Application Copy Model Method

Copies an existing model to a new file. Overwriting a file of the same name is allowed.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.ApplicationServices
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)

Syntax

public void CopyModel(
	ModelPath sourceModelPath,
	string destFilePath,
	bool overwrite
)

Public Sub CopyModel ( 
	sourceModelPath As ModelPath,
	destFilePath As String,
	overwrite As Boolean
)

public:
void CopyModel(
	ModelPath^ sourceModelPath, 
	String^ destFilePath, 
	bool overwrite
)

member CopyModel : 
        sourceModelPath : ModelPath * 
        destFilePath : string * 
        overwrite : bool -> unit

sourceModelPath ModelPath: The path of the file-based or server-based source model.
destFilePath String: The path of the destination file.
overwrite Boolean: True if the destination file can be overwritten; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	The given path sourceModelPath is a cloud path which is not supported in this method.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null
CentralModelAccessDeniedException	Access to the central model was denied. A possible reason is because the model was under maintenance.
CentralModelException	The central model is missing. -or- An internal error happened on the central model, please contact the server administrator.
DirectoryNotFoundException	Thrown when the directory of destination file doesn't exist.
FileArgumentAlreadyExistsException	The destination file exists and can't be overwritten. -or- destFilePath is pointing to a folder that already exists and cannot be deleted.
FileArgumentNotFoundException	The Revit model specified by sourceModelPath doesn't exist.
InvalidPathArgumentException	The destination file name includes one or more invalid characters.
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.