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October 27, 2025
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how to use specified font when extrude words

  • October 27, 2025
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I am ready to engrave some words on a surface using extrude function. The code list below, but seems the specified font did not  work. I checked the feature created by this function, the font is still font3D. How can I use other font?

 

double height = 10.0;
pfcPoint2D_ptr firstCorner = wfcCreatePoint2D(-25.00, -25.00);
double length = 48.764;
pfcPoint2D_ptr secondCorner = wfcCreatePoint2D(-25.00 + length, -25.00 + height);
 
wfcSectionEntityText_ptr text = wfcSectionEntityText::Create(firstCorner,secondCorner,content);
 
text->SetFontName("cgomg"); // use font cgomg
wfcSectionEntity_ptr textEntity = wfcSectionEntity::cast(text);
 
sketch->AddEntity(textEntity);
 
sketch->SetIntentManagerMode(true);
sketch->SetIntentManagerMode(false);
 
 
/* Redefining the feature */
extruFeat->RedefineFeature(0, extractedTree, featOpts, regenInstr);

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tbraxton
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tbraxton22-Sapphire II
22-Sapphire II
October 27, 2025

One possibility may be that the font is not stored in the proper location to be called. Creo stores TTF in a directory and not in models. Is the font you are referencing saved in the font directory and loaded?

https://support.ptc.com/help/creo_schematics/r9.0/en/index.html#page/schematics/install_guide/c_sysadmin_7.html 

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    vnamboodheriCommunity Manager
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    November 3, 2025

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    WP_141044643-NewcomerAuthor
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    November 6, 2025

    Sorry for a long time delay.
    In fact, the problem has been troubling me along.
    I checked the support info below:
    https://support.ptc.com/help/creo_schematics/r9.0/en/index.html#page/schematics/install_guide/c_sysadmin_7.html 

    It seems Creo can use fonts provided by PTC,  and other ttf fonts with settings of pro_font_dir.

    I tried several ways to solve the issue.

    1, use CG Omega in the table, and switched the name like "cgomg", "CG Omega", or "ccgomg.ttf",  no works.

    2, set pro_font_dir as C:\Windows\Fonts\, and then set  windows font name , like "simhei", no works either.

    I checked the feature created by this function, the font is still font3D.

    No progress yet.

     

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