Fonts

In SketchUp, fonts can be used as "clipart" in addition to 3D text characters thanks to the 3D Text Tool - which converts installed fonts into SketchUp geometry.

Identify an unknown font from an image through What the Font?

• AllChars Quickly creates accents and special characters - Free - Windows

• Elefont and Spiralizer Elefont converts system fonts to 3D DWF. Spiralizer spirals fonts - Free

• High-Logic Font creators and font manager programs - Windows

• FontForge Font-creator program - Mac, Linux

• Fontlab Font creator programs - Windows, Mac

• Font properties extension Adds additional r-click TTF and OTF property tabs - XP

• Cleartype Tuner XP PowerToy which adjusts font clarity on LCD screens.

• Online font converters

  • ShetchUp's 3D Text Tool only accepts TTF fonts, thus the need for a font convert. Search the internet to find more thatn those listed below:

  • Convert Font Files online and Free

  • Onlline Font Converter

  • otf to ttf converter online and Free

  • TransType Full-featured type converter from FontLab. Fee

(If you collect many fonts, consider getting a font manager. They allow easy font viewing and can temporarily load fonts so the system font directory doesn't get cluttered. Go to Download.com for program reviews. Comprehensive font utility list at MyFonts. And here are useful articles on Font Management in OS X and Snow Leopard & fonts.)

• 3DTextTool Smustard plugin - This plugin was created before the Text Tool was added to SketchUp. Unlike the native tool, this tool allows text editing and includes more options. Fee

• ABC Webworx Over 3,800 fonts - All free

• dafont Free and shareware

• FontSpace Free

• High Fonts Free and Fee

• Larabie Fonts Free and Fee

• Simply the Best Fonts Free

• Font Freak Free and shareware

• Abstract Fonts Free and shareware

• 1001 Free Fonts Free and shareware

• Dingbats-UK Lots o' dingbats which can become SU 3D Text Tool clipart shapes - Free, shareware and Fee

• Font identification

  • • Identifont Web resource which identifies font from a series of questions.

    • WhatTheFont Web resource which identifies font from an uploaded image.

• • 3D Text Editor thomthom - Create and modify 3D text geometry.

  • 3DTextTool Smustard - Plugin created before SketchUp added 3D text tool. Still useful as text is editable. Fee

  • RpTools Render Plus Systems - Rich text document wizard in RpTools which adds an editable image component to the SketchUp workspace. Fee - Windows