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Is it possible to use AutoCAD’s fonts (the .SHX files) with ProgeCAD?

April 26, 2017AutoCAD files fonts possible progecad

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Is it possible to use AutoCAD’s fonts (the .SHX files) with ProgeCAD?

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Yes,ProgeCAD 2007 is compatible with AutoCAD fonts file .shx. To do this, open the “Options” menu and select the “File Paths” tab; then add the fonts’ installation path under “fonts”. For ex: C:\Programmi\AutoCAD R14\fonts;c:\programm\AutoCAD R14\support If when ProgeCAD 2007 was installed on your PC an AutoCAD installation is already present, the font path will be automatically added to the standard ones. If you have original AutoCAD Fonts and want to avoid font substitution of standard ones (Ex. ROMANS.SHX SIMPLEX.SHX) You also must open the font mapping file, icad.fmp and either delete or comment out the line that makes a font substitution for your AutoCAD font. For example, suppose you have simplex.shx located at C:\ACADFONT and you click on Tools on the menu bar and then Options to identify C:\ACADFONT as an alternate font directory. But when you open a drawing that uses simplex.shx, the program continues to substitute ic-simplex.shx. The solution is to open icad.fmp with a text e