Autocad fonts

[mgookin]

All I can say is that it seems to be general practice if you're doing field surveys, for example, to use 1/2 size prints, or basically whatever fits on 11 x 17. Lugging around full size prints for a PATH project (34 x 56) is just an exercise in comedy.

You forgot to add ... on a windy day.

 

[gadfly56]

You forgot to add ... on a windy day.

That just makes it an exercise in futility.

 

[Smart $]

All I can say is that it seems to be general practice if you're doing field surveys, for example, to use 1/2 size prints, or basically whatever fits on 11 x 17. Lugging around full size prints for a PATH project (34 x 56) is just an exercise in comedy.

Not that it matters, 34x56 is not a standard size. And if you shrink a drawing made for that size down to 11x17, that's more like 1/3 size.

I'm not saying don't use half size prints, but if it's general practice to use 11x17 for the field, then the CADets should be making the drawings to be viewed at both full and half size... which usually involves a bit of a compromise.

Regardless, this one of the problems with using system fonts (true type open type, etc.). They are made to scale proportionally. If I recall correctly, shape fonts were (are?) "line weight" fonts. That is, they appeared fatter the smaller you scaled the drawing because they retained the same line width no matter what size you made the print (I think there was a setting somewhere that accomplished this... and that is when printed from CAD, not the pdf version of the drawing). Also, when you use a system font version of a traditional CAD shape fonts (such as the Simplex.ttf I link to earlier), they do not retain their line width.

Nevertheless, it always comes down to what works for you, others you work with, or the company. Please resume normalcy.

 

[lielec11]

Not that it matters, 34x56 is not a standard size. And if you shrink a drawing made for that size down to 11x17, that's more like 1/3 size.

TL;DR the entire history but I've worked on Port Authority (PANYNJ) jobs which I believe runs the PATH and they typically do their own thing. They don't care that 24x36 or 36x48 are normal. I think they actually take pride in being a pain in the butt on every level, especially drawing reviews.

To the OP - I typically use RomanS on all projects wherever I can.