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Convert Method

Converts the geometry stored in the external format into a collection of Revit geometry objects.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 17.0.0.0 (17.0.484.0)
Since: 2017

Syntax

C# 
public IList<GeometryObject> Convert(
	Document document,
	string filename
)
Visual Basic 
Public Function Convert ( _
	document As Document, _
	filename As String _
) As IList(Of GeometryObject)
Visual C++ 
public:
IList<GeometryObject^>^ Convert(
	Document^ document, 
	String^ filename
)

Parameters

document
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB Document
The Revit document where the resulting Revit geometry objects will be used. This document may need to be modified to store dependent elements such as graphics styles and/or materials.
filename
Type: System String
The full path to the input file.

Return Value

A collection of Revit geometry objects created from the incoming data.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions FileArgumentNotFoundException The given filename does not exist.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions InvalidOperationException Data conversion service is not available.

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