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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Start and Save Drawings
- Control the Drawing Views
- Organize Drawings and Layouts
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Use Coordinates and Coordinate Systems (UCS)
- Use Dynamic Input
- Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps)
- Restrict Cursor Movement
- Combine or Offset Points and Coordinates
- Specify Distances
- Extract Geometric Information from Objects
- Use a Calculator
- Draw Geometric Objects
- Change Existing Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify Objects
- Modify Complex Objects
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Overview of 3D Modeling
- Create Solids and Surfaces from Lines and Curves
- Create Solids
- Create Surfaces
- Create Meshes
- Create Wireframe Models
- Add 3D Thickness to Objects
- Modify 3D Models
- Create Sections and 2D Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- Tables
- Dimensions and Tolerances
- Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning
- Use Dimension Styles
- Set the Scale for Dimensions
- Create Dimensions
- Modify Existing Dimensions
- Add Geometric Tolerances
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Save Plot Settings as Named Page Setups
- Reuse Named Page Setups
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for a Layout
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Set the Plot Area of a Layout
- Adjust the Plot Offset of a Layout
- Set the Plot Scale for a Layout
- Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout
- Select a Plot Style Table for a Layout
- Set Shaded Viewport and Plot Options for a Layout
- Print or Plot Drawings
- Overview of Plotting
- Use a Page Setup to Specify Plot Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter
- Specify the Area to Plot
- Set Paper Size
- Position the Drawing on the Paper
- Control How Objects Are Plotted
- Preview a Plot
- Plot Files to Other Formats
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Collaborate with Others
- Render Drawings
- Draw 2D Isometric Views
- Add Lighting to Your Model
- Materials and Textures
- Render 3D Objects for Realism
- Glossary
- Index
See also:
■ Substitute Fonts on page 744
Quick Reference
Commands
STYLE
Creates, modifies, or specifies text styles.
Substitute Fonts
A font used in a drawing but that is not currently available on your system is
automatically substituted with another font.
The program accommodates a font that is not currently on your system by
substituting another font.
Specify an Alternate Font
If your drawing specifies a font that is not currently on your system, the font
designated as your alternate font is automatically substituted. By default, the
simplex.shx file is used. If you want to specify a different font, enter the alternate
font file name by changing the FONTALTsystem variable. If you use a text
style that uses a Big Font (or Asian Set), you can map it to another font using
the FONTALT system variable. This system variable uses a default font file
pair: txt.shx and bigfont.shx. For more information, see
Use Text Fonts for
International Work
on page 742.
In previous releases, you could display PostScript
®
fonts in the drawing. Because
later releases cannot display PostScript fonts, Autodesk has supplied TrueType
font equivalents. These PostScript fonts are mapped to the equivalent TrueType
fonts in a font mapping file. Additionally, when a TrueType font is not
available, you can specify a different TrueType font, making sure that the
fonts are similar to avoid text length or wrapping problems.
If the default font does not support the characters you enter using the In-Place
Text Editor (MTEXT command), an alternative font is substituted.
CIF or MIF codes entered with the In-Place Text Editor or with the TEXT
command are now automatically converted to display the actual characters.
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