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OpenIFCDocument Method (String)

Opens an IFC document from disk using default options.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.ApplicationServices
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 2015.0.0.0 (2015.0.0.0)

Syntax

C# 
public Document OpenIFCDocument(
	string fileName
)
Visual Basic 
Public Function OpenIFCDocument ( _
	fileName As String _
) As Document
Visual C++ 
public:
Document^ OpenIFCDocument(
	String^ fileName
)

Parameters

fileName
Type: System String
The IFC file to be opened.

Return Value

The newly created document containing the IFC file.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException If 'fileName' is an empty string.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException If a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic) is passed as 'fileName' -or- A non-optional argument was NULL
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions FileArgumentNotFoundException If the file specified by 'fileName' cannot be found.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions InvalidOperationException If Revit is missing document templates or if the file cannot be opened.

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