AutoCAD Font Support
SolidWorks accurately displays AutoCAD®
fonts when you import DXF/DWG drawing files, even if AutoCAD is not installed
on your computer. SolidWorks has added True Type fonts to support the
most popular AutoCAD fonts. The fonts are mapped using the default mapping
file located at \Data\drawFontMap.txt.
In the default mapping file, the left column lists the AutoCAD SHX or
True Type font from the source drawings. The right column lists the SolidWorks
or Windows True Type font that the AutoCAD drawing text is being mapped
to in the new SolidWorks drawing. You can edit the mapping file as needed.
When mapping additional AutoCAD fonts to SolidWorks or Windows True Type
fonts, note the following:
Both font lists must be the simple font names,
without extensions
The SolidWorks or Windows True Type fonts must
be available in the operating system's \Fonts
directory. (To find the \Fonts
folder, in the Run window, type
%systemroot%\fonts.) If the True
Type font is not available, the SolidWorks drawing document default font
is used.
The SolidWorks or Windows True Type fonts are also available to use
in SolidWorks original documents. When you save SolidWorks documents as
DXF or DWG files, you can use the drawFontMap.txt mapping file to reverse
map any SolidWorks or Windows True Type fonts back into AutoCAD SHX or
True Type fonts. When the drawing files are opened in AutoCAD, the exact
fonts are used - no substitution of default fonts is required. This improves
the visual fidelity of the drawing files.
The following list shows the fonts contained in the default mapping
file.
AutoCAD SHX or True Type Font |
SolidWorks or Windows True Type Font |
complex |
|
gdt |
|
gothice |
|
gothicg |
|
gothici |
|
greekc |
|
greeks |
|
isocp |
|
isocp2 |
|
isocp3 |
|
isoct |
|
isoct2 |
|
isoct3 |
|
italic |
|
italicc |
|
italict |
|
monotxt |
|
romanc |
|
romand |
|
romans |
|
romant |
|
scriptc |
|
scripts |
|
simplex |
|
syastro |
|
symap |
|
symath |
|
symeteo |
|
symusic |
|
txt |
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