Use Scissors on intersections, and we will recreate overlapping contours, so you can move them independently. Create and adjust live rounded corners and ink traps with Smart Corners.
#FONTLAB STUDIO SOFTWARE#
No software does it better, say the mathematicians. Make your node a Genius, which stays fluid even if you move the handles - view the Curvature to prove it.Ĭurves even stay smooth and true to their form when you Simplify a contour or remove some nodes with Eraser.
Harmonize your curves to make them really fluid, or “G2 curvature continuous” in math-speak. Scale, rotate and slant losslessly thanks to FontLab’s fractional drawing precision and live integer rounding, apply the rounding to bake in the integers. See handle lengths and angles, whitespace and ( New) stem thicknesses, automatically measured as you draw. Draw with consistency & precisionįontLab 7 can dynamically Suggest snap locations for nodes, angles and stem distances as you draw, so you’ll get equal distances - even without using our new Guides that snap and measure like no other. So if you want to make a font with more squarish curves like Helvetica or Eurostile, FontLab 7 can help you draw it that way from the start. FontLab 7 not only lets you visualize curve tension, but also lets you see it numerically, edit it visually, and even use the Rapid tool to draw curves with tension set to your specifications. A smooth outline will have constant tension, or a steady decrease or increase from curve to curve. So for example, Helvetica has more tense curves than Frutiger or Myriad. Curve TensionĬurve tension is a measure of how much a curve deviates from a straight line between two points, from zero to 100%. Link points to Power Guides with Magnet to orchestrate major shape changes quickly and consistently. Select and move nodes and handles across contours and multiple glyphs. With just one move of a node, improved Ctrl+Alt+Nudge handles or intelligently Power Nudge other nodes. Some nodes define a stem position, but some are Servants that just follow along when you move others. New: Cmd/Ctrl+drag nodes and handles with high precision without zooming in. If you like your shapes but not where the nodes are, just Shift+Alt+Slide them to a better position along the curve, or even beyond it, without altering the existing shape. With our Tunni Lines, you can finally move both handles on a curve in sync, Balance their proportions and tune the curve Tension. We love curves so much that we are making them better. We’ve combined the best of Fontographer, FontLab Studio, and some other approaches.Īnd if you find a traditional Bézier pen hard, you’ll love the rest of our drawing tools. If you like drawing with an industry-standard Bézier pen, FontLab 7 has a great Pen tool for you.
#FONTLAB STUDIO MANUAL#
Rapid is great for quick drawing of consistent shapes, or for intelligent manual tracing of a scan or background image. Move the Rapid handles to change the curve segment Tension, or double-click to apply the current font-wide default. FontLab knows which nodes should be extremes, and automatically makes smooth curves with your chosen node positions. Click for a line, double-click for a curve, that’s it. Nothing gets in the way of creative successive approximation - especially not the usual constraints of wrangling Bézier curves.
Our Pencil is a radical new sketching tool. Save Power Brush presets and apply them to other contours across your font. Control the angle and thickness of the brush, and tweak it even after you’ve drawn. Next-generation drawingĬreating Bézier curves is no longer “mastery or mystery.” Brush & Power BrushĪpply the Power Brush to a “skeleton” contour for live, adjustable calligraphic strokes.
#FONTLAB STUDIO PROFESSIONAL#
Many open-source font projects have been made with FontLab.ĭownload the VFC/VFJ work files and explore the techniques used by the designers: Lato by Łukasz Dziedzic, Graduate by Eduardo Tunni, Science Gothic by Thomas Phinney, Brandon Buerkle, Igor Freiberger, Vassil Kateliev, Secuela by Fernando Haro / deFharo, or Optician Sans by Fábio Duarte Martins / Scannerlicker & ANTI Hamar.įontLab 7 builds on the rich legacy of our classic apps: FontLab Studio 5 and Fontographer, which were used used to create 10,000s professional fonts by designers from foundries large and small, like Adobe, Apple, FontFont, Linotype, Microsoft, Monotype, Canada Type, Porchez, Underware, Tiro Typeworks and many more.
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