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Link Method (String, SKPImportOptions, View)

Links an SKP file into the project document.

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

Syntax

C# 
public ElementId Link(
	string file,
	SKPImportOptions options,
	View pDBView
)
Visual Basic 
Public Function Link ( _
	file As String, _
	options As SKPImportOptions, _
	pDBView As View _
) As ElementId
Visual C++ 
public:
ElementId^ Link(
	String^ file, 
	SKPImportOptions^ options, 
	View^ pDBView
)

Parameters

file
Type: System String
Full path of the file to link. File must exist and must be a valid SKP file.
options
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB SKPImportOptions
Various import options applicable to the SKP format. If a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic) , all options will be set to their respective default values.
pDBView
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB View
The view into which the file will be linked.

Return Value

Returns the element Id of the linked instance.

Remarks

Link isn't supported for family documents. Please use import instead.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException Not a valid file for SKP import (.skp file is valid). -or- ThisViewOnly cannot be true when importing a DWG|DGN drawing into a 3D view -or- One or more strings describing layer selection is invalid or empty. -or- The scale is not valid as a CustomScale for use during import. -or- NullOrEmpty -or- The view is not printable.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions FileArgumentNotFoundException The given file does not exist.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions InvalidOperationException Import is temporarily disabled. -or- This Document is not a project document.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions 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.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ModificationOutsideTransactionException The document has no open transaction.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions OptionalFunctionalityNotAvailableException The SKP Import/Link module is not available in the installed Revit.

See Also