ImportManager.importToNewDocument Method

Parent Object: ImportManager
Defined in namespace "adsk::core" and the header file is <Core/Application/ImportManager.h>

Description

Executes the import operation to import a file (of the format specified by the input ImportOptions object) to a new document.

This method does not support the DXF2DImportOptions or SVGImportOptions objects. Use ImportToTarget or ImportToTarget2 for those types.

Syntax

"importManager_var" is a variable referencing an ImportManager object.
returnValue = importManager_var.importToNewDocument(importOptions)
"importManager_var" is a variable referencing an ImportManager object.

#include <Core/Application/ImportManager.h>

returnValue = importManager_var->importToNewDocument(importOptions);

Return Value

Type Description
Document Returns the newly created Document object or null if the creation failed. A new unnamed, unsaved document will be opened in Fusion 360 as a result.

Parameters

Name Type Description
importOptions ImportOptions An ImportOptions object that is created using one of the create methods on the ImportManager object. This defines the type of file and any available options supported for that file type.

Samples

Name Description
Import Manager API Sample Demonstrates how to import different formats to Fusion document

Version

Introduced in version September 2015