romanS_iv25 vs romanS_iv50

[blessing86]

Can anyone please tell me the difference between these two fonts?

[todd_cannon]

I believe the only difference is that the romanS_iv50 has a little thicker lineweight. I don't particularly like the iv fonts because you can't seem to control visual properties in them like true type fonts. Hope this helps you.

Cheers,

Todd

[mcgyvr]

Those are Autocad fonts..

I don't see any difference in them.. But I haven't tried printing them either..

[blessing86]

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@todd_cannon wrote:

I believe the only difference is that the romanS_iv50 has a little thicker lineweight. I don't particularly like the iv fonts because you can't seem to control visual properties in them like true type fonts. Hope this helps you.

Cheers,

Todd

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Doesn't the "TT" symbol next to the font indicate a "true type"? Inventor and AutoCAD both have them with the TT symbol next to it.

-Chris

[todd_cannon]

It's been awhile so, maybe they are truetype fonts. What I can remember when we tried those exact fonts were that they don't seem to honor the layer settings and therefore the lineweight does not print or display the same as it does in AutoCAD. Try the normal romanS font and see if it works for you.

Cheers,

Todd

[kelly.young · Accepted solution]

Hello @blessing86 I placed the two fonts in a drawing, it appears that _iv50 is a tiny bit smaller in width and height. 

Is there something more you are trying to do with the fonts? 

Please select the Accept Solution button if a post solves your issue or answers your question.

[blessing86]

@kelly.young Thank you for the image. I'm just trying to establish a standard for my company and wanted a confirmed explanation.

Thank you again!

[luisjaviergomez]

It is possible that in the last windows actualization, romas iv25 and romans iv50 fonts lost. When I open my projects, where I were using this fonts, the field font in the dimension style is empty. How can a I fix these issue ?

[jsmith10]

You might try the following: 

I've taken to setting my fonts to TrueType (instead of using AutoCAD .SHX fonts) when I use text or dimensioning commands.  I include the following lines in my acad.lsp file, which I've set to opening every time I start a drawing. 
(command ".-style" "Standard" "simplex_IV25.ttf" "0" "1" "0" "n" "n")
(command ".-style" "Romans" "romans_IV25.ttf" "0" "1" "0" "n" "n")
(SETVAR "TEXTSTYLE" "Romans")

These lines establish these two styles as the default for new drawings and will also replace any existing .SHX fonts titled "Standard" or "Romans" in an existing dwg with the TrueType equivalent fonts. 
I started doing this because TrueType fonts appearance is more consistent, and because the resulting text objects are more compatible with--and can be manipulated within--PDF files.

Also, it's no longer the 80s. An awkward, limited 3K SHX font is no longer needed to serve as an alternative to system fonts to conserve memory on a computer.  And we're no longer using pen plotters.  AutoCAD only includes the SHX fonts for backward compatibility with old drawings.