Just out of curiousity,
I'm still hesitating to allow "Windows-Fonts" to be used in MicroStation. Reason: Whenever a DGN is exchanged with other companies or PC's that don't have the same fonts installed, there's a higher risk that font appearance changes whenever a font is missing.
Using 1 standardized font_companyname.rsc included in a project minimizes that risk, so I prefer it that way.
How do you guys handle that? Is there a thread discussing this already? (Dont want to hijack this one)
Bigean
Bigean,
on every Windows Machine the TrueType or OpenType Version of Microsoft Arial is installed and can be used in any modern CAD Software.
Despite the apparent typographic restrictions of Arial compared to true CAD fonts (like the ISO or DIN fonts for example) it is our font family of choice for the above reason. Since we adopted it´s usage we no longer have any troubles with fonts in data exchange.
Also, Autodesk delivers it´s fonts as TrueType versions for quite some time. Installing the free Autodesk DWG TrueView utility will provide your Windows System with these fonts; licence coverage inclusive. Considering the importance of DWG for data exchange these might also be a good choice.
For some time I have been urging Bentley to use their influence as Microsoft Partner to have Microsoft include a font like the DIN font (DIN NEXT font family from Linotype for example; www.linotype.com) into the standard Windows font collection. Having a font which ist typographically suitable for technical Drawings (highly legible even in small and compressed variants etc.) would be of great value for all engineering disciplines. How often did you wish you had fonts as versatile as the good old Rotring lettering stencils?
HTH
Gunnar