topic Re: Why does some text / multileader text look "bold" and others don't? in AutoCAD Forum

Why does some text / multileader text look "bold" and others don't?

tellis — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 15:31:25 GMT

So I can make 2 identical multileaders based off the same style, but one almost looks bold in CAD while the other is normal. When they print, they seem to appear fine but in CAD they look off. Anyone run into this?

Re: Why does some text / multileader text look "bold" and others don't?

Moshe-A — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 15:14:32 GMT

@tellis ,

post a sample dwg

Re: Why does some text / multileader text look "bold" and others don't?

imadHabash — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 15:17:51 GMT

i think that it may need to check your UCS orientation to be world , maybe !

Re: Why does some text / multileader text look "bold" and others don't?

pendean — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 15:28:14 GMT

Red this from Autodesk https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Text-appears-bolder-than-expected.html

Re: Why does some text / multileader text look "bold" and others don't?

Kent1Cooper — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 15:30:21 GMT

.TTF fonts tend to "look" bolder on-screen with width factors other than 1, and when not "viewed head-on" [@imadHabash's suggestion is about that]. But as you say, they don't print differently.

Re: Why does some text / multileader text look "bold" and others don't?

tellis — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 15:32:08 GMT

I did see this but this applies to text only, not mutlileaders as far as I can tell.