topic Re: Text style displaying as question mark in AutoCAD Forum

Text style displaying as question mark

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 12:25:39 GMT

Hi,

I am having old auto cad file which was given by some Japanese company. when i am opening the file some test are showing and other text are showing as question mark. I have did some google search and not able to solve the issue

Re: Text style displaying as question mark

dbroad — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 12:30:25 GMT

You need the font that supports those characters. Trouble is that, once you do that, you will to hire someone who can read Japanese.

See this:

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Fonts-not-being-displayed-as-expected-in-AutoCAD.html

Re: Text style displaying as question mark

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 12:38:57 GMT

Hi,

i cant able to find any missing font in the STYLE tab. All the fonts are available and no error showing in the

Re: Text style displaying as question mark

dbroad — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 13:17:24 GMT

The file may have been messed with. Try changing the standard font from txt to an asian font.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/documentation/ACD/2014/ENU/files/GUID-CBC3F683-06F3-4B9C-8747-D01F3C262956-htm.html