topic Re: Fix bug where txt from linked DWGs does not PDF fully, please! in Revit Architecture Forum

Fix bug where txt from linked DWGs does not PDF fully, please!

tim.mitchellFC9GF — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 09:57:36 GMT

Text from linked file DWGs does not print fully when PDF'd. The text sometimes shows only part of the word for instance.

Apparently you must have text within DWGs in Simplex (I believe) but this is not feasible on large projects with 3rd party incoming data.

Re: Fix bug where txt from linked DWGs does not PDF fully, please!

dplumb_BWBR — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 14:51:07 GMT

Possible work-around for you:

There's a plain text file named shxfontmap.txt that can translate an AutoCAD font into a font Revit can use
The seed file is in UserDataCache, but the one your current Revit version uses would be in
%APPDATA%\Autodesk\Revit\Autodesk Revit 202#
It's a simple file. Just one line with two fields: The name of the CAD font, a Tab and the name of the Revit (technically Windows) font you want to replace it with:

Romans.shx Arial Narrow
Simplex.shx Comic Sans
Txt.shx Arial

Re: Fix bug where txt from linked DWGs does not PDF fully, please!

kimberly_fuhrman-jones — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 17:59:17 GMT

Hi, @tim.mitchellFC9GF ,

What version of Revit are you using? This was a known issue that was resolved in Revit 2022.

[163424]

-Kimberly

Re: Fix bug where txt from linked DWGs does not PDF fully, please!

tim.mitchellFC9GF — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:48:02 GMT

@dplumb_BWBR - Interesting stuff, will try it in pre-2022 versions and see what happens. Thanks!

@kimberly_fuhrman-jones - Good to know that the new Revit has sorted this. Time to update it seems. Thanks!

Re: Fix bug where txt from linked DWGs does not PDF fully, please!

kimberly_fuhrman-jones — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 17:52:29 GMT

@tim.mitchellFC9GF Let me know if @dplumb_BWBR 's fix works for you. I'm going to move this over to the forums if you would like to continue the conversation.

-Kimberly

Re: Fix bug where txt from linked DWGs does not PDF fully, please!

hmunsell — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 18:38:56 GMT

what is the Font you are using in AutoCAD? Use TTF (True Type Fonts) in AutoCAD, SHX fonts historically do not translate well into Revit.