diff --git a/korman/exporter/convert.py b/korman/exporter/convert.py
index 60a322c..100dcb6 100644
--- a/korman/exporter/convert.py
+++ b/korman/exporter/convert.py
@@ -273,18 +273,9 @@ class Exporter:
             self.report.msg("No material(s) on the ObData, so no drawables", indent=1)
 
     def _export_font_blobj(self, so, bo):
-        self.report.msg("Converting font to mesh for export")
-        bpy.ops.object.select_all(action='DESELECT')
-        bpy.context.scene.objects.active = bo
-        bo.select = True
-        convertible = bpy.ops.object.convert.poll()
-        if convertible:
-            bpy.ops.object.convert(target='MESH', keep_original= True)
-            convertedFont = bpy.context.active_object
-            self._export_mesh_blobj(so, convertedFont)
-            bpy.ops.object.delete()
-        else:
-            self.report.msg("not convertible, skipping...")
+        self.animation.convert_object_animations(bo, so)
+        with utils.temporary_mesh_object(bo) as meshObj:
+            self._export_mesh_blobj(so, meshObj)
 
     def _export_referenced_node_trees(self):
         self.report.progress_advance()
diff --git a/korman/exporter/utils.py b/korman/exporter/utils.py
index 9385ecf..87d894b 100644
--- a/korman/exporter/utils.py
+++ b/korman/exporter/utils.py
@@ -92,3 +92,20 @@ def bmesh_object(name : str):
         bm.to_mesh(mesh)
     finally:
         bm.free()
+
+@contextmanager
+def temporary_mesh_object(source : bpy.types.Object) -> bpy.types.Object:
+    """Creates a temporary mesh object from a nonmesh object that will only exist for the duration
+       of the context."""
+    assert source.type != "MESH"
+
+    obj = bpy.data.objects.new(source.name, source.to_mesh(bpy.context.scene, True, "RENDER"))
+    obj.draw_type = "WIRE"
+    obj.matrix_basis, obj.matrix_world = source.matrix_basis, source.matrix_world
+    obj.parent = source.parent
+
+    bpy.context.scene.objects.link(obj)
+    try:
+        yield obj
+    finally:
+        bpy.data.objects.remove(obj)