Link Method (String, DWFImportOptions)


Links Markups in a DWF file into the project document.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 22.0.0.0 (22.1.0.0)
Since: 2014

Syntax

C#
public IList<ElementId> Link(
	string file,
	DWFImportOptions options
)
Visual Basic
Public Function Link ( _
	file As String, _
	options As DWFImportOptions _
) As IList(Of ElementId)
Visual C++
public:
IList<ElementId^>^ Link(
	String^ file, 
	DWFImportOptions^ options
)

Parameters

file
Type: System String
Full path of the file to link. File must exist and must be a valid DWF file.
options
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB DWFImportOptions
Various link options applicable to the DWF format.

Return Value

A collection of link instance element ids created by the markup link.

Remarks

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

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException Not a valid file for DWF import (.dwf or.dwfx files are valid). -or- Some of the views are not importable.
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.

See Also

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