How To Fix Solidworks Font Issue

Owned by Ali Nursal (Unlicensed)
Oct 13, 2023
4 min read

There is a bug that can occur when installing Solidworks on to your Windows device. This issue occurs on both locally installed and AppsAnywhere Cloud Paged version of the software. This bug causes performance issues and overall laggy response from the software.

To determine if you have the font issue you can do a few things. Either by opening the app and clicking on sketch or by trying to use smart dimensions. If words do not appear in the different planes when clicking sketch you have the font issue. When you use Smart Dimensions, if it takes a long time and it fails to show the measurement you have the font issue.

This is an example of what the font issue looks like.

 

This is what it should look like

How to repair font issue on Windows 10 and 11

To fix the issue we need to uninstall and reinstall the fonts.

Either method can work for both Windows 10 and 11. However there can be issues using Method 2 on Windows 11. Sometimes the font won’t uninstall through control panel. You can bypass this issue by using Method 1.

Method 1: Using Windows Settings

  • Step 1: Find Font settings in Windows. In the Windows search bar type in “Fonts” and open Font Settings

  • Step 2: Selecting the Century Gothic Font. The following Window will open. In the search bar type in “Century Gothic”. You should see an item appear in the search results. Click on it.

  • Step 3: Uninstall the fonts. Once you’ve clicked on the font item the following menu will open. Uninstall all the fonts until there are no items left.

  • Step 4: Download the fonts. Once the font has been uninstalled go to the following link and download all the fonts. The files are stored on an ITG staff member’s OneDrive. Access has been restricted so only UWO users can access the files. Fonts

  • Step 5: Unzip the downloaded folder. Right click the Fonts.Zip folder and select Extract all. The files should extract and be ready for use. If you don’t have the Extract all option, you will have to download 7Zip. You can also use any other unzipping application like WinRAR or WinZip

  • Step 6: Install the fonts. Once the files have been extracted open the new file folder called Fonts. Find the font files. Select them all then right click them. Then select Install.

  • Step 7: Once installed restart your PC and run Solidworks again. The font issue should be fixed. If it is not contact ENGHELP@UWO.CA and we will help you.

Method 2: Using Control Panel

  • Step 1: Finding Control Panel. Search for Control panel in the Windows search bar and click on it.

  • Step 2: Using the search bar to find the Fonts object. In the window that opens there is a search bar in the top right. Click in it and type in “Fonts”. Click on the Fonts item that shows up in the search results.

  • Step 3: Find Century Gothic and delete it. Scroll through the list of fonts until you find Century Gothic. Click on it and select the delete option. This will delete all the font versions of Century Gothic.

  • Step 4: Download the Fonts. Once the font has been uninstalled go to the following link and download all the fonts. The files are stored on an ITG staff member’s OneDrive. Access has been restricted so only UWO users can access the files. Fonts

  • Step 5: Unzip the downloaded folder. Right click the Fonts.Zip folder and select Extract all. The files should extract and be ready for use. If you don’t have the Extract all option, you will have to download 7Zip. You can also use any other unzipping application like WinRAR or WinZip

  • Step 6: Install the fonts. Once the files have been extracted open the new file folder called Fonts. Find the font files. Select them all then right click them. Then select Install.

  • Step 7: Once installed restart your PC and run Solidworks again. The font issue should be fixed. If it is not contact ENGHELP@UWO.CA and we will help you.