Multileader Style

[tim_newsome]

Why wont my Multileader style print as dark as the multiline text with all settings identical?

[lynx_20]

Not saying you haven't checked but I know I have missed this in the past. Have you double checked the ByBlock vs ByLayer options?

[tim_newsome]

I have. What has occurred to me is that it is the font style. I am now seeing that Arial (regular) Multi Leader text will not plot the same as Arial (regular) Multiline text or Arial (regular) Civil 3D labels. when they are "by layer" and the layer defined is a thick line weight.

I can live with all label styles changed to Roman S but I know my Sr Engineer is not going to hear that and is going to perceive it as me trying to do something just to change it. Point of that comment is to hopefully get a suggestion for making Arial (regular) Multi Leader text plot as bold as other label styles to make him happy.

[lynx_20]

Sounds like the OS is drawing a TrueType font differently in the various text items. It is my understanding that compiled shape [.shx] fonts are drawn by AutoCAD & not the OS which is why the consistency when using RomanS.

Way off the map [pun intended] idea is to check the Font Mapping File & see if it is not pointing to a replacement for Arial in mtext. [.fmp file is ignored by all other text except mtext]. Location can be found in the Text Editor search paths in the Options. Example entry - substitute Times when RomanC is called for: romanc.shx;times.ttf.

[Tom Beauford]

Try to think of TrueType fonts as images with transparent backgrounds. Most shape fonts need their lineweight adjusted to the height they're plotted while TrueType fonts don't. Only lines like underscore are affected by lineweight in TrueType fonts.

There are situations where each type of font has advantages. Often Text Styles with shape fonts are handy for linetypes, but if you were going to make the lineweight extra heavy a Text Style using a TrueType font might be needed to make the text readable.

[cadtag]

Ok, first off -- lineweight is meaningless with plotting a TTF font. Fat line, skinny line, makes no difference. the TTF font is rendered as an outline, and it's perceived 'heavyness' is strictly a factor of the text height (and bolding etc)

secondly, AutoCAD has problems correctly displaying and rendering TrueType and OpenType fonts when the Z value of the actual text being placed is NOT 0.0000....0 (to 64 places). Most probably the c3d labels are at an actual elevation, so are impacted by this.

[tim_newsome]

Thanks guys. The collective comments gave me a lot of insight.