Converting True Type to Embroidery Alphabets

[Linus]

Is there a way to convert true type fonts to embroidery alphabets?

Linus

[Juli in Kona]

Sure! BUT, I am assuming that you have DS Pro and maybe Plus. Not sure what exact part has the TTF engine. Before I start this long explanation, what exactly do you have?

Juli in Kona

[Linus]

I have DS Pro+.

Thanks,
Linus

[Juli in Kona]

OK. DS Pro Plus is set up to automatically use TTF to produce good emb alphs. It is no different than using the fonts provided by Melco. Click on the "A" icon, then click where you want the text and hit Enter. This will bring up the font window. The TTF are listed after all the fonts provided by Melco with the software. And they have the "TTF" little icon before their name. Simply choose the one you want and type in the desired text. This is just like usie the provided fonts. But you should use the tabs at the top of the window to put in the tie in/tie off, stitch length, column or fill, trims, etc,etc. Lots of choices. If you mainly use the same settings, you can hit the "Save as Default" to save these setting so that all future usage will default to these settings. You can always go in and change them. When you think you have got is all done, hit apply and you can see it on the workspace, then hit left most button, Done? (can't remember) and your done. You can go back in and change things or you can move the text around or even resize it. I don't like resizing with the corners.

That should do you. Not hard.

Juli in Kona

[Linus]

Juli,
Great and thanks!!! The problem I am having is when I use the Bradley Hand ITC TTF, the file size is huge (14 MB) and almost unmanageable. In many cases it locks up my machine and I have to restart. Thoughts?

Linus

[Juli in Kona]

What are you typing? I'll try to duplicate it and see what happens. It may be that the font file is corrupted. You could try downloading it again.

The alternative it to use another TTF. Not all TTF are equal! Sometimes I tell a customer that you don't want that font because the "m" looks funny, or the "o" looks like an "a", or the "k" looks too much like an "h". Picky, picky picky!

A thought - try doing just part of the text at a time and see if there are certain letters or combos of letters that are making such a huge file.

Getting late, considering that I get up at the crack of dawn - actually way before dawn - heading to bed.

Juli in Kona