Okay, I've sorted my problem. I've used the REFERENCE feature to set the dimension line or drawing units to exactly 5.00000. I'm guessing that actually starting out with a font at 144 pt is no better than starting with a font at 500 pt. I think that is because I'm dealing with something that is scal...

I think the answer is scaling within DraftSight. To scale entities: Click Modify > Scale (or type Scale). In the graphics area, select entities to scale. Press Enter. Enter the base point. The base point, if part of the specified entities, holds its original position during scaling, while all other ...

Let me just add some more detail. In Inkscape, I used the "create and edit text object" tool to "draw" a "picture" of a font. I've made a font of 3 sizes: 144 pt (16 Kb), 340 pt (16 Kb) and 500 pt (16 Kb). I saved each file as a DXF file. Notice that I get the same file...

Hi. I would try converting the text to path (Ctrl+Shift+C), ungrouping the characters (Ctrl+Shift+G), and then combining them back together (Ctrl+K), and see if that would result in a better dxf file. Good luck! By the way, at the momement I'm working with just one character/font. That procedure wo...

I'm wanting to produce an engineering drawing of a number plaque. I downloaded a trial copy of Coral Draw, and used the Text Tool, to create a drawing of a font. I scaled up the font I chose by dragging the corners of the font character. I was then able to save as a DWG file. I also obtained a free ...