The most common SHX fonts are listed by default and you are able to add and remove fonts based on your needs. A settings dialog help you manage which SHX fonts to compare against selected text.

The new SHX recognition tool analyzes selected geometry, compares it with characters in SHX fonts you specify, and converts it into text. When that PDF file was subsequently imported into a DWG file, the original SHX text was imported as geometry, not text.ĪutoCAD 2018 provides a new text recognition tool that enables you to select imported PDF geometry representing text and convert it into actual AutoCAD text objects. AutoCAD 2017 also could recognize TrueType text and images.īut because Adobe’s PDF format doesn’t recognize AutoCAD SHX fonts, text that had originally been defined with SHX fonts was stored in the PDF file as geometry.

The PDFIMPORT command added last year enabled users to import actual PDF geometry as 2D AutoCAD lines, arcs and circles. Before then, you could attach a PDF as an underlay and then manually recreate the depicted geometry. AutoCAD 2017 introduced the ability to import PDF files. PDF files are the most common file format used when exchanging design information between members of the design team and others. Improvements to AutoCAD’s PDF capabilities lead the list of new features. AutoCAD 2018 and AutoCAD LT 2018 now enable you to easily control settings when converting SHX text geometry back into actual text.

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