Document.Export(String, String, ViewSet, DWFExportOptions) Method

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 26.4.0.0 (26.4.0.0)

Syntax

C#

public bool Export(
	string folder,
	string name,
	ViewSet views,
	DWFExportOptions options
)

Parameters

folder  String

Output folder, into which file(s) will be exported. The folder must exist.

name  String

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

views  ViewSet

Selection of views to be exported.

options  DWFExportOptions

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

Return Value

Boolean
Function returns true only if all specified views are exported successfully. Returns False if exporting of any view fails, even if some views might have been exported successfully.

Exceptions

Remarks

All the views must be printable in order for the Export to succeed. It can be assured by checking the CanBePrinted property of each view.

Example

C#

public bool ExportViewToDWF(Document document, View view, string pathname)
{
    DWFExportOptions dwfOptions = new DWFExportOptions();
    // export with crop box and area and room geometry
    dwfOptions.CropBoxVisible = true;
    dwfOptions.ExportingAreas = true;
    dwfOptions.ExportTexture = false;

    ViewSet views = new ViewSet();
    views.Insert(view);
    return (document.Export(Path.GetDirectoryName(pathname), 
        Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(pathname), views, dwfOptions));
}

VB

Public Function ExportViewToDWF(document As Document, view As View, pathname As String) As Boolean
   Dim dwfOptions As New DWFExportOptions()
   ' export with crop box and area and room geometry
   dwfOptions.CropBoxVisible = True
   dwfOptions.ExportingAreas = True
   dwfOptions.ExportTexture = False

   Dim views As New ViewSet()
   views.Insert(view)
   Return (document.Export(Path.GetDirectoryName(pathname), Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(pathname), views, dwfOptions))
End Function

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