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ExtractPartAtomFromFamilyFile Method

Writes a PartAtom XML from the contents of a family file.

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

Syntax

C# 
public void ExtractPartAtomFromFamilyFile(
	string familyFilePath,
	string xmlFilePath
)
Visual Basic 
Public Sub ExtractPartAtomFromFamilyFile ( _
	familyFilePath As String, _
	xmlFilePath As String _
)
Visual C++ 
public:
void ExtractPartAtomFromFamilyFile(
	String^ familyFilePath, 
	String^ xmlFilePath
)

Parameters

familyFilePath
Type: System String
The family file to be processed.
xmlFilePath
Type: System String
The xml file to be saved.

Remarks

If there is a TXT type catalog next to the family file (a TXT file with the same name as the RFA file), the function will read it as well and process its contents into PartAtom. To extract a PartAtom XML from a family loaded into a document in session, use Family.ExtractPartAtom().

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException If 'familyFilePath' or 'xmlFilePath' is a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic) or an empty string or if the family file doesn't exist on disk.

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