Document.Export(String, String, IFCExportOptions) Method

DocumentExport(String, String, IFCExportOptions) Method

Exports the document to the Industry Standard Classes (IFC) format.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.3.0.0 (25.3.0.0)
Syntax
public bool Export(
	string folder,
	string name,
	IFCExportOptions options
)
Public Function Export ( 
	folder As String,
	name As String,
	options As IFCExportOptions
) As Boolean
public:
bool Export(
	String^ folder, 
	String^ name, 
	IFCExportOptions^ options
)
member Export : 
        folder : string * 
        name : string * 
        options : IFCExportOptions -> bool

Parameters

folder  String
Output folder into which the file 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.
options  IFCExportOptions
Various options applicable to the IFC format. If , all options will be set to their respective default values.

Return Value

Boolean
True if successful, otherwise False.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentException NullOrEmpty -or- Contains invalid characters.
ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
FileArgumentNotFoundException The IFCExportOptions FamilyMappingFile 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. -or- This Document is not a project document.
InvalidPathArgumentException The folder does not exist.
ModificationForbiddenException The document is in failure mode: an operation has failed, and Revit requires the user to either cancel the operation or fix the problem (usually by deleting certain elements). -or- The document is being loaded, or is in the midst of another sensitive process.
ModificationOutsideTransactionException The document has no open transaction.
OptionalFunctionalityNotAvailableException The IFC module is not available in the installed Revit.
Remarks
Exporting to IFC requires that document is modifiable, therefore there must be a transaction already open when this method is called.

This method may not be invoked during dynamic update, for the internal routine might need to modify the existing transaction.

See Also

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