Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: Document

Document.Export(String, IList<ElementId>, PDFExportOptions)

Method

Description:
Exports a selection of views in PDF format.

Syntax

public bool Export(
	string folder,
	IList<ElementId> viewIds,
	PDFExportOptions options
)

Public Function Export ( 
	folder As String,
	viewIds As IList(Of ElementId),
	options As PDFExportOptions
) As Boolean

public:
bool Export(
	String^ folder, 
	IList<ElementId^>^ viewIds, 
	PDFExportOptions^ options
)

member Export : 
        folder : string * 
        viewIds : IList<ElementId> * 
        options : PDFExportOptions -> bool

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
folder	String	Output folder, into which file(s) will be exported. The folder must exist.
viewIds	IList	Selection of ordered views to be exported. The list must contain at least one valid view.
options	PDFExportOptions	Various options applicable to the PDF format.

Return Value

Type	Description
Boolean	True if all specified views are exported successfully, False if exporting of any view fails, even if some views might have been exported successfully.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	non empty list of views must be provided. -or- NullOrEmpty -or- There are duplicate views in viewIds -or- some of the views are not printable (exportable). -or- Thrown when one or more input arguments are invalid.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null
FileAccessException	Thrown when the target PDF file is inaccessible, e.g. already opened.
InvalidOperationException	A PDF Export is already occurring on this document. -or- There are too many PDF Exports in progress (3). -or- A PDF Export cannot occur in the background in a Family document. -or- Export is temporarily disabled. -or- Exporting is not allowed in the current application mode.
InvalidPathArgumentException	The folder does not exist.