# Importing font styles **URL:** \ **Category:** LayOut\ **Created:** [April 7, 2022, 2:51am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-font-styles/195194 "2022-04-07T02:51:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gerretw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/gerretw/32/6430_2.png) [@gerretw](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/gerretw)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 2:51am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-font-styles/195194/1 "2022-04-07T02:51:11Z")
I imported Flux onto my computer. When I use MS Word it works like any other font, as you type the letters appear. However, not so in Layout 2018 - I get little boxes, and when I exit, text appears. How can I imbed the font so it works like any other? ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 3:33am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-font-styles/195194/2 "2022-04-07T03:33:27Z")
Flux Architect is a non-standard amateur made font. While it does seem to be usable in some applications, it doesn’t play well with others. LayOut is one of them. You could get a font editor such as Font Forge and fix it (I started on that but decided it wasn’t worth my time.) But there are lots of better fonts available that play nicely and have a more extensive set of glyphs. ---
**Author:** ![gerretw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/gerretw/32/6430_2.png) [@gerretw](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/gerretw)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 3:58am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-font-styles/195194/3 "2022-04-07T03:58:16Z")
I liked the look of it, and I have seen it on auto cad plans, so I down loaded it. I guess the question I should be asking is, what auto cad font is flux architect copying? And where can I get it? G ---
**Author:** ![tede20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aca169/32.png) [@tede20](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/tede20)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-font-styles/195194/4 "2022-04-07T16:27:56Z")
Try internet search, seems to be widespread and not limited to private use try > **[Flux Architect Font | dafont.com](https://www.dafont.com/flux.font)** > > Flux Architect Font | dafont.com > **[Flux Architect Font](https://www.fonts4free.net/flux-architect-font.html)** > > Flux Architect font is a fancy, various font designed by Clayton Cowan. Flux Architect font is free for both personel and commercial usages. etc I have downloaded it from somewhere (??) but not used it so do not know if the issue you had with Flux Capacitor also applies ---
**Author:** ![Anssi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/anssi/32/105_2.png) [@Anssi](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Anssi)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-font-styles/195194/5 "2022-04-07T16:32:28Z")
> [@tede20](#): > > Try internet search, seems to be widespread and not limited to private use Yes. The problem is about its quality. It may, for instance, lead to failing PDF export from LayOut. ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-font-styles/195194/6 "2022-04-07T16:40:49Z")
Darned autocorrect. Flux Architect is the poorly made amateur font. ---
**Author:** ![tede20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aca169/32.png) [@tede20](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/tede20)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-font-styles/195194/7 "2022-04-07T16:41:16Z")
Thanks for the comment/advise/warning Can you do anything to check on somethng like that? ---
**Author:** ![Elmtec-Adam](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/elmtec-adam/32/120483_2.png) [@Elmtec-Adam](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Elmtec-Adam)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-font-styles/195194/8 "2022-04-07T17:39:40Z")
[Flux Architect Regular-20220407T173438Z-001.zip](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/volw6MWJ1rmjUikHNuoy1wNA3Ap.zip) (3.3 MB) Here is a version of that font that works for me in Layout 2022 Make sure to remove the old ones ---
**Author:** ![dezmo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/dezmo/32/51058_2.png) [@dezmo](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/dezmo)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-font-styles/195194/9 "2022-04-07T17:48:57Z")
There is an additional pdf file in it. Is that intentional? A font itself is only 12.9KB size. ---
**Author:** ![Elmtec-Adam](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/elmtec-adam/32/120483_2.png) [@Elmtec-Adam](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Elmtec-Adam)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-font-styles/195194/10 "2022-04-07T18:19:58Z")
No, that was just the zip as I found it 🤷‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![gerretw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/gerretw/32/6430_2.png) [@gerretw](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/gerretw)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-font-styles/195194/11 "2022-04-07T19:13:40Z")
When I looked online it said it’s been around since 2008 and has some 200 + thousand downloads. I’m curious why you think it’s an amateur font. In the 10 or 15 minutes I spent this morning with the online I didn’t see any comments of that nature. What I liked, was it reminds me a lot of hand lettering that was done pre- cad, especially by my friend who did drafting from me. And like I said I’ve seen multiple cad plans done in that front, so I assumed it was a standard AutoCAD font. ---
**Author:** ![gerretw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/gerretw/32/6430_2.png) [@gerretw](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/gerretw)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-font-styles/195194/12 "2022-04-07T19:17:56Z")
I’ll download it tonight and see if it works any better than the one I have. Thanks. G ---
