bcd Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 I'm interested in generating a barcode within VW. Has somebody done this already or will I get out the scripting pencil? Thanks Quote Link to comment
Pat Stanford Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Before you break out the scripting, check out and see if one of the bar code fonts that are available will work for your application. https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=bar+code+fonts 1 Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee PVA - Admin Posted November 7, 2014 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted November 7, 2014 As long as they offer a TrueType version of the font, it SHOULD work. I know I have seen someone using one in Vectorworks before, but I don't recall the font's name. Quote Link to comment
bcd Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 Thanks guys, great idea Pat, I'll let you know how it goes. Quote Link to comment
bcd Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share Posted November 8, 2014 Wow Pat, If there is Star of the Week you're getting my nomination for this one * take a look: from VW text to barcode to reader to result. Very cool. Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment
Bruce Kieffer Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 What is the name of the font, and where did you find it? Is there an iPhone app that can link to a personal barcode database? Quote Link to comment
bcd Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share Posted November 8, 2014 It's called Code 39 but comes in under the name New found here http://www.barcodesinc.com/free-barcode-font/ What is your personal db stored as? I know Filemaker Pro & Filemaker Go will do that but I'm not sure if there is a smaller solution. I used QRreader from Tap Media to prove the loop. Quote Link to comment
Bruce Kieffer Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I have FileMaker, but don't use it often. I would like to be able to create a bar code, scan it using my iPhone, and get it to open the "record" on my Mac. I think I'm asking too much. I'll look at QRreader. Quote Link to comment
bcd Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 Hi Bruce, I'm training until tomorrow but will get back to you then. It's an exciting addition to VW. I'll be happy to share. Brian Quote Link to comment
eastken Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Please refer to: How to Generate Linear & 2D Barcodes in .NET Projects Best regards. Quote Link to comment
Piotr Karczewski Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 On 11/8/2014 at 3:42 AM, bcd said: Wow Pat, If there is Star of the Week you're getting my nomination for this one * take a look: from VW text to barcode to reader to result. Very cool. Thanks Hi, its been a while since this topic was on board. Could You please refresh it for me..? I'd like to add some extra record to the symbol with a barcode number to provide it with barcode field (barcode font) on the report. I've been testing barcode font called Libre BARCODE 39 in MS Word, but each digit look exactly the same, and the stripes has the same length not like in barcode EAN-13 Any tips how to achieve it? Quote Link to comment
danm01 Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Have you considered using a QR code instead of a bar code? It would allow you to easily link to an external URL like a manufacturer data sheet. It looks like it would be a pretty easy Python script using the qrcode library, or some kind soul could probably whip up a Marionette node. Quote Link to comment
danm01 Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Turns out the hyperlink tool can generate a QR! You could add that to your symbol in a separate class, like the attached. I had better luck formatting the text below the QR by making it a "convert to group" symbol, but someone else may know how to fix that. symbol_with_qr.vwx 1 Quote Link to comment
Piotr Karczewski Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 (edited) On 4/9/2022 at 6:11 PM, danm01 said: Turns out the hyperlink tool can generate a QR! You could add that to your symbol in a separate class, like the attached. I had better luck formatting the text below the QR by making it a "convert to group" symbol, but someone else may know how to fix that. symbol_with_qr.vwx Thanx @danm01 for Your kind help and advice. My idea was to make it much easier to use and edit. I wanted to make a base of symbol for a small irrigation design shop. The clue for them is to to have a report that includes EAN-13 bar code in separate column of the raport. That is why I was wondering about adding to each symbol a record with an EAN-13 number which could be displayed/printed with barcode font so I could have a table with column full of barcodes. I'm aware of QR code advantages, but I need barcodes for order lists and that kind of documents. EDIT: I have installed barcode Libere Barcode EAN13 font but it every digit looks the same. I have checked with letters in Excel and figured it out that letters form A to T matches numbers from 0 to 9 Does anyone have any experience with that? I can feel that I'm close but sth is still missing. Edited April 12, 2022 by Piotr Karczewski further experiments Quote Link to comment
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