PreviewViewId Property


Save As Options Preview View Id Property

The view id that will be used to generate the preview; this id is not saved to the document's permanent settings.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax
public ElementId PreviewViewId { get; set; }

Property Value

ElementId
The id must be valid for use as a preview view (check DocumentPreviewSettings.IsValidPreviewViewId()). Revit does not check validity when setting this value, only when the options are used in a call to SaveAs(). Default is InvalidElementId.
Exceptions
Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException When setting this property: A non-optional argument was null
Remarks
If this id is set to a view id, the indicated view will be used to generate the preview even if DocumentPreviewSettings.PreviewViewId is also set.
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