Autodesk.Revit.DB.DWFImportOptions

The Autodesk.Revit.DB.DWFImportOptions class represents the options available for importing DWF files into a Revit project.

Properties

• AutoCorrectOutOfDateDWF - Gets or sets a boolean value indicating whether the import process should attempt to correct any out-of-date DWF files automatically.
• CenterInView - Gets or sets a boolean value indicating whether the imported model should be centered in the view.
• ColorMode - Gets or sets the color mode used for the import process. This can be set to either BlackAndWhite or Color.
• CurrentViewOnly - Gets or sets a boolean value indicating whether only the current view should be imported into the project.
• Layers - Gets or sets the layers that should be imported. This can be set to AllLayers to import all layers or a specific layer name.
• MergeImportedLayers - Gets or sets a boolean value indicating whether the imported layers should be merged into a single layer.
• ProjectCoordinates - Gets or sets a boolean value indicating whether the imported geometry should be placed according to the project coordinates.
• Scale - Gets or sets the scale factor applied to the imported model.

Usage

// Create a new DWF import options instance
DWFImportOptions options = new DWFImportOptions();

// Set import options properties
options.AutoCorrectOutOfDateDWF = true;
options.ColorMode = DWFColorMode.BlackAndWhite;
options.CurrentViewOnly = true;
options.Layers = "MyLayer";
options.MergeImportedLayers = true;
options.ProjectCoordinates = true;
options.Scale = 2.0;

// Import DWF file into Revit project
Document document = Application.ActiveDocument;
document.Import("C:\Path\To\DWF\File.dwf", options);

Exceptions

When importing a DWF file, the following exceptions may be thrown:

• ArgumentException - thrown when an invalid argument is passed to the import method or an import option property is set to an invalid value.
• FileNotFoundException - thrown when the specified DWF file cannot be found.
• InvalidOperationException - thrown when the import process fails due to an unknown error.
• UnauthorizedAccessException - thrown when the application does not have permission to access the specified DWF file.