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Replacing TrueType fonts in an opened .DWG file with faster SHX fonts.

DWG drawings (e.g. from Inventor) can contain many texts created in text styles based on TrueType fonts (TTF). You can easily and automatically replace such fonts with faster fonts in the SHX format with the "font mapping" function in AutoCAD.

The font mapping definition is stored in the ACAD.FMP file (or in another file set in the FONTMAP variable). Open this file in your text editor (e.g. Notepad) - it is placed by default in your local Support folder (see Tip 2903) - and append the required mapping to it. E.g. to replace the TrueType font "Arial Black" with "Simplex.SHX" add the line:

ARIBLK.TTF;SIMPLEX.SHX

The TTF file name for a particular font can be found e.g. in the Fonts applet in Windows Control Panel.

Save the FMP file and restart AutoCAD.

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17.2.2005 18255x

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applies to: AutoCAD · AutoCAD LT · AutoCAD Mechanical · Mechanical Desktop · Inventor ·

See also:
Tip 6976:	How to add a TrueType font into AutoCAD?
Tip 6148:	How to copy AutoCAD fonts to a new machine?
Tip 4545:	Where to find the ARIAL.SHX font file?
Tip 4290:	How to write Hebrew texts in AutoCAD?
Tip 4034:	Where to download Czech fonts for AutoCAD?

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