Full Version: Looking for single line .pfb fonts
From: sroehlk (ELECTECH1) [#1]
6 Aug 2006
To: ALL
Hi,
I am using an older engraving system. A Newing Hall NH-300. I know, I know....
Anyway I am now running a program that allows me to use corel and illustrator. But only older versions and I need a single line font.
I need the .pfb or .pfa, postscript 1 fonts. Or a font that adobe type manager 4.1 will recognize.
Anyone know where to get or better yet, free?
I only need one that will work to get small readable type on aluminum tags.
Thanks
Steve R
From: UncleSteve [#2]
7 Aug 2006
To: sroehlk (ELECTECH1) [#1] 7 Aug 2006
Hmmm..... How does that compare to a New Hermes GM????? :S
From: Pedaler (ROYBREWER) [#3]
7 Aug 2006
To: sroehlk (ELECTECH1) [#1] 7 Aug 2006
While we engravers have been screaming for that for years, neither CorelDRAW or Illustrator can handle single line fonts. Their whole typography system revolves around outline fonts.
Designer (recently absorbed by Corel) handles single line fonts (those built into older versions of windows and often called "plotter" fonts). We're hoping that Corel will rip the code out of Designer and allow us to use these fonts in the future.
Both John McDaniel and Fred Swartz have extremely skinny fonts that look almost like single line, but are still outline. So, if it is the look you want check with them; if it is the speed of a single line font, forget it for the immediate future or find an old copy of Designer.
We'd be interested in hearing if you stay with the 3rd party software on your NH300 --- most wind up going back to their "love to hate" EC software. Or, upgrade controller so it can handle modern engraving programs. I sold the NH300 for several years and am still quite fond of it.
From: sroehlk (ELECTECH1) [#4]
7 Aug 2006
To: Pedaler (ROYBREWER) [#3] 8 Aug 2006
I am using the old max motion software right now.
But it still uses the old controller. I was able to use a single line font but really don't like how it looks. It looks like a kid hands writing almost. Kinda squiggly. They might have come with the software.
It is the look not the speed. I am engraving small tags and the single lines are easier to read. The letter height is about 1/8".
From: sroehlk (ELECTECH1) [#5]
7 Aug 2006
To: UncleSteve [#2] 7 Aug 2006
Don't know.
I am not familiar with new hermes gm
From: UncleSteve [#6]
7 Aug 2006
To: sroehlk (ELECTECH1) [#5] 10 Aug 2006
From: bruce (BBSD) [#7]
8 Aug 2006
To: sroehlk (ELECTECH1) [#4] 10 Aug 2006
You can make your own fonts & save as TTF in Coreldraw 9.
And save as Pfb or TTF in Coreldraw 12.
For making flourishes, I make the wide ones about 5 to 9 in - Make bitmap - trace - import into coreldraw - export as TTF or PFB.
The reason for tracing - Fonts are all outlined.
I took many of my bitmapped flourishes and created one font, then use it from the symbols dropdown.
From: varn (VARNCO) [#8]
8 Aug 2006
To: sroehlk (ELECTECH1) [#1] 10 Aug 2006
I've never used it myself, but you may want to look at this?
http://ttf2pt1.sourceforge.net/