Importing Fonts

[carylkinseyfox]

I have looked at the help section within Revit and on this website and I am still lost. I am trying to import a font. I see it in the Data file within the Revit folder but I can't seem to open it or import it in or out of Revit. The directions of what to do with this file are sketchy.

[RobertB]

Fonts in Revit are all TrueType-based fonts. So they need to be installed to the operating system's Fonts folder.

[carylkinseyfox]

Fonts in Revit are all TrueType-based fonts. So they need to be installed to the operating system's Fonts folder.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

[DaveP]

Revit doesn't have its own fonts like AutoCAD does. Revit just uses the Fonts that are installed for Windows. You typically install Windows fonts simply by dragging them into the C:\Windows\Fonts folder.
However, I have a sneaking suspicion that this is not what you want, either.
What's the file name of the font in your Data folder? Is it a TTF? If it is a .TTF or .OTF, you're OK.
If, however, you have a .SHX file, you won't be able to use it in Revit. SHX is a file format specific to AutoCAD and Revit won't recognize it.