tangency and importing dxf files

[mark]

Hello,

I'm using a trial version of FontCreator to see if it will fill our need. I have 2 questions:

1. Is there a way to make glyph contours perfectly tangent?

2. Alternatively, is there a way to import a dxf file to be used as the glyph boundary? I can easily make dxf files with the tangency I need.

(Backgroud to my questions: I'm trying to create fonts to be used in CREO, a 3d modeling software. The glyph boundary curves have to be tangent to work properly in CREO and ultimately be exported to a CNC machine to engrave the letters.)

Thanks for the help.

Mark

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

The Standard and Professional editions of FontCreator include the font validation feature. This will fix the curves so that there are no off-curve extreme co-ordinates.

PDF or Adobe Illustrator files can be imported to FontCreator.

[mark]

So dxf files are a no go. It seemed that way, but I wanted to make sure.

I will check out the font validation feature and let you know if it works for me.

Thanks for the quick reply.

[mark]

The validation feature pointed out points that could be an issue, but it didn't tell me anything about tangency. I'm going to submit a help ticket through the website. Thanks for your help though.

Mark

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

I attach some test files exported from a project I am working on in Serif DrawPlus X8. They are in a 7-Zip archive (a free application well worth getting if you work with fonts as they compress much better than with standard zip).

• DXF format won't import
• PDF format imports OK
• EPS format imports OK

Vector import has some limitations. You will need to fix the direction of some contours after importing, and resize the glyph to suit your needs.

[Erwin Denissen]

1. Is there a way to make glyph contours perfectly tangent?

In point mode select all points, then right-click and select the Smooth... feature. See:
http://www.high-logic.com/fontcreator/m ... oints.html