usage: psfcreateinstances [-h] [-i INSTANCENAME] [-a INSTANCEATTR] [-v INSTANCEVAL] [-f]
[-o OUTPUT] [--forceInterpolation] [--roundInstances] [-l LOG] [-W]
[-p PARAMS] [-q]
designspace_path
Generate instance UFOs from a designspace document and master UFOs
positional arguments:
designspace_path Path to designspace document (or folder of them)
other arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-i, --instanceName INSTANCENAME
Font name for instance to build
-a, --instanceAttr INSTANCEATTR
Attribute used to specify instance to build
-v, --instanceVal INSTANCEVAL
Value of attribute specifying instance to build
-f, --folder Build all designspace files in a folder
-o, --output OUTPUT Prepend path to all output paths
--forceInterpolation If an instance matches a master, calculate glyphs instead of copying them
--roundInstances Apply integer rounding to all geometry when interpolating
-l, --log LOG Log file (default: *_createinstances.log)
-W, --weightfix Enable RIBBI style weight fixing
-p, --params PARAMS Other parameters - see parameters.md for details
-q, --quiet Quiet mode - only display severe errors
For more help options use -h ?. For more documentation see https://github.com/silnrsi/pysilfont/blob/master/docs/scripts.md#psfcreateinstances
Version: 1.8.1.dev14
Copyright (c) 2014-2025, SIL Global (https://www.sil.org)
Options (12)
| Option | Description | Source |
|---|
-h, --help | show this help message and exit | help |
-i, --instanceName INSTANCENAME | Font name for instance to build | help |
-a, --instanceAttr INSTANCEATTR | Attribute used to specify instance to build | help |
-v, --instanceVal INSTANCEVAL | Value of attribute specifying instance to build | help |
-f, --folder | Build all designspace files in a folder | help |
-o, --output OUTPUT | Prepend path to all output paths | help |
--forceInterpolation | If an instance matches a master, calculate glyphs instead of copying them | help |
--roundInstances | Apply integer rounding to all geometry when interpolating | help |
-l, --log LOG | Log file (default: *_createinstances.log) | help |
-W, --weightfix | Enable RIBBI style weight fixing | help |
-p, --params PARAMS | Other parameters - see parameters.md for details | help |
-q, --quiet | Quiet mode - only display severe errors | help |
Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.