WisDOT textstyles

Last updated: 2021-11-05

Overview

The WisDOT Civil 3D standards require custom AutoCAD textstyles. WisDOT custom textstyles reside in textstyle component files that are included in the WisDOT Civil 3D resource files. WisDOT custom textstyles use TrueType (.TTF) fonts for compatibility. TrueType fonts have long been the most common format for fonts on Windows operating systems and are also supported by most desktop and mobile browsers.

Warning: Altering WisDOT component files and directories may result in lost functionality. Contact CAE Support for more information.

Info:

When starting a project from a WisDOT template, the WisDOT templates are purged of all WisDOT standards components except those necessary for WisDOT Civil 3D Styles. To add all WisDOT standards components groups at once (symbol blocks, dimension styles, layers, linetypes, multileaders, and textstyles) use Add All Components. Each WisDOT standards component group can also be added individually to a drawing.

User component files can be created and stored in C:\WisDOT\Stnd\users\Myc3d20xx\

New custom textstyle requests can be directed to the WisDOT Civil 3D Futures Trello board for review and consideration.

Textstyle component files

The WisDOT textstyle component files consist of an AutoCAD drawing and SHX AutoCAD font files. The files are located in: C:\WisDOT\Stnd\C3D20xx\Components\Fonts\. The WisDOT textstyles also use six different Microsoft TrueType fonts, which are located in C:\Windows\Fonts.

  • Textstyles.dwg is a drawing displaying all the WisDOT custom textstyles in model space at the WisDOT CAD standards sizes.
  • Current textstyles use Microsoft TrueType fonts: ariblk.ttf, ARIALN.TTF, ARIALNB.TTF, arial.ttf, calibril.ttf, and calibri.ttf.

  • Legacy textstyles use AutoCAD SHX fonts: dot_font5.shx, dot_font5.shx, dot_font5.shx, and dot_font5.shx. These SHX fonts are included only for compatibility with legacy WisDOT drawings and should not be used in new WisDOT drawings.

Info: Microsoft TrueType fonts are included in a standard Windows OS installation and are not distributed with the WisDOT Civil 3D resource files due to licensing restrictions.

Specific WisDOT custom textstyle use cases can be found in the Plan production section of the C3DKB.

WisDOT custom textstyles and settings

Textstyle Font Name Font Style WisDOT CAD standards text height Annotative

ArialBlack

Arial Black

 Regular 0.04, 0.05, 0.06, 0.07, 0.0875, 0.10, 0.175, 0.240, 0.5, 0.525 Yes

ArialNarrow

Arial Narrow

 Regular 0.04, 0.05, 0.06, 0.07, 0.0875, 0.10, 0.175 Yes

ArialNarrowBold

Arial Narrow

 Bold 0.04, 0.05, 0.06, 0.07, 0.0875, 0.10, 0.175 Yes

ArialRegular

Arial Regular

 Regular 0.04, 0.05, 0.06, 0.07, 0.0875, 0.10, 0.175 Yes

CalibriLight

Calibri Light

 Regular 0.04, 0.05, 0.06, 0.07, 0.0875, 0.10, 0.175, 0.240, 0.5, 0.525 Yes

CalibriRegular

Calibri Regular

Regular 0.04, 0.05, 0.06, 0.07, 0.0875, 0.10, 0.175 Yes
Legend* Calibri Regular 0.20 No

Standard*

Calibri Light

 Regular 0.20 No

All WisDOT custom textstyles are annotative with a paper text height setting of 0.0000. The current textstyle and height can be set by using the Set WisDOT Textstyle/Size tool. To create sheets using typical WisDOT plan production tools it is unnecessary to develop any other textstyles.

The two AutoCAD textstyles (Legend and Standard) are default textstyles used in the Basic and Standard Civil 3D Styles settings. These textstyles exist in the WisDOT drawing templates for DWG compatibility and are not typically used for WisDOT plan production.

The available textstyles in an active DWG can be found at:

  • Ribbon > Annotate tab > Text panel > Text Style dropdown

To add all the WisDOT custom textstyles styles to a drawing as a group, use the Textstyles Add component group command.

WisDOT custom textstyles and sizes can be added to a drawing individually from the tools in the Annotation palette group.