topic Re: How to control line space in a ptc font? in Manufacturing (CAM)

How to control line space in a ptc font?

Helena — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 19:05:51 GMT

We want to use the leroy font for some signs we're manufacturing. But since the heigt of the leroy font is defined wrong (when you set the text height to 5mm, the lowercase letter turms out 5mm high) and it also refers to a latin font which look completely different, I have made

Re: How to control line space in a ptc font?

MartinHanak — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 07:37:12 GMT

Helena,

I have never created ProE font, so I can only forward you into PTC manual (see attached PDF file).

Information important for you is located on pages B-29 to B-39 (page numbers 151-161).

Good luck

Martin Hanak

Re: How to control line space in a ptc font?

TomD.inPDX — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:14:38 GMT

For some reason, line spacing is set to 0.5. See if changing this will solve your problem.

Re: How to control line space in a ptc font?

MartinHanak — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 04:50:57 GMT

Helena,

if you want you can send me your font source file. I can test it in my Creo Parametric 2.0 installation.

Martin Hanak

Re: How to control line space in a ptc font?

Helena — Mon, 12 May 2014 08:09:59 GMT

Thank you Martin for offering your assistance.

Here are our font-files. They are not completely finished but Ü,Å,Ä and Ö is good enough to see the problem.

Re: How to control line space in a ptc font?

MartinHanak — Mon, 12 May 2014 08:31:08 GMT

Helena,

please upload also a drawing file containing multiline note.

Martin Hanak

Re: How to control line space in a ptc font?

Helena — Mon, 12 May 2014 08:54:39 GMT

I attach a drawing with a multiline with ÜÅÄÖ.

Re: How to control line space in a ptc font?

MartinHanak — Mon, 12 May 2014 13:31:40 GMT

Helena,

I have a problem to find definition of ÜÅÄÖ (uppercase and lowercase) characters in font source file. Please can you extract this information for me and send it to me.

Thanks

Martin Hanak

Re: How to control line space in a ptc font?

MartinHanak — Tue, 13 May 2014 08:41:32 GMT

Helena,

I have tested your font. See uploaded file .

Martin Hanak

Re: How to control line space in a ptc font?

Helena — Tue, 13 May 2014 09:29:35 GMT

Martin,

Thank you very much for your efforts.

I will have to think about how to go on. Maybe I will make the letter with an ascender sligtly smaller...

Just out of curiosity, what is the relation between the line space value and the overlapping of the font?

How did you know at which high the lines collide at line space 0.5? (value 56 and 7)

Thanks again

Helena

Re: How to control line space in a ptc font?

MartinHanak — Tue, 13 May 2014 10:17:31 GMT

Helena,

I added vertical line and two horizontal lines (value 11 and 48) to test characters. Then I created multiline note on the drawing. I found that note lines overlap (thanks to vertical line). Then I estimated and tested the position of additional horizontal lines (value 7 and 56).

I do not know why note lines overlap, therefore I do not know the relation between the line space value and the overlapping of the font.

Martin Hanak