topic Re: Adobe Typekit font not working in Revit in Revit Architecture Forum

Adobe Typekit font not working in Revit

drubinoff — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 03:36:15 GMT

Hi,

We are designing a Chinese restaurant. The client wants to use the typeface Adobe Song for some Chinese characters in the signage we have made using model text.

I downloaded Adobe Song using Adobe Typekit. The font works fine in Adobe applications like Photoshop.

Even after I restarted my computer, I cannot find Adobe Song in my list of fonts in Revit.

Why not?

Thanks,
Derek

Re: Adobe Typekit font not working in Revit

ToanDN — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 03:40:20 GMT

Is is a PostScript font? Revit cannot read all PS fonts, only TTF based PS. Adobe apps can read all PS fonts.

Re: Adobe Typekit font not working in Revit

drubinoff — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 03:45:50 GMT

Thanks for your response. I really don't know. With our Adobe Creative Cloud subscription, we have access to the Adobe Typekit fonts. These sync with our desktops upon request. They are not stored in C:/Windows/Fonts. I don't know where Typekit puts the fonts on our C: drives.

Re: Adobe Typekit font not working in Revit

ToanDN — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 00:08:13 GMT

You can go to their website and ask for support since you are a paid customer.

https://typekit.com/

Re: Adobe Typekit font not working in Revit

Viveka_CD — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 04:42:23 GMT

Hi @drubinoff

It's been a while and I am checking back to see if you were able to resolve this font issue.

Revit reads the fonts from the Windows font directory - these font are either .ttf or otf. (TFF - true type font and OTF - open type font)
See HERE for information on Common fonts to all versions of Windows & Mac equivalents
Since TFF is recommended in Revit - You can try to use a regular TFF -like the Simsun font - more information HERE
You can try looking for a post script to tff converter.

If you find posts have solved your problem, please click on 'Accept as solution' to help others with similar questions. Kudos welcome!

Regards,

Re: Adobe Typekit font not working in Revit

benjamin.fields — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 19:31:29 GMT

I am having the same problem and it seems that typekit downloads to a different file than the source font file in Windows. This precludes Revit from finding and using the font. The only solution I have found so far is to create the signage in Illustrator or Photoshop, save as a transparent PNG file and import into Revit. It is a far cry from a good solution, but it works.

Re: Adobe Typekit font not working in Revit

charles.wermers — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 18:03:30 GMT

no, Adobe does not support third party application.

Re: Adobe Typekit font not working in Revit

JSK.darmos — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 13:02:30 GMT

I just found the way.

I downloaded Adobe Cloud Font into the system in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop App.

Downloaded font had appeered in third part apps [Microsoft Word for example].

Once I used it in MS Word it showed up in system folder: C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\FontCache\4\CloudFonts as ttf file with numeric name xxx-xxxxxxxx.ttf

I needed few fonts from the same family, so once I used in MS Word it showed up as new ttf file in the same folder.

Than I copied ttf files and instaled in the system.

Than it shoved up in Revit.