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GDF

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Missing Font and Shape File
« on: May 11, 2011, 10:43:33 AM »
Does anyone have a routine for changing all text that have a missing font and or shape file (.shx) to the default text style "Regular" with the default shape file (txt.shx)? I want to eliminate the popup dialog boxes......."Specify Font for Style..."

I get drawings from others outside the office that fail to include the missing font shape file.













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mjfarrell

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Re: Missing Font and Shape File
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2011, 11:02:39 AM »
Does anyone have a routine for changing all text that have a missing font and or shape file (.shx) to the default text style "Regular" with the default shape file (txt.shx)? I want to eliminate the popup dialog boxes......."Specify Font for Style..."

I get drawings from others outside the office that fail to include the missing font shape file.









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set fontalt
fontalt


Enter new value for FONTALT, or . for none <"simplex.shx">:

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Re: Missing Font and Shape File
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2011, 11:46:47 AM »
I am facing the same problem and FONTALT didnot solve this problem still this window comes

mjfarrell

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Re: Missing Font and Shape File
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2011, 11:53:57 AM »
do you have that set in your startup document?

and or what is your setting for FONTMAP>>>

Enter new value for FONTMAP, or . for none
<"C:\Users\Administrator\appdata\roaming\autodesk\c3d 2011\enu...">:
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GDF

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Re: Missing Font and Shape File
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2011, 12:03:08 PM »
Thanks

I placed this in my startup...and now I don't get those annoying pop ups.
(setvar "fontalt" "txt")
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rkmcswain

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Re: Missing Font and Shape File
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2016, 08:46:05 AM »
I am facing the same problem and FONTALT didnot solve this problem still this window comes

That is because the "Select Shape File" dialog is asking you to select the SHAPE FILE that the drawing is referencing.
This is different than a FONT FILE.

Yes, they both share the .SHX file extension, but they are not interchangeable.


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Re: Missing Font and Shape File
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2016, 10:13:47 AM »
I am facing the same problem and FONTALT didnot solve this problem still this window comes

That is because the "Select Shape File" dialog is asking you to select the SHAPE FILE that the drawing is referencing.
This is different than a FONT FILE.

Yes, they both share the .SHX file extension, but they are not interchangeable.

Not through the user interface, anyways.  I've had a couple of drawings come in which had some styles that couldn't be purged due to inappropriate shape file use.
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