The problem to address:
We don't use SHX fonts in our office, However we do work with consultants that work exclusively in Autocad. We often need to insert their drawings into our plans for both coordination and final design development. Because the majority of our consultants use eastern languages in their drawing, They use SHX fonts in their drawings. When inserting their drawings into Archicad either as an external reference or an inserted drawing, Archicad requests the location of the Missing SHX font. This is a one time option. If the font is incorrectly mapped, or skipped, Archicad Caches this response for ALL TIME, and all future projects. Over the years, this can get to the point where no consultant drawing will ever import correctly.
I have been informed, multiple times to remove the reference, save and restart Archicad and reinsert the drawing to get the option to re-reference the SHX file. This is only works when dealing with SHX linetypes / linework. SHX Fonts do not trigger the same option for re-mapping.
The Idea for the Wishlist:
Ideal solution 1. A SHX manager where you can re-map the fonts or linetype/linework files in the cache.
Stop gap solution 2. A way to reset the cache so that all fonts get remapped (with the understanding that this will cause untold fun for older projects).
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