PCB Editor - True Type Fonts
Created: May 18, 2017 | Updated: September 15, 2017
| Applies to versions: 18.0 and 18.1
Now reading version 18.1. For the latest, read: PCB Editor - True Type Fonts for version 21
Summary
The PCB Editor – True Type Fonts page of the Preferences dialog provides numerous controls relating to the functionality of the True Type Fonts feature within the PCB workspace.
Access
The PCB Editor – True Type Fonts page is accessed by clicking True Type Fonts under the PCB Editor folder in the main Preferences dialog (accessed by clicking the button in the top right corner of the workspace).
Options/Controls
Truetype Fonts Save / Load Options
- Embed TrueType fonts inside PCB documents - TrueType fonts are the fonts installed on your computer. Enable this setting to save the TrueType fonts you have used in your PCB file. This will allow other machines that do not have a specific font to view the design as you have intended.
- Substitution font - The substitution font will replace any TrueType fonts contained in files you open but that are not present on your system. Use the drop-down to select the desired font.