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Document.Import

Description:
Imports an image (a bitmap) into the document.

Overloads (6):

Import(String,DGNImportOptions,View,ElementId)

Import(String,DWGImportOptions,View,ElementId)

Import(String,GBXMLImportOptions)

Import(String,ImageImportOptions,View,Element)

Import(String,SATImportOptions,View)

Import(String,SKPImportOptions,View)

[ObsoleteAttribute("This method is deprecated in Revit 2020 and will be removed in the next version of Revit.  Use the ImageInstance::Create() method instead")]
public bool Import(
	string file,
	ImageImportOptions options,
	View view,
	out Element element
)

<ObsoleteAttribute("This method is deprecated in Revit 2020 and will be removed in the next version of Revit.  Use the ImageInstance::Create() method instead")> _
Public Function Import ( _
	file As String, _
	options As ImageImportOptions, _
	view As View, _
	<OutAttribute> ByRef element As Element _
) As Boolean

[ObsoleteAttribute(L"This method is deprecated in Revit 2020 and will be removed in the next version of Revit.  Use the ImageInstance::Create() method instead")]
public:
bool Import(
	String^ file, 
	ImageImportOptions^ options, 
	View^ view, 
	[OutAttribute] Element^% element
)

System.String

file

Full path of the file to import. File must exist.
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ImageImportOptions

options

Various options applicable to an image. If nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), all options will be set to their respective default values.
Autodesk.Revit.DB.View

view

The view into which the image is going to be imported.
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Element%

element

The imported instance after a successful import. It could be used for further manipulating of that instance.

Return Value bool True if successful, otherwise False.

Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.ArgumentNullException

Thrown if view isnullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothingin Visual Basic).