Fonts in GeometryUtility.Types.FontModeType

[rob stack]

Windows

vb.net vs 2005

Mastercam X5 Net Hook 2.0

 

Creating Letters - I only have a few options for Fonts when using this method; 8 types of drafting fonts and 4 Mastercam fonts. Is there a way to access the windows true type fonts?

 

Dim mLetters As New GeometryUtility.Types.LetterCreationData

mLetters.LetterText = "Test"

'mLetters.FontHeight = 3.5

mLetters.FontHeight = 1.5

'mLetters.FontMode = GeometryUtility.Types.FontModeType.MastercamBlockFont

mLetters.FontMode = GeometryUtility.Types.FontModeType.DraftingStickFont

mLetters.FontSpacing = 0.7

mLetters.FontAlignment = GeometryUtility.Types.FontAlignmentType.CurveBottom

mLetters.FontRadius = 55

mLetters.StartingPoint.x = 0

mLetters.StartingPoint.y = 0

mLetters.StartingPoint.z = 0

Mastercam.GeometryUtility.LetterCreationManager.CreateLetters(mLetters)

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

It appears that you're found the (12) fonts that are currently supported via the (enum) FontModeType.

[rob stack]

It appears that you're found the (12) fonts that are currently supported via the (enum) FontModeType.

 

Is there another way to create letters, besides geometry utility, that I am missing that will enable me to use windows fonts? I thougt that in an earlier version of the net hook, 1.0, I used a different object to create letters and the windows fonts were available.

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

I thougt that in an earlier version of the net hook, 1.0, I used a different object to create letters and the windows fonts were available.

Not that I am aware of.

I'd be very surprised that functionality was reduced from the old NETHook to the newer NETHook2.

I don't have the source for the old (X4) NETHook.DLL handy, but looking at it in .NET Reflector I do not even see anything that looks like Create Letters.