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Export Method (String, String, ICollection(ElementId), SATExportOptions)

Exports the current view or a selection of views in SAT format.

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

Syntax

C#
public bool Export(
	string folder,
	string name,
	ICollection<ElementId> views,
	SATExportOptions options
)
Visual Basic
Public Function Export ( _
	folder As String, _
	name As String, _
	views As ICollection(Of ElementId), _
	options As SATExportOptions _
) As Boolean
Visual C++
public:
bool Export(
	String^ folder, 
	String^ name, 
	ICollection<ElementId^>^ views, 
	SATExportOptions^ options
)

Parameters

folder
Type: SystemString
Output folder, into which file(s) will be exported. The folder must exist.
name
Type: SystemString
Either the name of a single file or a prefix for a set of files. If empty, automatic naming will be used.
views
Type: System.Collections.GenericICollectionElementId
Selection of views to be exported. The set must contain at least one valid view.
options
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DBSATExportOptions
Various options applicable to the SAT format.For now, this option is empty. If a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), all options will be set to their respective default values.

Return Value

True if successful, otherwise False.

Remarks

All the views must be 3D views for the Export to succeed.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentException NullOrEmpty -or- Contains invalid characters. -or- non empty list of views must be provided. -or- At least one provided viewId does not correspond to a printable 3D view.
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsDirectoryNotFoundException Thrown when the directory does not exist.
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsForbiddenForDynamicUpdateException This method may not be called during dynamic update.
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsInvalidOperationException Export is temporarily disabled. -or- Exporting is not allowed in the current application mode.
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsInvalidPathArgumentException The folder does not exist.
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsOptionalFunctionalityNotAvailableException The ShapeExporter functionality is not available in the installed Revit, or the Material Library is missing.

See Also