3D STUDIO

Type Composition

Set type in a 3D composing stick. Drag sorts from the case and watch the measure change as you track.

Interactive 5 min Checking WebGL…

Drag to orbit · scroll to zoom · drag a sort from the case onto the stick

COMPOSING
STICK & CASE

Building the scene

Type Composition needs WebGL

This simulator renders in 3D. The diagram behind this message shows the same concept, and every control in the panel still works.

Print previewThe proof plate in the panel is the 2D impression: crop marks, the measure, and the ink laid down unevenly the way a hand-inked forme actually prints. Save PNG exports that plate.

The sequence

Drag sorts from the case onto the composing stick, or click them.
Type directly into the copy box if you prefer.
Adjust size, tracking and leading.
Check the measure against the column and read the proof.

The type case

Click a sort to set it, or drag it onto the composing stick. The click path is what a keyboard user gets.

Composition settings

Type size14 pt

672 pt

Tracking0 /1000 em

-38 /1000 em

Leading18 pt

840 pt

Face

Alignment

Sheet

Output

Line measure

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In picas

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Sorts used

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Lines set

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Column width

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Lines that fit

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Ink coverage

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Ink needed

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Line against the measure

Proof plate

The composed matter

Edit the text directly, or set it from the case above.

Note. This is an educational model, not a prediction. Every number it produces is indicative only, and the model simplifies more than it keeps. Follow the instructions supplied with your own equipment, read the safety notes on the related tool pages, and remember that a press, a guillotine, a solvent and lead type are all genuinely hazardous at the bench.