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ConvertFromInternalUnits Method (Double, ForgeTypeId)

Converts a value from Revit's internal units to a given unit.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 24.0.0.0 (24.0.0.0)
Since:  2014

Syntax

C#
public static double ConvertFromInternalUnits(
	double value,
	ForgeTypeId unitTypeId
)
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function ConvertFromInternalUnits ( _
	value As Double, _
	unitTypeId As ForgeTypeId _
) As Double
Visual C++
public:
static double ConvertFromInternalUnits(
	double value, 
	ForgeTypeId^ unitTypeId
)

Parameters

value
Type: SystemDouble
The value to convert.
unitTypeId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DBForgeTypeId
Identifier of the desired unit.

Return Value

The converted value.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentException The given value for value is not finite -or- unitTypeId is not a unit identifier. See UnitUtils.IsUnit(ForgeTypeId) and UnitUtils.GetUnitTypeId(DisplayUnitType).
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null

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