new font as fcn of old

[kggmvmv]

I have a font, and I want to create from it a new font,
that is essentially the same as the original font except that
(a) it is the boldface form, and
(b) the characters are uniformly spaced farther apart
(that is, not just certain pairs).

I’d prefer not to have to
(a) redraw every character to turn it into a boldface version of itself, and
(b) set pair kerning for every possible permutation of two characters.

Yes, I realize that (in general) this could result in an ugly font.
However, having done this transformation manually several times,
I am okay with how it will turn out in this case.

Is there a straightforward way to do this?
Of course, if this is already asked and answered somewhere,
just point me to that.

[Bhikkhu_Pesala]

If you’re using the Professional Edition or the Trial version (the same program but still unlicensed), then see my tutorials on working with transformations and the notes on Font Type in the online help file.

If you have only the Home Edition of FontCreator, there is no easy way to transform glyphs. Even with the Professional Edition it is not as easy as it might appear at first glance, especially if fonts have high contrast between thick and thin strokes. With Sans Serif fonts that have low to medium contrast the results are usually pretty good. This is something that has improved greatly with the latest 5.6 release so update your version first if you’re still using 5.5 or earlier.