Problem: Is there a way I can set the text entities in Tecplot 360/Focus to have the same font?
Solution: Yes. This requires adding a list of commands to your tecplot.cfg file, a text file in your Tecplot 360/Focus folder. We have included two sets of commands below.
The following commands will work for Tecplot 360/Focus 2010 and newer:
$!VARSET |FONT| = "Times"
$!DEFAULTTEXT TEXTSHAPE {FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}
$!XYLINEAXIS XDETAIL 1 {TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS XDETAIL 2 {TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS XDETAIL 3 {TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS XDETAIL 4 {TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS XDETAIL 5 {TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS YDETAIL 1 {TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS YDETAIL 2 {TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS YDETAIL 3 {TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS YDETAIL 4 {TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS YDETAIL 5 {TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS XDETAIL 1 {TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS XDETAIL 2 {TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS XDETAIL 3 {TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS XDETAIL 4 {TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS XDETAIL 5 {TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS YDETAIL 1 {TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS YDETAIL 2 {TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS YDETAIL 3 {TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS YDETAIL 4 {TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS YDETAIL 5 {TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!TWODAXIS YDETAIL{TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!TWODAXIS XDETAIL{TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!TWODAXIS XDETAIL{TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!TWODAXIS YDETAIL{TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!THREEDAXIS XDETAIL{TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!THREEDAXIS YDETAIL{TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!THREEDAXIS ZDETAIL{TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!THREEDAXIS YDETAIL{TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!THREEDAXIS ZDETAIL{TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!THREEDAXIS XDETAIL{TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!GLOBALLINEPLOT LEGEND{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}
$!GLOBALLINEPLOT DATALABELS{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}
$!GLOBALSCATTER LEGEND{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}
$!GLOBALSCATTER DATALABELS{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}
$!GLOBALCONTOUR LEGEND{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}
$!GLOBALCONTOUR LABELS{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}
$!GLOBALRGB LEGEND{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}
$!GLOBALTWODVECTOR REFVECTOR{MAGNITUDELABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
$!GLOBALTHREEDVECTOR REFVECTOR{MAGNITUDELABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONTFAMILY = "|FONT|"}}}
The following commands will work for Tecplot 360/Focus 2009:
$!VARSET |FONT| = 'TIMESITALICBOLD'
$!DEFAULTTEXT TEXTSHAPE {FONT = |FONT|}
$!XYLINEAXIS XDETAIL 1 {TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS XDETAIL 2 {TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS XDETAIL 3 {TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS XDETAIL 4 {TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS XDETAIL 5 {TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS YDETAIL 1 {TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS YDETAIL 2 {TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS YDETAIL 3 {TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS YDETAIL 4 {TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS YDETAIL 5 {TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS XDETAIL 1 {TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS XDETAIL 2 {TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS XDETAIL 3 {TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS XDETAIL 4 {TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS XDETAIL 5 {TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS YDETAIL 1 {TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS YDETAIL 2 {TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS YDETAIL 3 {TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS YDETAIL 4 {TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!XYLINEAXIS YDETAIL 5 {TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!TWODAXIS YDETAIL{TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!TWODAXIS XDETAIL{TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!TWODAXIS XDETAIL{TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!TWODAXIS YDETAIL{TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!THREEDAXIS XDETAIL{TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!THREEDAXIS YDETAIL{TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!THREEDAXIS ZDETAIL{TITLE{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!THREEDAXIS YDETAIL{TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!THREEDAXIS ZDETAIL{TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!THREEDAXIS XDETAIL{TICKLABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!GLOBALLINEPLOT LEGEND{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}
$!GLOBALLINEPLOT DATALABELS{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}
$!GLOBALSCATTER LEGEND{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}
$!GLOBALSCATTER DATALABELS{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}
$!GLOBALCONTOUR LEGEND{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}
$!GLOBALCONTOUR LABELS{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}
$!GLOBALRGB LEGEND{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}
$!GLOBALTWODVECTOR REFVECTOR{MAGNITUDELABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
$!GLOBALTHREEDVECTOR REFVECTOR{MAGNITUDELABEL{TEXTSHAPE{FONT = |FONT|}}}
To find the exact font name, go to Scripting, then Record Macro, set the macro file, and record clicking on the Insert menu, selecting Text, and creating a text box with the desired font. After stopping the macro recording, open the macro in a text editor and use the FONT/FONTFAMILY parameter as the definition for the FONT variable in red in the tecplot.cfg code above.