I very recently converted from RoboFont to Glyphs on a permanent basis — loving how much easier the app is to use.
I’m currently trying to generate my first variable from Glyphsapp and have a quick question. Previously I used RoboFont and Skateboard to generate variable files, so I’m no stranger to the format / setup, I’m just trying to figure out how it works in Glyphsapp.
I’ve got a standard 2 axis (weight / width) setup, which is generating no problem, however when I try to set the origin (default location) to be based on a master inside the corners (~900 weight, ~400 width) the file will unfortunately not generate and I get a message to say that the “Problem generating Feature Variations” “Master is outside of the interpolation space at 1000 and axis rage 900-900”.
If I change the origin value to 500 the message changes to “Master is outside of the interpolation space at 1000 and axis rage 500-500”.
Apologies if this is a v naive question. I read the variable / masters documentation, but I think I may be missing something obvious due to the app being new to me.
Black Condensed = 1000 weight, 0 width
Black = 1000 weight, 1000 width
The above is generating as a variable file no problem. However when I include an additional master (coordinates below), and then set it as the origin, the error message starts to appear upon generation.
Bold Narrow = 900 weight, 400 width
Again, big apologies Georg, if this is something glaringly obvious, I’m like a fish out of water without using skateboard / superpolator.
if you put the origin at 900, 400, inside the cube defined by the other masters, you need 4 more masters to get to a fully rectangular design space:
900, 0
900, 1000
0, 400
1000, 400
That is not worth the effort to build and will increase the file size quite a bit.