The new Text as Sketch command seems to use most of the fonts on my system as it's source - but not all of them. Can anyone explain why? what type of fonts does it need or why would it omit certain ones? (of course the fonts it omitted were the ones I really wanted to use!)
Is it possible to let us know which fonts you're finding aren't working, and their file extension/format?
In addition to the OpenType font issue you mentioned in another thread, one known limitation is that the Text tool doesn't currently support Datafork TrueType fonts (file extension .dfont), which includes some of the Mac OS X system fonts. If this what you're encountering, let us know. There are some utilities available online which will convert .dfont format fonts to .ttf format. We haven't officially tested this solution, but it might be worth a try if this indeed the limitation you're encountering.
Thanks again, really appreciate you taking the time to give us your feedback on this tool. Let us know if you hit any another problems.
Kind regards,
Jake
Jake Fowler
Principal Experience Designer
Fusion 360
Autodesk
Hi Jake,
I did list comparisons and it's actually quite bad. I only checked A to E but that was 432 fonts on my system (A-Z is 1112!)- and only 232 of those are listed in the Fusion360 Font list
I have attached a PDF listing the font names, if they are in or not and the actual file names.
This is a Windows system and almost all of the files are TTF. There are a 3 OTFs (none on the list, but certainly one does not work) and TTCs (all non-English scripts I don't use)
David.
Hi David,
Many thanks for this detailed investigation - you’re right, something definitely seems up here. My font collection here isn't quite as extensive, but it appears that some of the fonts you're finding unavailable seem to be working OK on my machine, so we’ll have to figure out what’s going on here. I’m forwarding this to the development team & will let you know if I hear any updates.
Many thanks, and apologies for the trouble this is causing,
Jake
Jake Fowler
Principal Experience Designer
Fusion 360
Autodesk