Deleting Revit System Family:Text Types

[nasser.marafi]

How do I delete Text Types that I no longer need. I realized that Text type is a system family but does not appear in the project browser like other system families. You are able to delete and modify wall types from the project browser but the question is where do you delete text types.

If you read the User guide, it mentions that you are able to delete system family types but you need at least one type to duplicate from, but does not show you how to do it.

Thanks

[Alex Page]

Use the purge command, and at the bottom of the dialog box are"other styles". Under this are the 'unused' text styles. Uncheck everything except for the text styles you want deleted

To purge all the 'system' text files you need to have created one of your own (since you cant purge the last one)

[nasser.marafi]

It worked for some text types but since I imported .dwg files. I'm getting a bunch of text types which im not using right now. I made sure of this by going through every view and making sure every imported file is exploded and the texts are reassigned to the correct text types.

Is there anyway to delete these types without using purge.

[nasser.marafi]

Nevermind, I found all the used Text Types reassigned them and purged them... your method works fine if you are not using them.

[Jmickledesign]

Also, you may want to think twice about exploding your acad drawings. It could have repercussions later.

Good Luck.

[Duncan Lithgow]

Since Google led me to this post I'll just add something from my experiences today.

It's not enough to just switch out all instances of a given Text Type. It also needs to be removed from View templates for Schedules and all of the Schedules themselves.

And Jmickledesign is very right, don't explode CAD drawings if you can avoid it.

[JB27]

Use the purge command, and at the bottom of the dialog box are"other styles". Under this are the 'unused' text styles. Uncheck everything except for the text styles you want deleted

To purge all the 'system' text files you need to have created one of your own (since you cant purge the last one)

Thank you, I was trying to delete one of my wall sweep types I'd inadvertantly duplicated and couldn't find anywhere how to access these. I had never used purge to do this sort of thing and wouldn't have tried it had I not seen your post. Can't find an option to give you a kudo or upvote or whatever or I would.

[JB27]

Thanks Alex! I couldn't find how to delete a wall sweep I'd inadvertently duplicated anywhere. This was easy.

[CAtDiva]

Thank you, I was trying to delete one of my wall sweep types I'd inadvertantly duplicated and couldn't find anywhere how to access these. I had never used purge to do this sort of thing and wouldn't have tried it had I not seen your post. Can't find an option to give you a kudo or upvote or whatever or I would.

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[jmuralles345240]

Check your View Templates also. If your View Template (e.g schedule view template) is using a Text Type, you will not be able to purge it until you reassign it