Document.Export(String, String, IFCExportOptions)

Public Class

Exports the document to the Industry Standard Classes (IFC) format.

Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)

Syntax

public bool Export(
  string folder,
  string name,
  IFCExportOptions options
)

Parameters

folderString

Output folder into which the file will be exported. The folder must exist.

nameString

Either the name of a single file or a prefix for a set of files. If empty, automatic naming will be used.

options IFCExportOptions

Various options applicable to the IFC format. If ., all options will be set to their respective default values.

Return Value

Boolean
True if successful, otherwise False.

Exceptions

Exception

Condition

ArgumentException

NullOrEmpty -or- Contains invalid characters.

ArgumentNullException

A non-optional argument was null

FileArgumentNotFoundException

The IFCExportOptions FamilyMappingFile does not exist.

ForbiddenForDynamicUpdateException

This method may not be called during dynamic update.

InvalidOperationException

Export is temporarily disabled. -or- Exporting is not allowed in the current application mode. -or- This Document is not a project document.

InvalidPathArgumentException

The folder does not exist.

ModificationForbiddenException

The document is in failure mode: an operation has failed, and Revit requires the user to either cancel the operation or fix the problem (usually by deleting certain elements). -or- The document is being loaded, or is in the midst of another sensitive process.

ModificationOutsideTransactionException

The document has no open transaction.

OptionalFunctionalityNotAvailableException

The IFC module is not available in the installed Revit.

Remarks

Exporting to IFC requires that document is modifiable, therefore there must be a transaction already open when this method is called.

This method may not be invoked during dynamic update, for the internal routine might need to modify the existing transaction.