When you import AutoCAD drawings that contain text, you can map the AutoCAD SHX fonts to TrueType fonts so they appear correctly in Revit. You can map to any of your existing fonts.

NoteFor SHX fonts that are not mapped, Revit will use a similar font, but the results are unpredictable.

To map TrueType fonts

Open the shxfontmap.txt file in a text editor.
This file is located within the particular Revit product version folder (e.g. Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012) in the following path:

C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Revit
On a new line, enter the SHX file name.
Press Tab.
Enter the name of the font to map it to.
Save and close the file.

You do not need to restart Revit for the font mapping to take effect. If you have already imported the file, you will need to import it again.

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chipthunder65Fri Aug 12, 2011 6:46 amThis information is incorrect. Please update.
ehillsdonTue Aug 16, 2011 6:03 pmI have found that in 2012 the file directory has been changed. In Revit 2011 the directory was;

C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Revit Structure 2011\Data

In Revit 2012, if you place an 'shxfontmap.txt' file in this same 2012 directory it will not work. You need to adjust the shxfontmap.txt in the directory below;

C:\Users\*USER NAME*\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Revit\Autodesk Revit Structure 2012
Lance.CoffeyFri Oct 21, 2011 9:43 amThe document was updated on 10-21-2011 to reflect the correct location of the shxfontmap.txt file in the 2012 software.
Note: The AppData folder is hidden by default in Windows, to show hidden files, see the following Microsoft document: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Show-hidden-files
karen.smithFri Oct 21, 2011 12:10 pmLance.Coffey - Thanks for updating this topic!
Karen Smith, Autodesk Revit User Experience team

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