FontMan



FontMan lets you create 2D or 3D text. It is located on the New menu




Once you select FontMan from the new menu the FontMan panel appears
This is where you type in the text to be created, and select the text style and options for it's characteristics.




The text box is where the letters will appear as you type them in.
Make sure the cursor is blinking in the box before you start typing in your letters.



The font list lets you select the font style to be used.
When you select a font style from the list the text box is automatically updated to the selected style.


Any True Type font installed on you computer should be available on this list.



There are several options for the font's characteristics, and to determine how they will be generated.


Bold, gives you a bold version of the selected font style.
Any text in the text box or new text typed will have this option applied to it when selected.
Place a check in it's box to select it.

Italic, will give an italic or lean to the right version of the font style.
Any text in the text box or new text typed will have this option applied to it when selected.
Place a check in it's box to select it.

Filled letters, will fill the spaces to any characters with holes in them, example Qq, Pp, Oo, .....
Place a check in it's box to select it.

Scale to fit, will scale all the text in the text box to fit in the work space when the text is generated.
Place a check in it's box to select it

2D or 3D Letters, will generate the text in 2D or 3D,
select one by placing a dot in it's circle.

Segmenting, determines the number of polygon to be used to make up the face
of the text. The more polygons the smoother it appears and the better it is to paint, sculpt or distort.
There are several values to choose from on Segmenting pull down menu.


Depth divisions, determines how fat or how much depth the text will have along the Z axes.
There are several values to choose from on Depth divisions pull down menu.




The cancel button will close FontMan without generating any text.

The OK button will close FontMan and generate all the text in the text box with all the selected options.



Whenever you create more then 1 letter or character in FontMan, they are generated as a group
with a hierarchy. They can be ungrouped and then each letter or character can be worked on individually.
Then grouped back together using the group/ungroup feature on the new menu.
Whenever you export any text ( more then 1 characters ) generated in Amorphium it is exported as a group with a hierarchy.


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