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OpenDocumentFile Method (ModelPath, OpenOptions)

Application Open Document File(Model Path, Open Options) Method

Opens a document from disk or cloud.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.ApplicationServices
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.3.0.0 (25.3.0.0)
Syntax 
public Document OpenDocumentFile(
	ModelPath modelPath,
	OpenOptions openOptions
)

Parameters

modelPath ModelPath
The file to be opened.
openOptions OpenOptions
Options for opening the file.

Return Value

Document
The opened document.
Exceptions
Exception Condition
ArgumentException The modelPath to be opened is empty.
ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
CannotOpenBothCentralAndLocalException Cannot open the local model and the central model in the same Revit session. You can close one to open the other in the same Revit session.
CentralModelAccessDeniedException Access to the central model was denied. A possible reason is because the model was under maintenance.
CentralModelContentionException The model on the RevitServer is being accessed by other users. -or- The central model is locked by another client.
CentralModelException Revit encountered serious errors while trying to open the central model. -or- An internal error happened on the central model, please contact the server administrator.
CorruptModelException There are too many corrupt elements to open this model.
FileAccessException File cannot be opened in Revit LT because it was last saved in a version of Revit prior to 8.1. -or- File has an invalid extension. Try changing the file's extension and opening it again. -or- File was saved by an application that was not developed or licensed by Autodesk.
FileNotFoundException The modelPath to be opened doesn't exist. -or- File Not Found
InsufficientResourcesException This computer does not have enough memory, disk space, or other necessary resource to open the model.
InvalidOperationException Open is temporarily disabled. -or- The cloud model is not saved in current release of Revit. -or- The model is not allowed to access. -or- The document can not be opened. -or- Revit cannot save the transmitted model as a new central because it is already opened.
OperationCanceledException Opening was canceled by the user or by an API event callback.
RevitServerCommunicationException The server-based central model could not be accessed because of a network communication error.
RevitServerInternalException An internal error happened on the server, please contact the server administrator.
RevitServerUnauthorizedException User is not authorized to access the cloud model.
ServerModelCorruptedException The central model is corrupted. This exception is treated starting from Revit 2025.2.
WrongUserException The local file is not owned by the current user, who therefore is not allowed to modify it.
Remarks
This method opens the document into memory but does not make it visible to the user in any way. If the user currently has ownership of elements in this model and there is no local model on this machine, Revit will post a warning.
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