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How to view all Revit Fonts?

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octavio2
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How to view all Revit Fonts?

Working on a title sheet (i.e., a logo, and it includes fonts selections) and I can see each font individually on the list of fonts drop down on the System Family dialog, but I wonder if there is a way to see them physically all at the same time somewhere so I could compare each style side to side and see what each looks like at the same time.

How or where I see all the fonts included in Revit all at the same time? 

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scott_d_davis
in reply to: octavio2

Revit doesn't include any fonts...it uses Windows fonts, so whatever you have installed on your system are available.  You could use character map to explore the different fonts.



Scott D Davis
Sr AEC Technical Specialist
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wbmarquand
in reply to: scott_d_davis

Hi Scott - thx for this post. Strange, but I have fonts, like Tekton, that is open font but revit doesn't load it. In general, Windows has a weak selection of hand fonts. Any ideas how to get more hand fonts into revit?

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M-Town_Drafter
in reply to: wbmarquand

You can search the web for .TTF fonts.  We use one called ARchitxt.ttf.  It's a bit wide, so we reduce it's width factor to .85 (but, in 2015 at least, shedules ignore the altered font width).

 

I just checked Google Fonts, and there are 118 'Handwriting' type fonts there alone.  Install any font in Windows and it should be useable by Revit.

 

I don't know why some wouldn't be, like the Tekton font you mentioned.  I've never noticed Revit ignoring a font before.

 

Disclaimer- Since all lawyers love your money, check for licensing and legal noise about how any individual font can be used, legal yada yada etc....Smiley Wink

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auburn
in reply to: octavio2

Agree, it would be helpful to get a setting (under Manage>Additional Settings maybe?) that listed out all of the fonts in Revit. I know Revit uses TTF, but it's a little more complicated because OTF-TrueType Outline fonts are also compatible with Revit, to some extent. Currently I have to just screenshot the drop-down Text Font selector in a Text element to see what my available fonts are.

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