INSTALLING NEW FONT
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Topic: INSTALLING NEW FONT
Posted By: AnnieC
Subject: INSTALLING NEW FONT
Date Posted: 02.Feb.2011 at 20:05
| PLEASE HELP. I am trying to install a new .shx font in autoCAD 2011. I have copied the font into my autocad fonts file but it is not installing or coming up on the style window. The compile command does not work either for this extension... |
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Posted By: HAWDesigner
Date Posted: 02.Feb.2011 at 20:13
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I don't do this very often, but according to http://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/how-to-install-a-new-font-in-autocad-tip7444 - Tip# 7444 , you have done all you need to. Unless there is an error with the Font, it should work fine. Have you rebooted AutoCAD? ------------- -- R. Williams AutoCAD 2010 Certified Professional <!-- If all else fails hit F1 --> <<AutoCAD 2009 |
Posted By: AnnieC
Date Posted: 02.Feb.2011 at 20:13
| i have rebooted autoCAD and the whole computer. I will try again... |
Posted By: HAWDesigner
Date Posted: 02.Feb.2011 at 20:19
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If you've already rebooted, there should be no need to do that again. Are you sure there are no errors in the SHX font file? ------------- -- R. Williams AutoCAD 2010 Certified Professional <!-- If all else fails hit F1 --> <<AutoCAD 2009 |
Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 02.Feb.2011 at 22:36
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Are you sure it is a font file and not a shape file? AutoCAD 2011? Is it 32-bit or 64-bit? What OS are you running? Is it 32-bit or 64-bit? ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> |
Posted By: AnnieC
Date Posted: 03.Feb.2011 at 01:50
| it is 32 bit and i am running Windows xp (through a dual operating system on a MAC... ) |
Posted By: Rikky
Date Posted: 03.Feb.2011 at 07:49
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I just instaled the new font in control panel... And AutoCAD just take this over...
Only thing you have to do is reboot AutoCAD... ------------- Autodesk Certified Engineer: ACE 3D Designer AutoCAD 2011 professional |
Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 03.Feb.2011 at 11:50
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Can you post the font? I'd like to try and load it into my AutoCAD 2011. Thanks. ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> |
Posted By: AnnieC
Date Posted: 03.Feb.2011 at 15:10
| Hi john.. here are the fonts.. they are eduardian script and Helivitica http://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/uploads/20110203_151009_fonts.zip - uploads/20110203_151009_fonts.zip |
Posted By: AnnieC
Date Posted: 03.Feb.2011 at 15:13
| The only fonts i can install from my control panel are true type fonts. It does not show up shx font so that i can select it and download it into windows. |
Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 03.Feb.2011 at 15:17
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Annie:
Did you try putting the fonts in the AutoCAD Font folder initially or were you trying to load them from another location (the Desktop)? ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> |
Posted By: AnnieC
Date Posted: 03.Feb.2011 at 15:23
| Yes of course... i put them in the autocad fonts folder but i just copied them into the fonts folder. I did not install or do anything else. I would like to verify which folder it is ... i copied them in c:/program files/autodesk/autocad2011/fonts.. i dont think there are any other autocad fonts folders... I did a search and copied them into a few other fonts folders. The windows fonts folder however, i am unable to install them. |
Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 03.Feb.2011 at 15:28
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The fonts do not have to be "installed" like TrueType fonts are. I've had partial success. I can use the Helvetica style font. No luck yet with the other. Not sure why that would be. I got the ES.shx to work. Not sure why it worked the second time. All I did was rename the shx file from ES to Eduardian. Funny thing is when I scrolled through the list I have another entry for Eduardian Script ITC which I do not recall seeing the first time. Maybe I've gone blind and don't realize yet. ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> |
Posted By: HAWDesigner
Date Posted: 03.Feb.2011 at 15:48
Well, there's your problem right there.  ------------- -- R. Williams AutoCAD 2010 Certified Professional <!-- If all else fails hit F1 --> <<AutoCAD 2009 |
AnnieC wrote:Posted By: AnnieC
Date Posted: 03.Feb.2011 at 16:02
| THE HELVITICA worked when i renamed it but the eduardian did not... huh |
Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 03.Feb.2011 at 16:06
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I'd post an image of both of them taken as a screen shot from my monitor but the feature set here re: images is rather cumbersome and the results are poor.
What did you rename ES.shx as? ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> |
Posted By: AnnieC
Date Posted: 03.Feb.2011 at 16:09
| I renamed it as eduardian... however, i opened my old autocad that has the font and it is named as es.shx in the file but in CAD under the "style" command, it lists as eduardian script ITC |
Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 03.Feb.2011 at 16:14
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Then I would recommend renaming it the same and see what happens. The ES font is kind of nice looking. I'm not a big fan of the Helv font however. I have a Helvo.shx that is sans serif and open on the interior (no additional lines) that I use for our company logo. Even when it is reduced in size it prints clearly. What I'm afraid of when using fonts that consist of multiple lines is that they will bleed into each other when the drawing is reduced and it will look like a black blob. Can't be too careful with appearances, right? ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> |