cad_monkey Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Hi, I've just received a dwg and a fonts folder full of SHX files, which are supposed to be fonts. I've found the location of the fonts directory for my installation of ACAD Civil 3D 2016 and copied the SHX files there and restarted AutoCAD. After looking through the available fonts listed after restart, they still do not appear. What could be the issue do you think? Are all ACAD generated SHX files supposed to be swappable amongst different versions of AutoCAD - I would have thought that that was the point!? Any thoughts on why they are not being listed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Are you sure you placed the fonts in the correct folder? Yes, all SHX fonts should be recognized by the various flavors of AutoCAD. Use the FINDFILE command to ascertain the correct folder. Here is an example of its use. Command: (findfile"ufroman4.shx") "C:\\program files\\autodesk\\autocad 2015\\fonts\\ufroman4.shx" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cad_monkey Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 Yeah checked that and it finds it in the right place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Are you sure they are font files and not shape files? Can you attach a copy of one of these mystery font files to your next post. Just need one for test purposes. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cad_monkey Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 BT_STAT.zip This is one of them and was in a fonts folder. I must admit, I don't know much about shape files as I rarely need to use them so I wouldn't be able to tell if they are actually fonts or not. Perhaps you will have better luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkmcswain Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 That is a SHAPE file, not a FONT file. Both file types happen to share the SHX file extension, but they are not interchangeable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Just as I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cad_monkey Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 So how do I use this? And how did you know it wasn't a font file? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 So how do I use this? If you have already opened the drawing without getting a message about a missing shape file, then you are using it. And how did you know it wasn't a font file? If you create the .shp file and have a look, only one shape is defined, therefore it can't be a text file which needs the whole alphabet. The file length is also a hint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkmcswain Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 So how do I use this? And how did you know it wasn't a font file? 1. Use the LOAD command to load the shape file. Use the SHAPE command to insert a shape. Shapes are sort of like Blocks. 2. I did the steps in #1. If it were a font file, it would have failed when I tried using the LOAD command on it. Not only that, the file size is 273 bytes, much too small to be a font file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cad_monkey Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 Ok thanks for the help all. Much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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