11 Replies Latest reply on Jun 13, 2017 2:53 PM by Jim Weatherly

Why are my SolidWorks fonts missing

Andre Visser Feb 22, 2016 5:43 AM

After installing SolidWorks 2016 SP02 all my SW..... fonts are missing. Where can I the SW fonts?

All text and dimensions on my drawings are in the wrong font.

Re: Why are my SolidWorks fonts missing

Martin MacDonald Feb 22, 2016 5:45 AM (in response to Andre Visser)

The SW fonts are just the fonts that are in your Windows Fonts folder (control panel > fonts). Have a look in that folder and check the fonts you want to use are there.
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  Andre Visser Feb 22, 2016 3:49 PM (in response to Martin MacDonald)
  
  Here is a copy of the relevant area in my fonts folder, the SWIsop1 Regular that you see is one that I downloaded. We have 3 workstations that was upgraded to SW2016 SP02 and on all 3 of them the SW fonts are missing. It look like SolidWorks uninstalled the fonts because the time stamp of the fonts folder shows that it have been modified on the date that SolidWorks was updated.
  
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Re: Why are my SolidWorks fonts missing

David Hughes Feb 24, 2016 12:45 PM (in response to Andre Visser)

I have a similar problem.
Our default font used to be SWRomans. This font does not exist any longer as a selection.
I checked in the windows font and it is not there either. I do see a Roman Regular font that I would like to try but not sure how to get it into solidworks.

How do i get the old SWRomans font back?
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  Bob Van Dick Feb 24, 2016 12:56 PM (in response to David Hughes)
  
  David,
  
  Here you go.....
  
  Bob
  
  swromns.ttf.zip 44.5 KB
  
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    David Hughes Feb 24, 2016 2:33 PM (in response to Bob Van Dick)
    
    thank you
    
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Re: Why are my SolidWorks fonts missing

Steve Reinisch Apr 18, 2016 8:59 AM (in response to Andre Visser)

I initiated an SR with SolidWorks for this problem and it was verified and issued to the development team as:

SPR 949830 (Updating to SOLIDWORKS 2016 deletes SOLIDWORKS fonts (SWXXX)).

It was originally logged under SR 1-10707831686
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Re: Why are my SolidWorks fonts missing

John Stoltzfus Apr 18, 2016 9:38 AM (in response to Andre Visser)

Your SW fonts are pulled from -

C:\Windows\Fonts
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Re: Why are my SolidWorks fonts missing

Bjorn Sorenson Jul 25, 2016 4:56 PM (in response to Andre Visser)

I'm getting the same error for "SWROMND". If you have this font, would you please upload a copy? Thanks!
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  Randal Swearingen Mar 24, 2017 3:20 PM (in response to Bjorn Sorenson)
  
  check C:\Program Files\SolidWorks Corp\eDrawings\fonts, copy to your windows font folder.
  
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Re: Why are my SolidWorks fonts missing

Grafic God May 14, 2017 7:23 AM (in response to Andre Visser)

SW does not seem to recognize opentype fonts, only truetype.
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Re: Why are my SolidWorks fonts missing

Jim Weatherly Jun 13, 2017 2:53 PM (in response to Andre Visser)

I am running into an issue with fonts as well. my SW will not recognize the fonts I have added to windows, in this case they are Minion and helvetica.
I can see and use the font in word but not in a note in solidworks.
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