topic Re: Installing font into AutoCAD in AutoCAD Forum

Installing font into AutoCAD

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 12:10:14 GMT

Good morning,

I have been struggling with the process of using a new font in AutoCAD. I have the font "Adobe Caslon Pro" in Adobe Photoshop and am using a combnination of Photoshop and CAD to design interior signage elevations for our most recent project. I have watched several tutorials on YouTube explaining how to insert a new font into CAD, however, to no result.

These tutorials have mostly been detailing how to install .SHX font files, as well as .TTF files. The font "Adobe Caslon Pro" under my hard drive is listed as a .OTF file. I have apparently still installed these .OTF files into CAD, but this has not yielded the result I am after.

I would GREATLY appreciate some help trying to figure this out. An answer on this post, or a call (216.696.5442 x 402) would be very helpful.

Thank you.

-V.M.T.

Re: Installing font into AutoCAD

rkmcswain — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 12:29:20 GMT

.OTF fonts are not supported in AutoCAD. In other words, your font is not going to work in AutoCAD.

Ref: http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/AutoCAD-doesn-t-recognize-installed-TTF-font.html

Re: Installing font into AutoCAD

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 12:52:12 GMT

Thank you. That is helpful to know. That being said, is there any way to convert .OTF to .TTF?

Re: Installing font into AutoCAD

rkmcswain — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 12:53:28 GMT

First hit on Google.
https://everythingfonts.com/otf-to-ttf

Re: Installing font into AutoCAD

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 14:08:00 GMT

Thank you very much! Had to work through it, but I've got it now.

This was most helpful.

Re: Installing font into AutoCAD

jggerth — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 20:02:03 GMT

well, a lot of OpenType (.OTF) fonts will work in AutoCAD just fine. the ones that fail are ones that are based on Postscript outlines. That's pretty much everything from Adobe.....