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Document.Export

Description:
Exports a view specified in the export options to the STL format.

Overloads (14):

Export

Export(String,String,GBXMLExportOptions)

Export(String,String,IFCExportOptions)

Export(String,String,OBJExportOptions)

Export(String,String,STEPExportOptions)

Export(String,String,STLExportOptions)

public bool Export(
	string folder,
	string name,
	STLExportOptions options
)

Public Function Export ( 
	folder As String,
	name As String,
	options As STLExportOptions
) As Boolean

public:
bool Export(
	String^ folder, 
	String^ name, 
	STLExportOptions^ options
)

member Export : 
        folder : string * 
        name : string * 
        options : STLExportOptions -> bool

String

folder

Output folder into which the file will be exported. The folder must exist.
String

name

Indicates the name of the STL file to export. If it doesn't end with ".stl", this extension will be added automatically. The name cannot contain any of the following characters: \/:*?"<>|. Empty name is not acceptable.
STLExportOptions

options

Various options applicable to the STL format.

Return Value Boolean True if successful, otherwise False.

ArgumentException

NullOrEmpty -or- Contains invalid characters. -or- The provided options do not specify a printable 3D view.
ArgumentNullException

A non-optional argument was null
ForbiddenForDynamicUpdateException

This method may not be called during dynamic update.
InvalidOperationException

Export is temporarily disabled. -or- Exporting is not allowed in the current application mode.
InvalidPathArgumentException

The folder does not exist.
OptionalFunctionalityNotAvailableException

The ShapeExporter functionality is not available in the installed Revit, or the Material Library is missing.