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A TrueType font library that provides drafting and other CAD symbols

It's currently impossible to create a text element in MicroStation that contains a drafting symbol (such as a center line).  A drafting TrueType font library would solve that problem.  MicroStation text could include the drafting symbol along with other glyphs.  A TrueType font is installed in Windows' fonts folder and becomes available to all apps. on that computer.  No only MicroStation, but other apps., such as Word, could understand and display that same text.

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  • There are font design tools, such as Fontlab's.  You can create a new font library using those tools.  That is, we would have a library of fonts available in Windows including the usual Arial, Times Roman, etc., with the addition of Drafting Fonts (or whatever you want to call it).

    Installing a TrueType font library on Windows is very simple: double-click the TTF library, install, and start using!

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  • There are font design tools, such as Fontlab's.  You can create a new font library using those tools.  That is, we would have a library of fonts available in Windows including the usual Arial, Times Roman, etc., with the addition of Drafting Fonts (or whatever you want to call it).

    Installing a TrueType font library on Windows is very simple: double-click the TTF library, install, and start using!

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