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Of course, you have standard fonts for your engineering drawing. But sometimes we need to use artistic fonts for a presentation purpose.
Installing the Font
First, you find and download a true type font (TTF) that you want to use. You can try Google Fonts as a start. In this example, I use Architects Daughter.
![](https://www.cad-notes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Architects-Daughter.png)
After you downloaded the font, double-click the file or right-click then choose install.
![](https://www.cad-notes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/install-font.png)
Using the Fonts
After you install a true type font, you can use it in any Windows software, including Word, Excel, and Revit. The process may not as straight forward as in a word processor.
System Families
For system families like dimensions, texts, and color fill legend, you can open the type properties then change the text font.
It is a good practice to make a copy of your family types before you change the properties. Unless you do want to change all of them in your Revit model.
![](https://www.cad-notes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dimension.png)
Loadable Families
The loadable family is a bit different. You need to edit the family in Family Editor. You can find the family that you want to edit in the Project Browser, under the Families category.
![](https://www.cad-notes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/edit-family.png)
In the Family Editor, you can change the font type then load it to your project.
Final Result
You can see the first Revit presentation hack below.
![](https://www.cad-notes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/arch-texts-1024x549.png)
Remember to save the families and templates to allow you to reuse them quickly in your next project!