Converts the geometry stored in the external format into a collection of Revit geometry objects.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 24.0.0.0 (24.0.0.0)
Since: 2017

Syntax

C#
`public IList<GeometryObject> Convert( Document document, string filename )`

Visual Basic
`Public Function Convert ( _ document As Document, _ filename As String _ ) As IList(Of GeometryObject)`

Visual C++
`public: IList<GeometryObject^>^ Convert( Document^ document, String^ filename )`

document: Type: Autodesk.Revit.DBDocument
The Revit document where the resulting Revit geometry objects will be used. This document may need to be modified to store dependent elements such as graphics styles and/or materials.

A collection of Revit geometry objects created from the incoming data.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsFileArgumentNotFoundException	The given filename does not exist.
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsInvalidOperationException	Data conversion service is not available.