Convert Method


Converts a value from one display unit to another, such as square feet to square meters.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 21.0.0.0 (21.1.1.109)
Since: 2014

Syntax

C#
[ObsoleteAttribute("This method is deprecated in Revit 2021 and may be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use the `Convert(double, ForgeTypeId, ForgeTypeId)` overload instead.")]
public static double Convert(
	double value,
	DisplayUnitType currentDisplayUnit,
	DisplayUnitType desiredDisplayUnit
)
Visual Basic
<ObsoleteAttribute("This method is deprecated in Revit 2021 and may be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use the `Convert(double, ForgeTypeId, ForgeTypeId)` overload instead.")> _
Public Shared Function Convert ( _
	value As Double, _
	currentDisplayUnit As DisplayUnitType, _
	desiredDisplayUnit As DisplayUnitType _
) As Double
Visual C++
[ObsoleteAttribute(L"This method is deprecated in Revit 2021 and may be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use the `Convert(double, ForgeTypeId, ForgeTypeId)` overload instead.")]
public:
static double Convert(
	double value, 
	DisplayUnitType currentDisplayUnit, 
	DisplayUnitType desiredDisplayUnit
)

Parameters

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

Return Value

The converted value.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException The given value for value is not finite -or- currentDisplayUnit is an invalid display unit. See UnitUtils.IsValidDisplayUnit(DisplayUnitType) and UnitUtils.GetValidDisplayUnits(). -or- desiredDisplayUnit 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
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentsInconsistentException currentDisplayUnit and desiredDisplayUnit have different dimensions.

See Also

ArchiLabs

Stop fighting Revit automation.

Build repeatable BIM design and documentation workflows with scripts, data, and AI in one place, without wrestling brittle one-off automations.

Try ArchiLabs →