User Guide

You have two options: Easy and Advanced.
3. Choose “Easy” and keep the default Curve fit of “5.”
The tighter you set a curve fit, the more points will be
placed on your character. By having more points, the
tracing will more closely resemble the original image.
However, too many points will consume unnecessary
memory without appreciably improving the accuracy of
your path. It is better to use as few points as possible to
get the shape you desire.
When the Tracing progress dialog box finishes generating,
you will have a completely traced character in the
Outline Window.
You can cancel the tracing operation at any time by clicking
on the Cancel button or by typing Command-period, or Esc
on the PC.
Advanced tracing options
Fontographer’s Advanced tracing mode offers some
specific options.
Curve fit
Choosing an item from this pop-up will set all the other
controls in the dialog to recommended settings for Loose,
Normal, or Tight fit. Try changing the value of this pop-up a
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