Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Preparing the Font
PreparingthefontissimplewhenusingFTBlenderonWindows.Simplyunzipthefile
FTBlender.zip
from
the website. The directory you create will contain a file called
ftblender.exe
and another file called
ft-
pblender.blend
. Place the TrueType font file in the same directory as these two files, as shown in
Figure
Figure 15-40
A directory with a TrueType font and FTBlender
Open the
ftpblender.blend
file by double-clicking, and execute the Python script in that file with
Alt+P. The
ftblender.exe
program will automatically be called and will create the appropriate layout for
the font image file. Press F2 to save the image file as a Targa file, as shown in
Figure 15-41
.