ConvertFromInternalUnits Method
Converts a value from Revit's internal units to a given display unit.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 19.0.0.0 (19.0.0.405)
Since:  2014

Syntax

C#
public static double ConvertFromInternalUnits(
	double value,
	DisplayUnitType displayUnit
)
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function ConvertFromInternalUnits ( _
	value As Double, _
	displayUnit As DisplayUnitType _
) As Double
Visual C++
public:
static double ConvertFromInternalUnits(
	double value, 
	DisplayUnitType displayUnit
)

Parameters

value
Type: System..::..Double
The value to convert.
displayUnit
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..DisplayUnitType
The desired display unit.

Return Value

The converted value.

Examples

CopyC#
double GetYieldStressInKsi(Material material)
{
    double minYieldStress = 0;
    // Get the structural asset for the material
    ElementId strucAssetId = material.StructuralAssetId;
    if (strucAssetId != ElementId.InvalidElementId)
    {
        PropertySetElement pse = material.Document.GetElement(strucAssetId) as PropertySetElement;
        if (pse != null)
        {
            StructuralAsset asset = pse.GetStructuralAsset();

            // Get the min yield stress and convert to ksi
            double minYieldStressInRevitUnits = asset.MinimumYieldStress;
            minYieldStress = UnitUtils.ConvertFromInternalUnits(minYieldStressInRevitUnits, 
                DisplayUnitType.DUT_KIPS_PER_SQUARE_INCH);
        }
    }

    return minYieldStress;
}
CopyVB.NET
Private Function GetYieldStressInKsi(material As Material) As Double
   Dim minYieldStress As Double = 0
   ' Get the structural asset for the material
   Dim strucAssetId As ElementId = material.StructuralAssetId
   If strucAssetId <> ElementId.InvalidElementId Then
      Dim pse As PropertySetElement = TryCast(material.Document.GetElement(strucAssetId), PropertySetElement)
      If pse IsNot Nothing Then
         Dim asset As StructuralAsset = pse.GetStructuralAsset()

         ' Get the min yield stress and convert to ksi
         Dim minYieldStressInRevitUnits As Double = asset.MinimumYieldStress
         minYieldStress = UnitUtils.ConvertFromInternalUnits(minYieldStressInRevitUnits, DisplayUnitType.DUT_KIPS_PER_SQUARE_INCH)
      End If
   End If

   Return minYieldStress
End Function

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentException The given value for value is not finite -or- displayUnit is an invalid display unit. See UnitUtils.IsValidDisplayUnit(DisplayUnitType) and UnitUtils.GetValidDisplayUnits().
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentOutOfRangeException A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration

See Also

M:Autodesk.Revit.DB.UnitUtils.ConvertFromInternalUnits(System.Double,Autodesk.Revit.DB.DisplayUnitType)