DocumentExport(String, String, ViewSet, DWFExportOptions) Method

Exports the current view or a selection of views in DWF format.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax
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public bool Export(
	string folder,
	string name,
	ViewSet views,
	DWFExportOptions options
)

Parameters

folder  String
Output folder, into which file(s) will be exported. The folder must exist.
name  String
Either the name of a single file or a prefix for a set of files. If or empty, automatic naming will be used.
views  ViewSet
Selection of views to be exported.
options  DWFExportOptions
Various options applicable to the DWF format. If , all options will be set to their respective default values.

Return Value

Boolean
Function returns true only if all specified views are exported successfully. Returns False if exporting of any view fails, even if some views might have been exported successfully.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException Thrown when the input views is
ArgumentException Thrown when the input views is an empty ViewSet.
InvalidOperationException Thrown when the current document is not modifiable.
Remarks
All the views must be printable in order for the Export to succeed. It can be assured by checking the CanBePrinted property of each view.
Example
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public bool ExportViewToDWF(Document document, View view, string pathname)
{
    DWFExportOptions dwfOptions = new DWFExportOptions();
    // export with crop box and area and room geometry
    dwfOptions.CropBoxVisible = true;
    dwfOptions.ExportingAreas = true;
    dwfOptions.ExportTexture = false;

    ViewSet views = new ViewSet();
    views.Insert(view);
    return (document.Export(Path.GetDirectoryName(pathname), 
        Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(pathname), views, dwfOptions));
}
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