ShapeImporter.Convert Method

Converts the geometry stored in the external format into a collection of Revit geometry objects.

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

Syntax

public IList<GeometryObject> Convert(
	Document document,
	string filename
)

document Document: The Revit document where the resulting Revit geometry objects will be used. This document may need to be modified to store dependent elements such as graphics styles and/or materials.
filename String: The full path to the input file.

IList<GeometryObject>
A collection of Revit geometry objects created from the incoming data.

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null
FileArgumentNotFoundException	The given filename does not exist.
InvalidOperationException	Data conversion service is not available, or the Material Library is missing.