Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: ShapeImporter

ShapeImporter.Convert

Method

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

Syntax

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

Public Function Convert ( 
	document As Document,
	filename As String
) As IList(Of GeometryObject)

public:
IList<GeometryObject^>^ Convert(
	Document^ document, 
	String^ filename
)

member Convert : 
        document : Document * 
        filename : string -> IList<GeometryObject>

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
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.

Return Value

Type	Description
IList	A collection of Revit geometry objects created from the incoming data.

Exceptions

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