ShapeImporter

Description:
An utility class that supports conversion of geometry stored in an external format into a Revit geometry objects.

Remarks:
See ShapeImporterSourceFormat for the list of supported formats.

Inheritance Hierarchy:
System.Object
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ShapeImporter

public class ShapeImporter : IDisposable

Public Class ShapeImporter _
	Implements IDisposable

public ref class ShapeImporter : IDisposable

public void ReadSATFile(Document revitDoc)
{
    // Allow the user to select a SAT file.
    OpenFileDialog ofd = new OpenFileDialog();
    ofd.Filter = "SAT Files (*.sat)|*.sat";

    if (DialogResult.OK == ofd.ShowDialog())
    {
        ShapeImporter shapeImporter = new ShapeImporter();
        shapeImporter.InputFormat = ShapeImporterSourceFormat.SAT; 
        IList<GeometryObject> shapes = shapeImporter.Convert(revitDoc, ofd.FileName);

        if (shapes.Count != 0)
        {
            using (Transaction tr = new Transaction(revitDoc, "Create a DirectShape"))
            {
                tr.Start();

                DirectShape dsImportedSat = DirectShape.CreateElement(revitDoc, new ElementId(BuiltInCategory.OST_Walls));
                dsImportedSat.SetShape(shapes);

                tr.Commit();
            }
        }
    }
}

Public Sub ReadSATFile(revitDoc As Document)
    ' Allow the user to select a SAT file.
    Dim ofd As New OpenFileDialog()
    ofd.Filter = "SAT Files (*.sat)|*.sat"

    If DialogResult.OK = ofd.ShowDialog() Then
        Dim shapeImporter As New ShapeImporter()
        shapeImporter.InputFormat = ShapeImporterSourceFormat.SAT
        Dim shapes As IList(Of GeometryObject) = shapeImporter.Convert(revitDoc, ofd.FileName)

        If shapes.Count <> 0 Then
            Using tr As New Transaction(revitDoc, "Create a DirectShape")
                tr.Start()

                Dim dsImportedSat As DirectShape = DirectShape.CreateElement(revitDoc, New ElementId(BuiltInCategory.OST_Walls))
                dsImportedSat.SetShape(shapes)

                tr.Commit()
            End Using
        End If
    End If
End Sub

Name	Return Type	Description
C ShapeImporter()	None	Default constructor. Initializes an instance of ShapeImporter that will automatically recognize the file format from its extension (ShapeImporterSourceFormat.Auto).

Name	Return Type	Description
M Convert(Document, String)	IList<GeometryObject>	Converts the geometry stored in the external format into a collection of Revit geometry objects.
M Dispose()	None	Releases all resources used by the
M IsServiceAvailable()	bool	Checks whether the data conversion service is available.
M SetDefaultLengthUnit(ImportUnit)	None	Sets the length unit to be used if not specified in the input SAT file.

Name	Return Type	Description
P DefaultLengthUnit	ImportUnit	The length unit to be used if not specified in the input SAT file.
P InputFormat	ShapeImporterSourceFormat	The format of the incoming data.
P IsValidObject	bool	Specifies whether the .NET object represents a valid Revit entity.