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Document.Export

Description:
Exports a selection of views in PDF format.

Overloads (14):

Export

Export(String,IList[ElementId],PDFExportOptions)

Export(String,String,GBXMLExportOptions)

Export(String,String,ICollection[ElementId],DGNExportOptions)

Export(String,String,ICollection[ElementId],DWGExportOptions)

Export(String,String,ICollection[ElementId],DXFExportOptions)

Export(String,String,ICollection[ElementId],SATExportOptions)

Export(String,String,IFCExportOptions)

Export(String,String,NavisworksExportOptions)

Export(String,String,OBJExportOptions)

Export(String,String,STEPExportOptions)

Export(String,String,STLExportOptions)

Export(String,String,ViewSet,DWFExportOptions)

Export(String,String,ViewSet,DWFXExportOptions)

Export(String,String,ViewSet,FBXExportOptions)

public bool Export(
	string folder,
	IList<ElementId> viewIds,
	PDFExportOptions options
)

Public Function Export ( 
	folder As String,
	viewIds As IList(Of ElementId),
	options As PDFExportOptions
) As Boolean

public:
bool Export(
	String^ folder, 
	IList<ElementId^>^ viewIds, 
	PDFExportOptions^ options
)

member Export : 
        folder : string * 
        viewIds : IList<ElementId> * 
        options : PDFExportOptions -> bool

String

folder

Output folder, into which file(s) will be exported. The folder must exist.
IList<ElementId>

viewIds

Selection of ordered views to be exported. The list must contain at least one valid view.
PDFExportOptions

options

Various options applicable to the PDF format.

Return Value Boolean True if all specified views are exported successfully, False if exporting of any view fails, even if some views might have been exported successfully.

ArgumentException

non empty list of views must be provided. -or- NullOrEmpty -or- There are duplicate views in viewIds -or- some of the views are not printable (exportable). -or- Thrown when one or more input arguments are invalid.
ArgumentNullException

A non-optional argument was null
FileAccessException

Thrown when the target PDF file is inaccessible, e.g. already opened.
InvalidOperationException

"Running background tasks is disabled when DisableBackgroundProcesses is set in Revit.ini." -or- "A background process is already running in this document." -or- "The maximum number of background processes (3) has been reached." -or- Cannot export PDF in the background while in edit mode. -or- Running background tasks is not allowed in a Family document. -or- Export is temporarily disabled. -or- Exporting is not allowed in the current application mode.
InvalidPathArgumentException

The folder does not exist.