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NX9 - True Type Font 1

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phillpd

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Finally, I'd like to say goodbye to BLOCKFONT.

It's served us well over the last decade or two, but I think now's the time to move on.

My initial thoughts are for Arial, but I'd like to know what other true type fonts people have switched to, and if there are any issues ?

NX 6.0.5.3, NX 9.0.2.5
NX 10 (Testing)
Windows 7 64 (Windows 8.1 Tablet)
 
We're still using BLOCKFONT, so not sure how this will look after plotting. Onscreen, using Arial (and I will assume most of the traditional TTF that have been around for ages), the line thickness is much thinner on all aspects of Feature Contol Frames except the tolerance values and datums (letters and numbers).

Tim Flater
NX Designer
NX 8.0.3.4
Win7 Pro x64 SP1
Intel Xeon 2.53 GHz 6GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 2GB
 
Yes, using virtually any of the TrueType Fonts with NX 8.0, when creating Feature Control Frames, while the alphanumeric items where created using the font specified, the symbols were still being drawn using single stroke fonts (like what BLOCKFONT is). The reason for this is because the standard TrueType Font libraries supplied with Windows did not include the symbology needed for GD&T callouts nor other text-based Drafting symbols, therefore NX reverts to using the older NX standard fonts. However, starting with NX 8.5 we now include a couple of additional TrueType Font libraries which are automatically installed in the Windows font folder when NX is installed. So with NX 8.5 and newer versions of NX, using TrueType Fonts in Drafting, when creating a Feature Control Frame, the system will now utilize these additional new special-purpose symbol libraries for the GD&T symbology.

To show you what I mean, the image below shows the same Feature Control Frames created first in NX 8.0 and then in NX 8.5 (in both cases Arial font was the Drafting font used):

NX80versusNX85GDampTsymbolfont_zps9b71675c.png


So I guess to answer the original question, Arial is probably as good as any font to use with NX Drafting.

John R. Baker, P.E.
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Siemens PLM Software Inc.
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Good to know John - thanks.

Tim Flater
NX Designer
NX 8.0.3.4
Win7 Pro x64 SP1
Intel Xeon 2.53 GHz 6GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 2GB
 
With the CAD system I use, we went to Leroy for the TTF as it is easier to differentiate between a one and lower L and zero and capital O.


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I don't have any problem with distinguishing characters in Arial font, as shown below:

Arial_Font_Comparison_zpsfb41bcfd.png


Besides, the 'Leroy' font is not part of the standard Windows font library and I'm having a hard time even finding a copy that I can download.

John R. Baker, P.E.
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Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
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UG/NX Museum:

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