diff --git a/luametalatex-back-pdf.lua b/luametalatex-back-pdf.lua
index 8e2a902..ba70d4f 100644
--- a/luametalatex-back-pdf.lua
+++ b/luametalatex-back-pdf.lua
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ local writer = require'luametalatex-nodewriter'
 local newpdf = require'luametalatex-pdf'
 local nametree = require'luametalatex-pdf-nametree'
 local build_fontdir = require'luametalatex-pdf-font'
+local prepare_node_font = require'luametalatex-pdf-font-node'.prepare
 local fontmap = require'luametalatex-pdf-font-map'
 
 local utils = require'luametalatex-pdf-utils'
@@ -13,7 +14,17 @@ local to_bp = utils.to_bp
 
 local pdfname, pfile
 local fontdirs = setmetatable({}, {__index=function(t, k)t[k] = pfile:getobj() return t[k] end})
-local usedglyphs = {}
+local nodefont_meta = {}
+local usedglyphs = setmetatable({}, {__index=function(t, fid)
+  local v
+  if font.fonts[fid].format == 'type3node' then
+    v = setmetatable({generation = 0, next_generation = 0}, nodefont_meta)
+  else
+    v = {}
+  end
+  t[fid] = v
+  return v
+end})
 local dests = {}
 local cur_page
 local declare_whatsit = require'luametalatex-whatsits'.new
@@ -69,7 +80,7 @@ token.luacmd("shipout", function()
   local out, resources, annots = writer(pfile, list, fontdirs, usedglyphs, colorstacks)
   cur_page = nil
   local content = pfile:stream(nil, '', out)
-  pfile:indirect(page, string.format([[<</Type/Page/Parent %i 0 R/Contents %i 0 R/MediaBox[0 %i %i %i]/Resources<<%s%s>>%s%s>>]], parent, content, -math.ceil(to_bp(list.depth)), math.ceil(to_bp(list.width)), math.ceil(to_bp(list.height)), resources, pdfvariable.pageresources, annots, pdfvariable.pageattr))
+  pfile:indirect(page, string.format([[<</Type/Page/Parent %i 0 R/Contents %i 0 R/MediaBox[0 %i %i %i]/Resources%s%s%s>>]], parent, content, -math.ceil(to_bp(list.depth)), math.ceil(to_bp(list.width)), math.ceil(to_bp(list.height)), resources(pdfvariable.pageresources), annots, pdfvariable.pageattr))
   node.flush_list(list)
   token.put_next(reset_deadcycles)
   token.scan_token()
@@ -104,14 +115,36 @@ local pdf_escape = require'luametalatex-pdf-escape'
 local pdf_bytestring = pdf_escape.escape_bytes
 local pdf_text = pdf_escape.escape_text
 
+local function nodefont_newindex(t, k, v)
+  t.generation = t.next_generation
+  return rawset(t, k, v)
+end
+
 callback.register("stop_run", function()
   if not pfile then
     return
   end
+  do
+    nodefont_meta.__newindex = nodefont_newindex -- Start recording generations
+    local need_new_run = true
+    while need_new_run do
+      need_new_run = nil
+      for fid, glyphs in pairs(usedglyphs) do
+        local next_gen = glyphs.next_generation
+        if next_gen and next_gen == glyphs.generation then
+          glyphs.next_generation = next_gen+1
+          need_new_run = true
+          local f = font.getfont(fid) or font.fonts[fid]
+          prepare_node_font(f, glyphs, pfile, fontdirs, usedglyphs) -- Might become fid, glyphs
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
   for fid, id in pairs(fontdirs) do
     local f = font.getfont(fid) or font.fonts[fid]
-    local psname = f.psname or f.fullname
     local sorted = {}
+    local used = usedglyphs[fid]
+    used.generation, used.next_generation = nil, nil
     for k,v in pairs(usedglyphs[fid]) do
       sorted[#sorted+1] = v
     end
@@ -438,8 +471,8 @@ local refobj_whatsit = declare_whatsit('pdf_refobj', function(prop, p, n, x, y)
 end)
 local literal_whatsit = declare_whatsit('pdf_literal', function(prop, p, n, x, y)
   if not prop then
-    tex.error('Invalid pdf_literal whatsit', {"A pdf_literal whatsit did not contain a literal to be inserted. \z
-        Maybe your code hasn't been adapted to LuaMetaLaTeX yet?"})
+    tex.error('Invalid pdf_literal whatsit', "A pdf_literal whatsit did not contain a literal to be inserted. \z
+        Maybe your code hasn't been adapted to LuaMetaLaTeX yet?")
     return
   end
   pdf.write(prop.mode, prop.data, x, y, p)
diff --git a/luametalatex-font-resolve.lua b/luametalatex-font-resolve.lua
index 48aeb83..d12be9e 100644
--- a/luametalatex-font-resolve.lua
+++ b/luametalatex-font-resolve.lua
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function font.define(f)
   local format = f.format or "unknown"
   local encodingbytes = f.encodingbytes or (f.format:sub(5) == "type" and 2 or 1)
   f.encodingbytes = encodingbytes
-  if encodingbytes == 1 and f.type ~= 'virtual' then
+  if encodingbytes == 1 and f.type ~= 'virtual' and f.format ~= 'type3node' then
     -- map file lookup
     local entry = fontmap[f.name]
     if entry then
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ function font.addcharacters(fid, newdir)
     local existing = fontdir[cp]
     if existing ~= glyph then
       if existing then
-        texio.write_nl'Overwriting existing character. Here be dragons'
+        -- texio.write_nl'Overwriting existing character. Here be dragons'
       end
     end
     if glyph.commands then
diff --git a/luametalatex-nodewriter.lua b/luametalatex-nodewriter.lua
index 1ce3e93..c5cabc7 100644
--- a/luametalatex-nodewriter.lua
+++ b/luametalatex-nodewriter.lua
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ local utils = require'luametalatex-pdf-utils'
 local strip_floats = utils.strip_floats
 local to_bp = utils.to_bp
 
