3D Graphics Fonts

Use this properties page to set font and text outline characteristics in your 3D Graphics window to improve readability on changing globe colors.

Click OK or Apply to implement any changes you make.

Font

STK employs three general font types: Small, Medium, and Large. For 3D Graphics windows, the default type for objects is Medium.

You can set the following characteristics for each font type (Small, Medium, and Large) in STK:

For better alignment of the text, choose a fixed-width font.

Characteristic Description
Font style
  • Click the drop-down arrow to select a font style. The default is Consolas.
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    Size Click the drop-down arrow and choose a font size number. The defaults are 12 (S), 14 (M), and 16 (L).
    Bold (B) Click the B icon to toggle the font from bold to normal (gray background) and back. The default is bold.
    Italics (I) Click the I icon to toggle the font from normal (gray background) to italics and back. The default is normal.

    Text Outline

    You can set the following text outline characteristics:

    Characteristic Description
    Style

    From the Style drop-down, select from the following options:

    • Thick - bold text outline
    • Thin - nomal text outline
    • None - no text outline
    Color Click the down arrow to choose a color other than the default, black, for text outlining.
    Sharpen Text Select the Sharpen Text check box to enable text sharpening.