Hi there - Is there a way to import fonts into CC/CC Pro without having to import as a pdf/png and tracing it?
CC uses the system fonts that conform to standards. I have installed a few fonts that did not work well because they did not adhere to font standards.
There is a fonts directory. I have not used because I use the fonts from Windows system and added fonts I like. You open Cc and go to help and about and hit the open data directories then pick the CC directory. You could place fonts there and then shutdown CC and restart CC. But first install them on your system and see if they work. CC has to be closed and opened after font install or they are not recognized.
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Thanks Guy - This worked. As I’ve imported a single line font for engraving (in wood), can anyone suggest a toolpath that simply carves directly on the line (as opposed to outlining or thickening the font?
Hope this makes sense.
You can do a contour with no offset. However the bit must be small enough to fit inside the confines of the narrowest part of the text or the text will look distorted. A contour with no offset goes down the center of the font. Many fonts are not uniform in width on certain letters/numbers. Many times you have to go in and edit nodes on letters that connect to each other. You have to zoom zoom to see the overlaps and fix them. You could also do a advanced vcarve to limit depth. Limiting a simple vcarve depth results in distorted letters.
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A Contour toolpath with no Offset:
will cut even where it does not fit inside:
It will however thicken the font by the radius of the tool.
For a discussion of working around this see:
and for more information:
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One trick that I love to use:
1st Install Win2PDF
Then open Word or any word processing software. Type the text you want. Most word processors have some form of Word Art function. Play with the text until you have it how you want it—IE Shadow Box, Curves, Circles, etc.
Print the file, and select Win2PDF as the printer. It will print the file to a new file. Select save as SVG format. Now, import the SVG into CC.
On a mostly unrelated note, if you are like me you have accumulated too many fonts to count. I mostly use Windows 11 these days, and have found the following utility to be incredibly valuable when it comes to keeping my fonts organized:
I keep a ‘font’ folder on my Google Drive where all of my downloaded fonts are stored, which is then mirrored to the different computers I use. I point MainType to this folder as my library, and it shows a nice preview of everything in that folder.
It can load and unload fonts on the fly, although most applications will require a restart after new fonts are loaded before recognizing them.
BTW I mostly get fonts from ‘Da Font’, I know there are other/better font sites out there but Da Font lets you search for fonts that are 100% free, which I like.
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