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Jo_shi3-Newcomer
3-Newcomer
October 25, 2019
Question

Changing Default Drawing Font in Creo 4.0

  • October 25, 2019
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Hello,

we just switched from Creo 3.0 to Creo 4.0 and like to use the new isonormlt-regular.ttf as default_annotation_font and iso as symbol_font. These defintions are set up in a .dtl file which we assign to the ASM, PRT and DRW. Unfortunately the new font is used in the drawing for the text but not for the symbols:

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  • On drawings newly created under Creo 4.0, the appearance is correct.
  • In existing parts and assemblies, the representation is also correct when I go to edit the measurement.

Any ideas are welcome!


Kind regards,

Joshua

2 replies

KenFarley
KenFarley21-Topaz II
21-Topaz II
October 25, 2019

In the default settings file (drwsetup.dtl) there are a couple of settings I have:

default_font isofont
symbol_font legacy

So, I'm using isofont for all my text, and by designating "legacy", I get the "old style" symbols, not the new weird looking ones. I don't know if you can specify a particular font for the symbols, I guess you could try. I just don't know if symbols are handled as a simple "font" designation, or something special. I'm tempted to think the latter.

You could do a search on this forum for "font" or something like that and you'll probably see other discussions of this, since it was kind of a problem for a lot of people.

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Constantin15-Moonstone
15-Moonstone
March 26, 2021

Hi Ken,

symbol_font iso or asme does not only affect the looks. It will also give you an extended symbol geallery with a lot of the new ISO GPS symbols.
But also it will give you the same stroke width as the ISO font for text.
What is it that makes you call the new symbols 'weired'? Honest question.

KenFarley
KenFarley21-Topaz II
21-Topaz II
March 26, 2021

The new symbols are, if I recall correctly, "bold" or have very thick lines which made them look strange, especially when used in line with normal text. If I remember, this was particularly annoying when printing drawings. In essence, the depiction of the symbols differed enough from the surrounding text that it was an eyesore.

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MartinHanak24-Ruby III
24-Ruby III
October 25, 2019

Hi,

if new drawings are OK and old drawings are "problematic" then check symbol_font option setting in old drawings and reload new dtl file if necessary.

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