Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: Document

Document.Export(String, String, ICollection<ElementId>, SATExportOptions)

Method

Description:
Exports the current view or a selection of views in SAT format.

Remarks:
All the views must be 3D views for the Export to succeed.

Syntax

public bool Export(
	string folder,
	string name,
	ICollection<ElementId> views,
	SATExportOptions options
)

Public Function Export ( 
	folder As String,
	name As String,
	views As ICollection(Of ElementId),
	options As SATExportOptions
) As Boolean

public:
bool Export(
	String^ folder, 
	String^ name, 
	ICollection<ElementId^>^ views, 
	SATExportOptions^ options
)

member Export : 
        folder : string * 
        name : string * 
        views : ICollection<ElementId> * 
        options : SATExportOptions -> bool

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
folder	String	Output folder, into which file(s) 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.
views	ICollection	Selection of views to be exported. The set must contain at least one valid view.
options	SATExportOptions	Various options applicable to the SAT format.For now, this option is empty. If <span class="keyword"><span data-languagespecifictext="cpp=nullptr\|vb=Nothing\|nu=null" id="LSTE96B3147_5"></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. -or- non empty list of views must be provided. -or- At least one provided viewId does not correspond to a printable 3D view.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null
DirectoryNotFoundException	Thrown when the directory 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.
InvalidPathArgumentException	The folder does not exist.
OptionalFunctionalityNotAvailableException	The ShapeExporter functionality is not available in the installed Revit, or the Material Library is missing.