In order to use other fonts in Papervision3D, we need to create our own custom Font3D
classes. Although this may sound pretty daunting, it is not hard at all, thanks to a tool by Mathieu Badimon, the developer of Five3D.
Note
Five3D is a 3D engine written in ActionScript 3.0 that lets you create interactive vector-based 3D animations. See http://five3d.mathieu-badimon.com
In short, downloading the tool and placing in it the correct folder will create a new panel inside the Flash IDE. When the panel is opened, you can choose a font and the tool will generate an ActionScript class file that contains vector data about the font. The following screenshot shows the panel:
Go to http://code.google.com/p/five3d/downloads/list and download the latest release, which was FIVe3D_make_typography_v2.0.zip
at the time of writing.
Inside the ZIP file you will find a SWF and a PDF file. The PDF contains instructions on where to place the SWF and how to create a font file. Read these instructions...