+local make_resources = require'luametalatex-pdf-resources'
 local pdf_font_map = require'luametalatex-pdf-font-deduplicate'
 local get_whatsit_handler = require'luametalatex-whatsits'.handler
 
@@ -382,6 +383,8 @@ local function do_commands(p, c, f, fid, x, y, outer, ...)
   for _, cmd in ipairs(c.commands) do
     if cmd[1] == "node" then
       local cmd = cmd[2]
+      assert(node.type(cmd))
+      cmd = todirect(cmd)
       nodehandler[getid(cmd)](p, cmd, x, y, nil, ...)
       x = x + getwidth(cmd)
     elseif cmd[1] == "font" then
@@ -397,17 +400,17 @@ local function do_commands(p, c, f, fid, x, y, outer, ...)
       current_font = assert(fonts[cmd[2]], "invalid font requested")
       local n = direct.new'glyph'
       setsubtype(n, 256)
-      setfont(n, current_font.id, cmd[2])
+      setfont(n, current_font.id, cmd[3])
       nodehandler.glyph(p, n, x, y, outer, ...)
-      direct.free(n)
       x = x + getwidth(n)
+      direct.free(n)
     elseif cmd[1] == "rule" then
       local n = direct.new'rule'
       setheight(n, cmd[2])
       setwidth(n, cmd[3])
       nodehandler.rule(p, n, x, y, outer, ...)
-      direct.free(n)
       x = x + getwidth(n)
+      direct.free(n)
     elseif cmd[1] == "left" then
       x = x + cmd[2]
     elseif cmd[1] == "down" then
@@ -533,22 +536,9 @@ local ondemandmeta = {
     return t[k]
   end
 }
-local function writeresources(p)
-  local resources = p.resources
-  local result = {}
-  for kind, t in pairs(resources) do if next(t) then
-    result[#result+1] = format("/%s<<", kind)
-    for name, value in pairs(t) do
-      result[#result+1] = format("/%s %i 0 R", name, value)
-      t[name] = nil
-    end
-    result[#result+1] = ">>"
-  end end
-  return concat(result)
-end
-local function nodewriter(file, n, fontdirs, usedglyphs, colorstacks)
+local function nodewriter(file, n, fontdirs, usedglyphs, colorstacks, resources)
   n = todirect(n)
-  setmetatable(usedglyphs, ondemandmeta)
+  resources = resources or make_resources()
   local p = {
     is_page = not not colorstacks,
     file = file,
@@ -560,7 +550,7 @@ local function nodewriter(file, n, fontdirs, usedglyphs, colorstacks)
     vfont = {},
     matrix = {1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0},
     pending_matrix = {},
-    resources = setmetatable({}, ondemandmeta),
+    resources = resources,
     annots = {},
     linkcontext = file.linkcontext,
     fontdirs = fontdirs,
@@ -580,7 +570,7 @@ local function nodewriter(file, n, fontdirs, usedglyphs, colorstacks)
   nodehandler[getid(n)](p, n, 0, 0, n, nil, 0)
   -- nodehandler[getid(n)](p, n, 0, getdepth(n), n)
   topage(p)
-  return concat(p.strings, '\n'), writeresources(p), (p.annots[1] and string.format("/Annots[%s]", table.concat(p.annots, ' ')) or "")
+  return concat(p.strings, '\n'), resources, (p.annots[1] and string.format("/Annots[%s]", table.concat(p.annots, ' ')) or "")
 end
 require'luametalatex-pdf-savedbox':init_nodewriter(nodewriter)
 return nodewriter
diff --git a/luametalatex-pdf-font-deduplicate.lua b/luametalatex-pdf-font-deduplicate.lua
index 2542fed..f0a9813 100644
--- a/luametalatex-pdf-font-deduplicate.lua
+++ b/luametalatex-pdf-font-deduplicate.lua
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ local function build_sharekey(fontdir)
   local encodingbytes = assert(fontdir.encodingbytes)
   local key = string.format("%i:%s:", fontdir.encodingbytes, fontdir.format)
   if encodingbytes == 1 then
-    if fontdir.format == "type3" then
+    if fontdir.format:sub(1,5) == "type3" then
