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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 Single-View Drawings (Model Space)
- Create Multiple-View Drawing Layouts (Paper Space)
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Work with Object Properties
- Work with Layers
- Work with Colors
- Work with Linetypes
- Control Lineweights
- Control the Display Properties of Certain 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
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with Blocks
- Create and Modify Blocks
- Add Behaviors to Blocks (Dynamic Blocks)
- Overview of Dynamic Blocks
- Quick Start to Creating Dynamic Blocks
- Create and Edit Dynamic Blocks
- Add Action Parameters to Dynamic Blocks
- Work with 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
- Prepare Drawings for Plotting and Publishing
- Quick Start to Saving Settings for Plotting and Publishing
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Overview of Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for 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
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Use the Layout Wizard to Specify Layout Settings
- Import PCP or PC2 Settings into a Layout
- Create and Use Named Page Setups
- Plot Drawings
- Quick Start to Plotting
- 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
- Publish Drawings
- Prepare Drawings for Plotting and Publishing
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Import Other File Formats
- Attach Files as Underlays
- Attach Raster Image Files
- Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications
- Access External Databases
- Collaborate with Others
- Protect and Sign Drawings
- Use the Internet for Collaboration
- Use Markups for Design Review
- Render Drawings
- Glossary
- Index
Each line in the font mapping file contains the name of a font file (with no
file extension or path) followed by a semicolon (;) and the name of the
substitute font file. The substitute file name includes a file extension such as
.ttf.
A font mapping file is an ordinary ASCII text file with a .fmp extension. The
default font mapping file is acad.fmp for AutoCAD, and acadlt.fmp for AutoCAD
LT. You can change the font assignments in a font mapping file using any
ASCII text editor.
For example, you could use the following entry in a font map file to specify
that the timesnr.pfb font file be substituted with the times.ttf font file:
timesnr;times.ttf
The following table shows the font substitution rules used if a font file cannot
be located when a drawing is opened.
Font substitution
Fourth map-
ping order
Third mapping or-
der
Second mapping
order
First mapping or-
der
File exten-
sion
Windows substitutes
a similar font
Use font defined in
text style
Use font mapping
table
.ttf
Prompt for new
font
Use FONTALTUse font defined in
text style
Use font mapping
table
.shx
Prompt for new fontUse FONTALTUse font mapping
table
.pfb
Display Proxy Fonts
For third-party or custom SHX fonts that have no TrueType equivalent, one
of several different TrueType fonts called proxy fonts is substituted. In the
In-Place Text Editor, proxy fonts look different from the fonts they represent
to indicate that the proxy fonts are substitutions for the fonts used in the
drawing.
Custom SHX fonts do not appear in the Font list on either the Text Editor
Ribbon Contextual Tab or the Text Formatting toolbar. If you want to format
characters by assigning one of these fonts, first create a text style that uses the
font and then apply that text style to the characters.
To specify a font mapping file
1 Click Tools menu ➤ Options.
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