CID Fonts F1, F2, F3, F4: Understanding and Downloading
Programs like AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or Revit sometimes call for CID F1-F4 fonts when dealing with international text layers. Without them, the plotter prints garbled squares or blank spaces.
Export via Preview (Mac)
: Open the PDF in the macOS Preview app and choose File > Export as PDF . This sometimes re-renders the file into a usable format.
3. For F3 (Japanese) – Use "Noto Sans CJK JP"
For specific free CID fonts, including those with F1, F2, F3, and F4 descriptors, you might want to explore:
What CID Fonts Are
: "CID" (Character IDentifier) is a method for encoding font data to support large character sets, such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (CJK) scripts.
Character Identifier
CID stands for . Unlike standard fonts that use a simple index (like ‘A’ = 1), CID fonts map thousands of characters (e.g., Kanji, Hanzi) to unique numeric IDs. This makes them essential for:
F1
| Placeholder | Typical Original Font | | --- | --- | | | Often a Chinese Simplified font (e.g., SimHei or STSong) | | F2 | Often a Chinese Traditional font (e.g., PMingLiU) | | F3 | Often a Japanese font (e.g., Kozuka Gothic or MS Gothic) | | F4 | Often a Korean font (e.g., Batang or Gulim) |
/F1refers to Font Resource 1./F2refers to Font Resource 2.