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Did anybody made cyrillic (macedonian) font in 3D Rad, and if someone did explain me how.
Did anybody made cyrillic (macedonian) font in 3D Rad, and if someone did explain me how.
« on: January 31, 2009, 05:39:58 AM »
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« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2009, 07:29:26 AM »
Hey Filip,
I'm currently living in Bulgaria, that makes us neighbours
Anyway, making Cyrillic font would be very easy since 3DRad doesn't use .ttf, but a simple image with all the symbols... every character is just a 3D model of a square (2 polys), each mapped with the corresponding part of the image (see below)
You can simply copy the TextPrint folder, open the .DDS file with Photoshop (here is the plugin). And draw your fonts, position them over the corresponding keys... and thats it.
Don't forget to add an alpha channel* to the saved .dds (see image above).
*- simply add another layer to the channels, control+click the layer with the fonts to select the outlines, then select the newly created alpha channel and control+i to invert from black (completely transparent) to white (completely opaque). Depending on your font size and detail you can either save with resolution of 512x512 or 1024x1024 pixels.
I hope that helps, the process is really easy and quick!
I'm currently living in Bulgaria, that makes us neighbours
Anyway, making Cyrillic font would be very easy since 3DRad doesn't use .ttf, but a simple image with all the symbols... every character is just a 3D model of a square (2 polys), each mapped with the corresponding part of the image (see below)
You can simply copy the TextPrint folder, open the .DDS file with Photoshop (here is the plugin). And draw your fonts, position them over the corresponding keys... and thats it.
Don't forget to add an alpha channel* to the saved .dds (see image above).
*- simply add another layer to the channels, control+click the layer with the fonts to select the outlines, then select the newly created alpha channel and control+i to invert from black (completely transparent) to white (completely opaque). Depending on your font size and detail you can either save with resolution of 512x512 or 1024x1024 pixels.
I hope that helps, the process is really easy and quick!
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2009, 08:24:53 AM »
Thank you Clandestine for your quick answer i will try!
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2009, 09:51:09 AM »
Please note that, with version 6.30, you can now simply follow the procedure described in the TextPrint object's help file, to make your own fonts.
This is should be easier than copying the whole TextPrint folder.
Apart from that, Clandestine suggestions are the way to go.
This is should be easier than copying the whole TextPrint folder.
Apart from that, Clandestine suggestions are the way to go.
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2010, 05:49:26 PM »
I have forgotten to post here for you to see my fonts... Wow long time ago! 
Thanks to
Clandestine and Fernando!I had a lot of problems to use the fonts in 3D Rad but now everything works
great!See picture bellow...
Thanks to Clandestine and Fernando!I had a lot of problems to use the fonts in 3D Rad but now everything works
great!See picture bellow...
Fonts.jpg
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