SHX fonts store characters as collections of line and arc segments (vectors). This makes them ideal for technical drawings where clarity, speed, and small file size matter. However, standard SHX fonts are typically limited to basic Latin characters, numbers, and some symbols. Extending SHX to support Arabic requires a custom shape definition file, often named with conventions like *arab.shx . The Xarab.shx designation, if it exists, might indicate an experimental or extended Arabic SHX font.
: SHX fonts like Xarab are not made of pixels but vectors. This ensures they remain crisp regardless of zoom level and maintain a low file size during export. Xarab.shx Autocad Font
The standard SHX fonts folder. For Windows this is C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 20xx\Fonts. SHX fonts store characters as collections of line