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When moving scenes that use Text objects from one computer to another,
keep in mind that if the font used is not installed on the target computer, the
spline outline will be lost as soon as changes are made to the object. To avoid
such problems, make the spline editable (Functions > Make Editable).
Font, Font button
Use the drop-down list and button to choose between TrueType or PostScript Type 1 fonts. With
TrueType fonts, a font selector window will open when you click the Font button, allowing you to
choose a character set.
With PostScript fonts, a standard le selector window opens, from which you can locate and load
any desired PostScript font. CINEMA 4D works with the PFB (PostScript Font Binary) format of Type 1
fonts.
Some fonts are poorly designed and will have noticeable overlapping edges.
CINEMA 4D cannot improve these faults. Always use high quality fonts for
best results.
Kerning information is not evaluated by CINEMA 4D. Therefore, to shift
individual text letters accurately, proceed as follows:
 Convert the spline primitive with the Functions > Make Editable command.
Select the Points tool, select a vertex of the desired character (by clicking it)
and choose Selection > Select Connected. All points in this character object
are now selected.
 Select the Move tool and drag to move the entire character.
You can get a good result with 3D fonts by using the Bevel command on a font
object and restricting the angle limit to approx. 20°.
Align
Set the text’s alignment to left-aligned, centered or right-aligned.
Height
The height of the letters, in world coordinates.
Horizontal Spacing, Vertical Spacing
With these command you can insert space between the characters or between the text lines.