Lettering 4 (Custom Baselines)

In Embird 2006 and later you can create custom baselines for "Insert Text" and "Insert Font Engine Text" dialog boxes. The Digitizing Tools of Embird Studio are used for preparing the baseline .ETB file, which must be stored in "C:\Program Files\EMBIRD32\PLUGINS" folder (or in "C:\EMBIRD32\PLUGINS" folder if you are using version prior to Embird 2006) to be recognized by Embird. This tutorials explains how to create the custom baseline:

1 - Run Embird and click "Editor" menu to switch to Editor window.
2 - Select "Insert -> Studio of Sfumato Design" menu to launch the Embird Studio plug-in (Picture No. 1).

Picture No. 1

 

3 - The "Embird Studio" window will appear on the screen (Picture No. 2). Use "Connection" tool to create the baseline curve.

 Picture No. 2

 

4 - Click "Design -> Export" menu when you are finished with creating the baseline curve (Picture No. 3). This command will export the curve into .ETB file on the hard disk. This file must be stored in "C:\Program Files\EMBIRD32\PLUGINS" folder (or in "C:\EMBIRD32\PLUGINS" folder if you are using version prior to Embird 2006) to be recognized by the "Insert Text" and "Insert Font Engine" tools (Picture No. 4).

Picture No. 3

 

Picture No. 4

 

5 - Test the new baseline by selecting "Text -> Text" or "Text -> Font Engine Text" menu. This will open the "Insert Text" dialog box, and on the "Layout" tab there should be the new baseline available as an option in the "Baseline:" box (Picture No. 5).

Picture No. 5

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