Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: Document

Document.Export(String, String, IFCExportOptions)

Method

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

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.

Syntax

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

Public Function Export ( 
	folder As String,
	name As String,
	options As IFCExportOptions
) As Boolean

public:
bool Export(
	String^ folder, 
	String^ name, 
	IFCExportOptions^ options
)

member Export : 
        folder : string * 
        name : string * 
        options : IFCExportOptions -> bool

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
folder	String	Output folder into which the file 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 empty, automatic naming will be used.
options	IFCExportOptions	Various options applicable to the IFC format. If <span class="keyword"><span data-languagespecifictext="cpp=nullptr\|vb=Nothing\|nu=null" id="LSTF00FFB24_1"></span></span>, all options will be set to their respective default values.

Return Value

Type	Description
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.