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UnitUtils.ConvertFromInternalUnits

Description:
Converts a value from Revit's internal units to a given display unit.

public static double ConvertFromInternalUnits(
	double value,
	DisplayUnitType displayUnit
)

Public Shared Function ConvertFromInternalUnits ( _
	value As Double, _
	displayUnit As DisplayUnitType _
) As Double

public:
static double ConvertFromInternalUnits(
	double value, 
	DisplayUnitType displayUnit
)

System.Double

value

The value to convert.
Autodesk.Revit.DB.DisplayUnitType

displayUnit

The desired display unit.

Return Value The converted value. The converted value.

double GetYieldStressInKsi(Material material)
{
    double minYieldStress = 0;
    // Get the structural asset for the material
    ElementId strucAssetId = material.StructuralAssetId;
    if (strucAssetId != ElementId.InvalidElementId)
    {
        PropertySetElement pse = material.Document.GetElement(strucAssetId) as PropertySetElement;
        if (pse != null)
        {
            StructuralAsset asset = pse.GetStructuralAsset();

            // Get the min yield stress and convert to ksi
            double minYieldStressInRevitUnits = asset.MinimumYieldStress;
            minYieldStress = UnitUtils.ConvertFromInternalUnits(minYieldStressInRevitUnits, 
                DisplayUnitType.DUT_KIPS_PER_SQUARE_INCH);
        }
    }

    return minYieldStress;
}

Private Function GetYieldStressInKsi(material As Material) As Double
   Dim minYieldStress As Double = 0
   ' Get the structural asset for the material
   Dim strucAssetId As ElementId = material.StructuralAssetId
   If strucAssetId <> ElementId.InvalidElementId Then
      Dim pse As PropertySetElement = TryCast(material.Document.GetElement(strucAssetId), PropertySetElement)
      If pse IsNot Nothing Then
         Dim asset As StructuralAsset = pse.GetStructuralAsset()

         ' Get the min yield stress and convert to ksi
         Dim minYieldStressInRevitUnits As Double = asset.MinimumYieldStress
         minYieldStress = UnitUtils.ConvertFromInternalUnits(minYieldStressInRevitUnits, DisplayUnitType.DUT_KIPS_PER_SQUARE_INCH)
      End If
   End If

   Return minYieldStress
End Function

Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.ArgumentException

The given value for value is not finite -or- displayUnit is an invalid display unit. See UnitUtils.IsValidDisplayUnit(DisplayUnitType) and UnitUtils.GetValidDisplayUnits().
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.ArgumentOutOfRangeException

A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration