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ShapeImporter Class

Shape Importer Class

A utility class that supports conversion of geometry stored in an external format into a Revit geometry objects.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System Object
Autodesk.Revit.DB ShapeImporter

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax 
public class ShapeImporter : IDisposable

The ShapeImporter type exposes the following members.

Constructors
Name Description
Public method ShapeImporter Default constructor. Initializes an instance of ShapeImporter that will automatically recognize the file format from its extension (ShapeImporterSourceFormat.Auto).
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Properties
Name Description
Public property DefaultLengthUnit The length unit to be used if not specified when the input is a unitless SAT file.
Public property InputFormat The format of the incoming data.
Public property IsValidObject Specifies whether the .NET object represents a valid Revit entity.
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Methods
Name Description
Public method Convert Converts the geometry stored in the external format into a collection of Revit geometry objects.
Public method Dispose Releases all resources used by the ShapeImporter
Public method Equals Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.
(Inherited from Object )
Public method GetHashCode Serves as the default hash function.
(Inherited from Object )
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance.
(Inherited from Object )
Public method Static member IsServiceAvailable Checks whether the data conversion service is available.
Public method SetDefaultLengthUnit Sets the length unit to be used when the input is a unitless SAT file.
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object.
(Inherited from Object )
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Remarks
See ShapeImporterSourceFormat for the list of supported formats.
Example 
public void ReadSATFile(Document revitDoc)
{
    // Allow the user to select a SAT file.
    OpenFileDialog ofd = new OpenFileDialog();
    ofd.Filter = "SAT Files (*.sat)|*.sat";

    if (DialogResult.OK == ofd.ShowDialog())
    {
        ShapeImporter shapeImporter = new ShapeImporter();
        shapeImporter.InputFormat = ShapeImporterSourceFormat.SAT; 
        IList<GeometryObject> shapes = shapeImporter.Convert(revitDoc, ofd.FileName);

        if (shapes.Count != 0)
        {
            using (Transaction tr = new Transaction(revitDoc, "Create a DirectShape"))
            {
                tr.Start();

                DirectShape dsImportedSat = DirectShape.CreateElement(revitDoc, new ElementId(BuiltInCategory.OST_Walls));
                dsImportedSat.SetShape(shapes);

                tr.Commit();
            }
        }
    }
}
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