Installing AVEVA Fonts into MicroStation

To keep them separate, the required fonts should be installed into a new font resource library called, for example, myfont.rsc, which should be placed with the supplied font resource libraries, typically in the directory:

... \bentley\workspace\system\symb

MicroStation refers to fonts by a number not by the name. AVEVA fonts are supplied as AutoCAD .shx files as part of Draw. These are supplied in the directory %AVEVA_DESIGN_EXE%\autodraftfonts (or another location).

Once fonts have been installed, they may be checked using the element/text menu. The newly installed fonts should be visible together with the font numbers assigned by MicroStation to the new fonts. If necessary, font numbers may be modified, refer to Changing MicroStation Font Numbers for further information.

The font installation should follow the step-by-step procedure: