I have a client that requires me to use a particular font (the client’s logotype) in a model. I have downloaded and installed the font, and it shows up in menus in other programs. However the font does not show up in the SketchUp fonts dialog for 3D text. I originally installed the font as a .otf, then used a converter to convert it to .ttf, but this did not solve the problem. I also tried creating the text in a graphics program (Affinity Designer) and exporting it both as .dxf and .dwg, but attempts to import these files into SketchUp failed. I’m trying to avoid manually tracing the letters in SketchUp. I really dislike the font, but can’t talk the client out of it.
I am running SketchUp 2024 on a 2020 iMac. The font is Big John pro. Any help?
I tried on Mac as well. I happened to have SketchUp closed on one Mac, and open on another. In both cases the font showed up, even without restarting SketchUp.
I opened Font Book and dragged the three files in, and chose the Install option. Then went to SketchUp to use them. No converting of the files, or placing them in particular folders on my Mac.
I tried with ThomThom’s editable 3D text extension, and that had the same problem. Next I removed the font and only installed the Light version. Still SketchUp showed the bold version.
I guess the problem was with the way I installed the font. Previously I had just dragged it into the fonts folder, Somehow installing it through Font Book made the difference. Oh, and I also restarted the computer before installing the font.
BTW, please update and complete your forum profile with the version of SketchUp you are using and the operating system. Surely you aren’t still using El Capitan.