**Author:** ![gerretw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/gerretw/32/6430_2.png) [@gerretw](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/gerretw)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-font-styles/195194/13 "2022-04-07T19:19:18Z")
No, it prints just fine it’s just the weirdness of when you type you see square boxes and then when you exit the text appears. Maybe it’s not a true type font, and that’s the issue. I would like to get a font that looks a lot like old school hand lettering that was done on plans before cad. G ---
**Author:** ![gerretw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/gerretw/32/6430_2.png) [@gerretw](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/gerretw)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-font-styles/195194/14 "2022-04-07T19:21:40Z")
I didn’t have any problem printing a document, but I’ll check and see if there’s a PDF problem when I get home from work. G ---
**Author:** ![Anssi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/anssi/32/105_2.png) [@Anssi](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Anssi)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-font-styles/195194/15 "2022-04-07T19:39:50Z")
Previous discussions about the topic, with font alternatives: > [@Flux Architect- font not working in Layout](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/flux-architect-font-not-working-in-layout/146924): > > Well, I “upgraded” my perpetual licence instead of the subscription con, which means… thanks for your money sucker, you get no support. Gee, thanks a bunch Trimble. I’ve used the brilliant font Flux Architect in AutoCAD and many LO versions (Even Trimble promo material uses Flux Architect) and never had a problem… but now all characters display as boxes when editing- the only workaround is to edit in another font, then switch back to Flux Architect to display correctly. Is there a cure for th… > [@Flux Architect Font Stopped Working in Layout](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/flux-architect-font-stopped-working-in-layout/29180): > > I have been using Flux Architect as my font for submittal drawings in Layout since January. This past week, when I start typing text on my Layout drawing, all that shows up are a series of boxes. Once I click out of the text window, the text is readable / normal. If I click to go back in and edit the text, it is boxes again. Any thoughts? > [@Layout: Font shows up as boxes when editing](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/layout-font-shows-up-as-boxes-when-editing/134420): > > Quick Q: I’m using a font that shows up as boxes when editing in Layout. Once I’m done editing, it shows up fine. I know it’s some sort of font compatibility issue, but couldn’t seem to find the way to fix it within layout. Any suggestions or do I need to go find a new font? My workaround has been to type in notepad, then copy/paste the text into layout. Certainly not ideal! Thanks all! -Mike > [@Font sizes for architectural drawings](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/font-sizes-for-architectural-drawings/177122): > > I normally print my house plans in Layout on ARCH D size (24"x36") at 1/4" scale. Sometimes, due to the size of the home, I have to use 3/16" scale. When deciding on the proper text (point) size for dimensions and annotations, I have used a hit-and-miss approach. Sometimes the text looks appropriately sized on the computer, but when the plan is printed, they are pretty small (almost too small in my opinion). Do any architects or draftsmen out there have a standard text (point) size they have… (sorry, I am a typography addict) ---
**Author:** ![gerretw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/gerretw/32/6430_2.png) [@gerretw](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/gerretw)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2022, 12:38am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-font-styles/195194/16 "2022-04-08T00:38:01Z")
Well, I ain’t the only one. I guess there’s comfort in that. Sigh. G ---
**Author:** ![gerretw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/gerretw/32/6430_2.png) [@gerretw](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/gerretw)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-font-styles/195194/17 "2022-04-08T00:42:39Z")
That worked!!! It’s a true type font. Thanks. G [Flux Architect Regular-20220407T173438Z-001.zip](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/volw6MWJ1rmjUikHNuoy1wNA3Ap.zip) (3.3 MB) Here is a version of that font that works for me in Layout 2022 ---
**Author:** ![edson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/edson/32/218787_2.png) [@edson](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/edson)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-font-styles/195194/18 "2022-04-12T12:43:56Z")
Frank The Architect is a free font that works well with any application and it looks similar to Flux. ---
**Author:** ![TIG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/tig/32/198_2.png) [@TIG](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/TIG)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-font-styles/195194/19 "2022-04-12T13:00:55Z")
The issues with the font Flux ttf were discussed some years ago and I gave a list of potential ‘caps’ alternatives, there are of course several others - I think Architect & Architects Daughter are good… See here… [Flux Architect Font Stopped Working in Layout - #14 by TIG](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/flux-architect-font-stopped-working-in-layout/29180/14) ---
**Author:** ![gerretw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/gerretw/32/6430_2.png) [@gerretw](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/gerretw)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-font-styles/195194/20 "2022-04-12T13:08:26Z")
There was one I really liked but I can’t find it. I wish I had written it down, but I was on a flux hunt. Here’s some others: > **[23 Architectural Fonts - Download Free Fonts Similar To Architect's Handwriting](https://blog.miragestudio7.com/architecture-fonts-download-free-architect-handwriting-font/3339/)** > > Architectural font intended for use in technical drawings, presumably with Google Sketchup 7 and the hand-drawn strokes feature. Now, everyone can write