Creating Outlines shifts position of character

Andy Mcgroarty

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- January 16, 2015 at 3:24 pm #72731
  
  Andy Mcgroarty
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  Hi there
  
  I am creating outlines from letters in ID for characters to use in Indyfont. So the letters are at 1000pt and the text frames quite large. But when i create the outline from the letter, it disappears from the frame. When i make the frame much bigger it appears again but much lower, it has shifted and hasn’t remained in the same position. Technically it is not a problem, but in terms of my work flow it is a bit of a pain.
  
  Can anybody suggest why this is happening, or a solution?
  
  Thank you kindly
- January 16, 2015 at 3:54 pm #72732
  
  Dwayne Harris
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  I’m not sure why it’s getting bigger or positioning lower. It’s always been my experience that it will shift to the left. And that’s because the cut/shoulder of the font is removed when making an outline.
  
  Hopefully someone will chime in with an explanation or solution, but I can’t think of any solutions so far as movement.
  - January 17, 2015 at 2:03 pm #72744
    
    Andy Mcgroarty
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    Thank you Dwayne, the cut shoulder thing totally makes sense.
    
    The outline is not getting bigger, because it is shifting downward, i have to make the frame bigger to find it.
    
    At least half of the problem is solved!
    
    Thanks agin for your assistance, much appreciated! I hope that all is well with you.
- January 17, 2015 at 3:14 pm #72745
  
  Andy Mcgroarty
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  Ok, some more ingredients, i just tried it with a different letter and after creating the outline it didn’t move left at all, it stayed in the same x position, but it still shifted down, but this time thankfully not so much that i had to pull the box open.
  - January 18, 2015 at 8:33 am #72748
    
    Dwayne Harris
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    It has to be something to do with the cap height/x-height of the font and when it converts to outline. That’s the only thing I can think of.
    
    Yup–things are fine with me. Thank you. Hope you are doing well.
  - January 20, 2015 at 11:44 am #72807
    
    Andy Mcgroarty
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    Ok thank you, I’ll check that out. I’m glad to hear all is well. Thanks and best wishes.
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