Opens and activates a Revit document, include both local document or cloud document.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.UI
Assembly: RevitAPIUI (in RevitAPIUI.dll) Version: 21.0.0.0 (21.1.1.109)
Since:  2019

Syntax

C#
public UIDocument OpenAndActivateDocument(
	ModelPath modelPath,
	OpenOptions openOptions,
	bool detachAndPrompt,
	IOpenFromCloudCallback openFromCloudCallback
)
Visual Basic
Public Function OpenAndActivateDocument ( _
	modelPath As ModelPath, _
	openOptions As OpenOptions, _
	detachAndPrompt As Boolean, _
	openFromCloudCallback As IOpenFromCloudCallback _
) As UIDocument
Visual C++
public:
UIDocument^ OpenAndActivateDocument(
	ModelPath^ modelPath, 
	OpenOptions^ openOptions, 
	bool detachAndPrompt, 
	IOpenFromCloudCallback^ openFromCloudCallback
)

Parameters

modelPath
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..ModelPath
A path to a Revit file to be opened. The file can be either a Revit project, template, or family document.
openOptions
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..OpenOptions
Options for opening the file.
detachAndPrompt
Type: System..::..Boolean
True means if openOptions specifies DoNotDetach, then for workshared models detach from central and query the user whether to preserve or discard worksets. make no sense when opening a cloud document.
openFromCloudCallback
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..IOpenFromCloudCallback
Callback function that allow caller to handle cases when conflicts happen during opening a cloud document. Make no sense when opening a non-cloud document.

Return Value

The opened document.

Remarks

This method, if successful, changes the active document. It is not allowed to have an open transaction in the active document when calling this method. Consequently, this method can only be used in manual transaction mode, not in automatic mode. Additionally, this method may not be called from inside an event handler.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentException If DetachFromCentralOption is not DoNotDetach when opening a cloud document.
  • If the active document is currently modifiable.
  • If an API event handler is currently being executed.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentNullException If nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) is passed as 'modelPath'. -or- If nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) is passed as 'openOptions'. -or- A non-optional argument was NULL
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..CannotOpenBothCentralAndLocalException Cannot open the local model and the central model in the same Revit session. You can close one to open the other in the same Revit session.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..CentralModelAccessDeniedException Thrown when file is not found at the give path.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..CentralModelException
  • Revit encountered serious errors while trying to open the central model.
  • An internal error happened on the central model, please contact the server administrator.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..CorruptModelException There are too many corrupt elements to open this model.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..FileAccessException
  • When file cannot be opened in Revit LT because it was last saved in a version of Revit prior to 8.1.
  • when file has an invalid extension. Try changing the file's extension and opening it again.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..FileArgumentNotFoundException The file specified by 'modelPath' cannot be found or the given 'modelPath' is not a Revit file (a project, template, or family document).
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..InsufficientResourcesException This computer does not have enough memory, disk space, or other necessary resource to open the model.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..InvalidOperationException The cloud model is not saved in current release of Revit. -or-
  • The document can not be opened.
  • Open is temporarily disabled.
  • Revit cannot save the transmitted model as a new central because it is already opened.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..OperationCanceledException Opening was canceled by the user or by an API event callback.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..RevitServerCommunicationException If there is any server internal error.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..RevitServerUnauthorizedException User is not authorized to access the cloud model.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..WrongUserException The local file is not owned by the current user, who therefore is not allowed to modify it.

See Also