Converting IGES Text
Each MicroStation font is assigned a number from 0 to 255 in a font library.
The MicroStation font library "igesfont.flb" has equivalents for the IGES standard text fonts. The default mappings from the IGES standard text fonts to the fonts in the MicroStation font library "igesfont.flb" are as follows:
Standard IGES Font | MicroStation "igesfont.flb" |
---|---|
1. Standard Block | 0. Standard |
2. LeRoy | 3. Engineering |
17. Century Schoolbook | 2. Fancy |
18. Helvetica | 43. Low Res Filled |
1001. Symbol Font 1 | 15. IGES Symbol Font 1 |
1002. Symbol Font | 16. IGES Symbol Font 2 |
1003. Drafting Font | 17. IGES Symbol Font 3 |
Any IGES font that is not explicitly mapped is translated to MicroStation FontĀ 1 (Working).
Note: To use the font
library
"igesfont.flb," you should ensure that the
configuration variable
MS_FNTLB is pointing to it.
Tip: Due to the
wide variety of font conventions in different applications, getting a
"perfect match" can be difficult. Because each
situation is different, you must decide which font mappings work best for your
translation. To make font translation as accurate as possible, you should: