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Overview

The Font Mapping Panel gives you granular control over font substitution. Instead of replacing every text layer with a single font, you can create rules to map specific source fonts to specific target fonts.

Use Case​

Your project might use multiple fonts (e.g., a bold font for headlines and a regular font for body text). When translating to a language like Chinese, you need to replace both with a Chinese-compatible font, but you want to maintain the Bold/Regular distinction.

Creating Mappings​

  1. Open the Font Mapping Panel.
  2. Create a new Font Map Set (or edit an existing one).
  3. Add Mapping:
    • Source Font: Select the font used in your original composition (e.g., "Helvetica-Bold").
    • Target Font: Select the font to replace it with (e.g., "NotoSansSC-Bold").
  4. Save the map.

Applying Font Maps​

To use a font map, go to the Presets Panel and assign the Font Map to a specific language preset. When you run that version, AE Sheets will check every text layer: if its font matches a "Source Font" in the map, it will be replaced with the "Target Font".