Something odd about Altium is that there doesn't seem to be a way to set a universal font. The default is Times New Roman, and frankly, I'm just not usually a fan of serif fonts on CAD files. I'm just not used to it. Apparently you have to set the default font for each separate thing. I did that, but have still been having issues with this being reverted. Below is a message I almost sent to support:
It's about this time I took one more look around, and found my solution.
While in a SchLib: Tools > Document Options...
The Properties window/pane will change and you'll see an option saying "Show Comment/Designator", helpfully highlighted below:
Wow! Look at that super useful option! I sure can't imagine why anyone might want selected as default! It's not like I might have a better idea than a dumb program of where to artfully put a designator that's close yet unobtrusive!
Here's the appropriate help article.
I'm having an issue with my default fonts for designator and comment being reverted to Times New Roman.The issue is that there is not an obvious way to control anything about the designator and comment other than the whole system default.
I placed a component from the Vault onto my schematic, then to have a little more control over it, I selected it, copied, then pasted into one of my own schematic libraries. I created a footprint for it, then compiled the integrated library.
Meanwhile, I set my default fonts for the designator and comment to Arial with different justification and sizes.
When I try to place that part, the designator and comment are changed to Times New Roman 10 pt. There was another part (resistor) I copied the symbol from the "Miscellaneous Devices.IntLib". When I try to place that one, the reference designator stays in Arial, but the comment reverts back to Times New Roman. . .
It's about this time I took one more look around, and found my solution.
While in a SchLib: Tools > Document Options...
The Properties window/pane will change and you'll see an option saying "Show Comment/Designator", helpfully highlighted below:
Wow! Look at that super useful option! I sure can't imagine why anyone might want selected as default! It's not like I might have a better idea than a dumb program of where to artfully put a designator that's close yet unobtrusive!
Here's the appropriate help article.
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