Fonts & TextObjects: Find and Fix. Emphasizing CurveBoolean and Rebuild commands

[Bob Koll]

Models, Notes, and Videos to help with 'problem' fonts:

   A few models and videos to help clean up TextObjects: 

NEW:  from Kulshan 2022 summer workshop:

CurveBoolean Text Fix from Kulshan 2022 by Dave

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Model: CurveBoolean font fix by Dave

 CurveBoolean command:  'DeleteInput=None' option is important to preserve your original text.

Video:  CurveBoolean font fix by Dave

No sound. Not needed

Short and sweet:  2 minute CurveBoolean Font fix video by Dave

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cmds: CurveBoolean & PlanarSrf  (hatch works too) 

 Model: Curve Boolean Fonts fix by Bob

Video: Curve Boolean Fonts Fix by Bob

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cmds: CurveBoolean, Rebuild, & Hatch  

            Model: Fix Font w Rebuild command                         

Video: Fix Font w Rebuild command

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 Model: Find and fix a Font with issues

Video: Find and Fix a font with issues

The Video and One Page Doc below will give you help using the 'CurvatureGraph' and 'NextV' commands

         One Page doc...Find & Fix fonts with issues

New v7 command:   SelFontUse     Select annotation text in your model.  Rhino will display the names of the fonts used to create the text.

New: Stencil Font for Mac Page

Single Line Font for v6 is MecSoft_Font-1.ttf   Download and place in Windows, Fonts folder:   MecSoft_Font-1.ttf

Single Line Font built in to v7      SLF-HLN Architect.ttf

The trick to fixing fonts and curves is to practice using a few basic tools:

SelOpenCrv, SelClosedCrv

CurvatureGraph   ('Find/Fix' video will help here)

NextV

CrvSeam

CurveBoolean

Rebuild

Hatch

ShowEnds (v6+)

etc