       return string.format("%s%i:%s", key, fontdir.size, fontdir.name)
     end
     key = string.format("%s%s:", key, fontdir.encoding or '')
diff --git a/luametalatex-pdf-font.lua b/luametalatex-pdf-font.lua
index a047301..32312fe 100644
--- a/luametalatex-pdf-font.lua
+++ b/luametalatex-pdf-font.lua
@@ -250,27 +250,34 @@ local function buildfont0(pdf, fontdir, usedcids)
     cidfont)
 end
 local buildfontpk = require'luametalatex-pdf-font-pk'
+local buildfontnode = require'luametalatex-pdf-font-node'.buildfont
 local function buildfont3(pdf, fontdir, usedcids)
+  local buildfont = fontdir.format == 'type3' and buildfontpk
+                 or fontdir.format == 'type3node' and buildfontnode
+                 or error[[Unsupported Type3 based font format]]
   usedcids = usedcids or allcids(fontdir)
   table.sort(usedcids, function(a,b) return a[1]<b[1] end)
   local enc = cidmap1byte(pdf)
-  local bbox, matrix, widths, charprocs = buildfontpk(pdf, fontdir, usedcids) -- TOOD
+  local bbox, matrix, widths, charprocs = buildfont(pdf, fontdir, usedcids)
   local touni = pdf:stream(nil, "", tounicode[1](fontdir, usedcids)) -- Done late to allow for defaults set from the font file
-  return strip_floats(string.format(
-    "<</Type/Font/Subtype/Type3/FontBBox[%f %f %f %f]/FontMatrix[%f %f %f %f %f %f]/CharProcs%s/Encoding%s/FirstChar %i/LastChar %i/Widths %i 0 R/ToUnicode %i 0 R>>",
-    -- "<</Type/Font/Subtype/Type3/FontBBox[%f %f %f %f]/FontMatrix[%f %f %f %f %f %f]/CharProcs%s/Encoding%s/FirstChar %i/LastChar %i/Widths[%s]/ToUnicode %i 0 R/FontDescriptor %i 0 R>>",
+  local matrices = strip_floats(string.format(
+    "/FontBBox[%f %f %f %f]/FontMatrix[%f %f %f %f %f %f]",
     bbox[1], bbox[2], bbox[3], bbox[4],
-    matrix[1], matrix[2], matrix[3], matrix[4], matrix[5], matrix[6],
+    matrix[1], matrix[2], matrix[3], matrix[4], matrix[5], matrix[6]))
+  return string.format(
+    "<</Type/Font/Subtype/Type3%s/CharProcs%s/Encoding%s/FirstChar %i/LastChar %i/Widths %i 0 R/ToUnicode %i 0 R>>",
+    -- "<</Type/Font/Subtype/Type3/CharProcs%s/Encoding%s/FirstChar %i/LastChar %i/Widths %i 0 R/ToUnicode %i 0 R/FontDescriptor %i 0 R>>",
+    matrices,
     charprocs,
     encodingtype3(pdf),
     usedcids[1][1],
     usedcids[#usedcids][1],
     widths,
     touni
-    )) -- , descriptor) -- TODO
+    ) -- , descriptor) -- TODO
 end
 return function(pdf, fontdir, usedcids)
-  if fontdir.format == "type3" then
+  if fontdir.format:sub(1,5) == "type3" then
     return buildfont3(pdf, fontdir, usedcids)
   else
     return buildfont0(pdf, fontdir, usedcids)
diff --git a/luametalatex-pdf-savedbox.lua b/luametalatex-pdf-savedbox.lua
index 15d3ecd..d10fa0b 100644
--- a/luametalatex-pdf-savedbox.lua
+++ b/luametalatex-pdf-savedbox.lua
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ local function shipout(pfile, xform, fontdirs, usedglyphs)
     texio.write_nl('term and log', 'WARNING (savedboxresource shipout): Ignoring unsupported PDF variables xformattr and xformresources. Specify resources and attributes for specific XForms instead.')
   end
   local bbox = strip_floats(string.format('/BBox[%f %f %f %f]', -to_bp(margin), -to_bp(list.depth+margin), to_bp(list.width+margin), to_bp(list.height+margin)))
-  local dict = string.format('/Subtype/Form%s/Resources<<%s%s>>%s', bbox, resources, xform.resources or '', xform.attributes or '')
+  local dict = string.format('/Subtype/Form%s/Resources%s%s', bbox, resources(xform.resources), xform.attributes or '')
   node.flush_list(list)
   xform.list = nil
   local objnum = pfile:stream(xform.objnum, dict, out)