InputFormat Property


Shape Importer Input Format Property

The format of the incoming data.

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

Property Value

ShapeImporterSourceFormat
Exceptions
Exception Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException When setting this property: A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration
Remarks
If this option is set to Auto (the default), the file name extension will be used to determine the input format. That covers most file-based data import workflows. Specify the input format explicitly to perform an additional sanity check or if you are using a non-standard file extension.
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