Font Point Size

[Anonymous]

In AutoCAD 2005 LT how do I change the font size from measurement size to point size, similar to Microsoft Word?
Is this different/better in AutoCAD LT 2006.

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

AutoCAD (drafting program) does not do point size like Word (a word
processor), you use 'old-school' drafting sizing for text.

There are plenty of free internet content to give you tips and drafting tips
on sizes, as well as books on the topic of drafting and text (like Wiley's
Architectural Graphics Standards and others from other industries), as well
as items you can buy like http://www.cadcard.com

If you have specific questions, please post them, otherwise it's just a
matter of getting to know some drafting 'rules' and tips.

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Dean Saadallah
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[Anonymous]

1 inch = 72 points.
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wrote in message news:4910588@discussion.autodesk.com...
In AutoCAD 2005 LT how do I change the font size from measurement size to
point size, similar to Microsoft Word?
Is this different/better in AutoCAD LT 2006.

[Anonymous]

That's only 11/16", it's 96points=1inch, which makes
10-12point body text still readable.

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Dean Saadallah
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http://www.pendean.com/lt
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[Anonymous]

Dean,

I beg to differ. 72 points per inch is correct.

From http://www.hypermaths.org/quadibloc/other/cnvint.htm:

"When dealing with a laser printer, or, for that matter, an IBM
Selectric Composer, a point is exactly what it tends to be thought of as
being nominally: 1/72nd of an inch, or 0.01388888...89 inches.

However, with printer's type, a point is slightly different: 0.013837
inches (or 0.03514598 centimeters). And Linotype machines work to a
point which is 0.014 inches (or 0.03556 centimeters) in size. (This
point is descended from the 0.0137 inch point of Fournier and the 0.0138
inch point of Nelson C. Hawks.)"

Martin

Dean Saadallah wrote:
> That's only 11/16", it's 96points=1inch, which makes
> 10-12point body text still readable.
>

[Anonymous]

Nope. One inch = 12 picas; one pica = 6 points; therefore, one inch = 6x12
= 72 points. Look it up (or Google it).
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"Dean Saadallah" wrote in message
news:4911007@discussion.autodesk.com...
That's only 11/16", it's 96points=1inch, which makes
10-12point body text still readable.

[Anonymous]

Oops, sorry, that's 12 points = one pica, 6 picas = one inch ... but it's
still 72 points per inch.
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"Paul Turvill" wrote in message
news:4911156@discussion.autodesk.com...
Nope. One inch = 12 picas; one pica = 6 points; therefore, one inch = 6x12
= 72 points. Look it up (or Google it).

[Anonymous]

How about a field test:

1. Windows Wordpad, type a something at 72points. Print.
Change to 96points. Print.

2. AutoCAD, Paperspace, type same word, 1inch high. Plot.

Compare printed sheets. 96points=1inch here.
Attached are my PDFs (I expect a slight distortion here, but
it gets the point across, no pun intended).

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Dean Saadallah
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[Anonymous]

Borrowing heavily from a period movie....

Print me the points 🙂

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Dean Saadallah
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[Anonymous]

72 points does equal one inch. The problem is everybody (here, at least) thinks the letters are 72 points tall. As the link below shows, the point size refers to the distance from the bottom of one line to the bottom of the next line, making the size of the letter less than the point size.

http://www.oberonplace.com/dtp/fonts/fontsize.htm

So, a letter at 96 points may be the same size as a letter at 1", but that doesn't change the fact that 72 points = 1 inch.

As far as the original question and how to convert point size to actual letter height, I don't know. Maybe 1:96 is the ratio. It certainly appears to be close.

[Anonymous]

Line spacing vs. actual size. Thanks for the clarification,
that's more DTP formatting and it makes sense.

So, in AutoCAD, not a DTP program, 1=96 would be correct for
the way most of us use AutoCAD and AutoCAD based text and
text sizing. Which goes back to my original reply of not
using POINTS for text in drafting.

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Dean Saadallah
Add-on products for LT
http://www.pendean.com/lt
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[Anonymous]

Boyette:
You will never know how much time your message saved me. I was given a project that involved using Photoshop CS4 and I was not getting how the text size was being set. I'd enter 0.10" text height and the plot would be show that same text as much lower. I thought I was going completely nuts, then I read your comments about point size to inches and BINGO I had the answer.
Thank you SO MUCH for your comments, I was about ready to re-install all my fonts and re-install Photoshop , now EVERYTHING is BEAUITFULL.
Regards,
Louis