Export Method (String, String, ViewSet, DWFExportOptions)
Exports the current view or a selection of views in DWF format.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 24.0.0.0 (24.0.0.0)

Syntax

C#
public bool Export(
	string folder,
	string name,
	ViewSet views,
	DWFExportOptions options
)
Visual Basic
Public Function Export ( _
	folder As String, _
	name As String, _
	views As ViewSet, _
	options As DWFExportOptions _
) As Boolean
Visual C++
public:
bool Export(
	String^ folder, 
	String^ name, 
	ViewSet^ views, 
	DWFExportOptions^ options
)

Parameters

folder
Type: System..::..String
Output folder, into which file(s) will be exported. The folder must exist.
name
Type: System..::..String
Either the name of a single file or a prefix for a set of files. If nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or empty, automatic naming will be used.
views
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..ViewSet
Selection of views to be exported.
options
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..DWFExportOptions
Various options applicable to the DWF format. If nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), all options will be set to their respective default values.

Return Value

Function returns true only if all specified views are exported successfully. Returns False if exporting of any view fails, even if some views might have been exported successfully.

Remarks

All the views must be printable in order for the Export to succeed. It can be assured by checking the CanBePrinted property of each view.

Examples

CopyC#
public bool ExportViewToDWF(Document document, View view, string pathname)
{
    DWFExportOptions dwfOptions = new DWFExportOptions();
    // export with crop box and area and room geometry
    dwfOptions.CropBoxVisible = true;
    dwfOptions.ExportingAreas = true;
    dwfOptions.ExportTexture = false;

    ViewSet views = new ViewSet();
    views.Insert(view);
    return (document.Export(Path.GetDirectoryName(pathname), 
        Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(pathname), views, dwfOptions));
}
CopyVB.NET
Public Function ExportViewToDWF(document As Document, view As View, pathname As String) As Boolean
   Dim dwfOptions As New DWFExportOptions()
   ' export with crop box and area and room geometry
   dwfOptions.CropBoxVisible = True
   dwfOptions.ExportingAreas = True
   dwfOptions.ExportTexture = False

   Dim views As New ViewSet()
   views.Insert(view)
   Return (document.Export(Path.GetDirectoryName(pathname), Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(pathname), views, dwfOptions))
End Function

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentNullException Thrown when the input views is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic)
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentException Thrown when the input views is an empty ViewSet.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..InvalidOperationException Thrown when the current document is not modifiable.

See Also

M:Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document.Export(System.String,System.String,Autodesk.Revit.DB.ViewSet,Autodesk.Revit.DB.DWFExportOptions)