Links a DGN file into the project document.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 21.0.0.0 (21.1.1.109)
Since:  2013

Syntax

C#
public bool Link(
	string file,
	DGNImportOptions options,
	View pDBView,
	out ElementId elementId
)
Visual Basic
Public Function Link ( _
	file As String, _
	options As DGNImportOptions, _
	pDBView As View, _
	<OutAttribute> ByRef elementId As ElementId _
) As Boolean
Visual C++
public:
bool Link(
	String^ file, 
	DGNImportOptions^ options, 
	View^ pDBView, 
	[OutAttribute] ElementId^% elementId
)

Parameters

file
Type: System..::..String
Full path of the file to link. File must exist and must be a valid DGN file.
options
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..DGNImportOptions
Various import options applicable to the DGN format. If nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), all options will be set to their respective default values.
pDBView
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..View
The view into which the file will be linked.
elementId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..ElementId%
The id of linked instance after a successful link.

Return Value

True if successful, otherwise False.

Remarks

Link isn't supported for family documents. Please use import instead.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentException Not a valid file for DGN import (.dgn files are valid). -or- ThisViewOnly cannot be true when importing a DWG|DGN drawing into a 3D view -or- One or more strings describing layer selection is invalid or empty. -or- The scale is not valid as a CustomScale for use during import. -or- NullOrEmpty -or- The view is not printable. -or- Empty DGN model view name characters -or- Visible layer only option must be set to false for DGN import
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..FileArgumentNotFoundException The given file does not exist.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..InvalidOperationException Import is temporarily disabled. -or- This Document is not a project document.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ModificationForbiddenException The document is in failure mode: an operation has failed, and Revit requires the user to either cancel the operation or fix the problem (usually by deleting certain elements). -or- The document is being loaded, or is in the midst of another sensitive process.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ModificationOutsideTransactionException The document has no open transaction.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..OptionalFunctionalityNotAvailableException The DGN Import/Link module is not available in the installed Revit.

See Also