the choices for text, dims, etc ?? Or is this only for replacing fonts in Plotmaker ?

When I tried to copy them to the Windows font folder I got an error message that they were unacceptable.

TIA

Naftali

WinXPHome

Still waiting for an answer from Windows users

Naftali

WinXPhome SP2

Re: architectural fonts ( sorry kinda laimen i know)

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 15:28:41 GMT

I am running OS 10.2.8, so I guess I predate the Font Book app. This font we use works fine in AC 7.0 under the same OS. Any other suggestions as to where I might need to place the font to have it function in AC9.