When the font is installed, it will now appear in your Windows fonts. TTF file to open it, and there you will see the option to install. Once downloaded, the file will need to be extracted (unzipped) to have access to the. Once you have found the font you would like to use, download the file on your computer. It's best to take the safe route and stick to using ‘.TTF’ font files. Some of these fonts can be used in part and assembly files, but not in drawings. This type works in part, assembly, and drawing files. SOLIDWORKS primarily works with True Font Types these font files will have the extension ‘.TTF’.
SOLIDWORKS does not work with all font types, but there are two different types of fonts, True Font Type and Open Font Type, in which the software will. This article will go over tips for how to install and troubleshoot fonts in SOLIDWORKS. Have you ever wanted to use a font in SOLIDWORKS that isn't appearing in the font list? Or have you received a file from an outside source but get this warning when opening the file? Installing the font you want or that is used in a particular file is a fairly simple process.