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Using Fonts
PTC provides 42 third-party TrueType fonts and the default PTC fonts with your software. In addition, you can also use any TrueType font available on Windows. The third-party TrueType fonts include 13 different font styles. If you are running a Creo application in Chinese Traditional or Chinese Simplified, you can use two additional TrueType fonts:
• Chinese Traditional
• Monotype Hei Medium
• Monotype Sung Light
• Chinese Simplified
• Monotype HeiGB Medium
• Monotype SungGB Light
New fonts appear in the current font list in Detailed Drawings and Sketcher. PTC fonts are listed first, followed by the third-party fonts supplied by Agfa Corporation.
TrueType fonts are stored in the <creo_loadpoint>\Common Files\<datecode>\text\fonts folder. You can change this default location by placing the fonts in another folder and setting the value of the pro_font_dir configuration option to this folder. Creo applications use the fonts in the folder specified by the pro_font_dir configuration option.
The following table lists the TrueType fonts, their corresponding file names, and whether the font supports kerning. Kerning controls the space between certain pairs of characters, improving the appearance of the text string. Kerning is a characteristic of the particular font.
Font Name
File Name
Supports Kerning
Blueprint MT
bluprnt.ttf
No
Blueprint MT Bold
bluprntb.ttf
No
CG Century Schoolbook
schlbk.ttf
Yes
CG Century Schoolbook Bold
schlbkb.ttf
Yes
CG Century Schoolbook Bold Italic
schlbkbi.ttf
Yes
CG Century Schoolbook Italic
schlbki.ttf
Yes
CG Omega
cgomg.ttf
No
CG Omega Bold
cgomgb.ttf
No
CG Omega Bold Italic
cgomgbi.ttf
No
CG Omega Italic
cgomgbit.ttf
No
CG Times
cgtime.ttf
No
CG Times Bold
cgtimebd.ttf
No
CG Times Bold Italic
cgtimebi.ttf
No
CG Times Italic
cgtimeit.ttf
No
CG Triumvirate
trium.ttf
Yes
CG Triumvirate Bold
triumb.ttf
Yes
CG Triumvirate Bold Italic
triumbi.ttf
Yes
CG Triumvirate Condensed Bold
triumcb.ttf
Yes
CG Triumvirate Italic
triumi.ttf
Yes
Garamond Kursiv
garamdi.ttf
No
Garamond Halbfett
garamdb.ttf
No
Garamond Antiqua
garamd.ttf
No
Garamond Kursiv Halbfett
garamdbi.ttf
No
Garth Graphic
gargra.ttf
Yes
Garth Graphic Black
gargrabl.ttf
Yes
Garth Graphic Bold Italic
gargrabi.ttf
Yes
Garth Graphic Italic
gargrai.ttf
Yes
Grotesque MT
grotesq.ttf
No
Grotesque MT Bold
grotesqb.ttf
No
Microstyle Extended
microex.ttf
Yes
Microstyle Extended Bold
microexb.ttf
Yes
Neographik MT
neograph.ttf
Yes
SackersEnglishScript
sackengs.ttf
No
Shannon
shanno.ttf
Yes
Shannon Bold
shannob.ttf
Yes
Shannon Extra Bold
shannoeb.ttf
Yes
Shannon Oblique
shannoo.ttf
Yes
Spartan Four MT
sparton4.ttf
Yes
Spartan One Two MT
sparton12.ttf
Yes
Spartan One Two MT Bold
sparton12b.ttf
Yes
Symbol
symbol.ttf
No
CG Triumvirate Inserat
triin.ttf
No
If required, you can purchase additional TrueType and OpenType fonts. For information, contact Monotype Imaging at www.fonts.com.
When you work with Creo applications, you use two categories of fonts:
• Fonts specific to Creo applications—These fonts appear in the graphics windows of Creo applications. They define alphanumeric characters and special symbols in text files. You can edit these files by:
◦ Modifying the look of existing characters and symbols
◦ Adding new symbols to the files
◦ Creating new fonts
◦ Hardware fonts—These fonts appear in the application window headers. They are machine- and language-specific.