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Font Reference
Information regarding creating and compiling of fonts for DataCAD. Reference Materials A Somewhat Complete Listing of the SHP File Codes ASCII Key Codes Some helpful DCAL Definitions Font Tools FontCreator TrueType® font editor ( www.high-logic.com ). MainType TrueType® font manager ( www.high-logic.com ). TypeTool TrueType® font editor ( www.fontlab.com ). Font Master Create your own CHR fonts for DataCAD from within DataCAD ( Cheap Tricks Ware ). DataCAD Standard Font Chart Reference chart showing all of the standard DataCAD fonts and their properties, including extended characters. Courtesy of Gary Wheeler (Download PDF or AEC ). CHR2SHP This command-line utility for decompiling DataCAD CHR fonts to SHP format was originally distributed by Tim Hamlett of ArcDraft America around 1994. SHP2CHR This command-line utility for compiling SHP files to DataCAD CHR fonts is included with DataCAD in the \CHR or \Fonts folder. SHP2SHX This command-line utility for compiling SHP files to AutoCAD SHX fonts was originally distributed by Tim Hamlett of ArcDraft America around 1994. SHX2SHP This command-line utility for decompiling AutoCAD SHX fonts to SHP format is a public domain product of Schreiber Instruments Inc. Version 4.0 was published in 1995. User-created font files. ARCWY*.CHR-style DataCAD fonts translated into AutoCAD format. These can be used to ease translation difficulties. This set contains the arcwy2fw, arcwy2gp, arcwy2hc, arcwy2lc, and arcwy2tx fonts. These are identical copies of the standard DataCAD fonts in .SHX format for use with any version of AutoCAD. Created by Patrick B. McConnell. DataCAD versions of standard AutoCAD fonts. Converted by Randy Jack. AutoCAD version of standard DataCAD fonts. Converted by Randy Jack. Check the DATACAD LLC download page for additional free fonts. Font sets can also be purchased from the Cheap Tricks Ware site.

Font Reference

Information regarding creating and compiling of fonts for DataCAD.

Reference Materials

A Somewhat Complete Listing of the SHP File Codes
ASCII Key Codes
Some helpful DCAL Definitions

Font Tools

FontCreator
TrueType® font editor ( www.high-logic.com ).
MainType
TrueType® font manager ( www.high-logic.com ).
TypeTool
TrueType® font editor ( www.fontlab.com ).
Font Master
Create your own CHR fonts for DataCAD from within DataCAD ( Cheap Tricks Ware ).
DataCAD Standard Font Chart
Reference chart showing all of the standard DataCAD fonts and their properties, including extended characters.
Courtesy of Gary Wheeler (Download PDF or AEC ).
CHR2SHP
This command-line utility for decompiling DataCAD CHR fonts to SHP format was originally distributed by Tim Hamlett of ArcDraft America around 1994.
SHP2CHR
This command-line utility for compiling SHP files to DataCAD CHR fonts is included with DataCAD in the \CHR or \Fonts folder.
SHP2SHX
This command-line utility for compiling SHP files to AutoCAD SHX fonts was originally distributed by Tim Hamlett of ArcDraft America around 1994.
SHX2SHP
This command-line utility for decompiling AutoCAD SHX fonts to SHP format is a public domain product of Schreiber Instruments Inc. Version 4.0 was published in 1995.

User-created font files.

ARCWY*.CHR-style DataCAD fonts translated into AutoCAD format. These can be used to ease translation difficulties. This set contains the arcwy2fw, arcwy2gp, arcwy2hc, arcwy2lc, and arcwy2tx fonts. These are identical copies of the standard DataCAD fonts in .SHX format for use with any version of AutoCAD. Created by Patrick B. McConnell.
DataCAD versions of standard AutoCAD fonts.

Converted by Randy Jack.

AutoCAD version of standard DataCAD fonts.
Converted by Randy Jack. Check the DATACAD LLC download page for additional free fonts. Font sets can also be purchased from the Cheap Tricks Ware site.

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