Text > Convert to Individual Curves / Surfaces (Annotate Menu)

This command can be used to split text objects into individual characters which are then converted into curves or surfaces. This is true for both Malz++Kassner CAD6's own fonts and TrueType fonts.

The text objects that shall be converted are chosen. Click on objects to choose them.

Characters converted to surfaces require significantly more memory than the original text. A single line of text in a complicated font can be over 100K in size when converted. Apart from the increase in required memory, the conversion results in screen redraws taking longer; the text can also no longer be edited. It is only necessary to convert text to surfaces if individual characters have to be manipulated.

If serious problems arise when sending TrueType fonts to a particular output device, then they can be converted to surfaces temporarily for screen display and/or printing (see the "TrueType always as surface" checkbox in the dialogs Drawing Settings > Screen and Drawing Settings > Output). The objects themselves are unchanged by these settings and can still be edited. In addition, the memory requirement does not increase.