ImporterIFCUtils Class

A class that contains utilities needed to implement Revit's version of the IFC import client application.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
Autodesk.Revit.DB.IFCImporterIFCUtils

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.IFC
Assembly: RevitAPIIFC (in RevitAPIIFC.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)

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public static class ImporterIFCUtils

Public NotInheritable Class ImporterIFCUtils

public ref class ImporterIFCUtils abstract sealed

[<AbstractClassAttribute>]
[<SealedAttribute>]
type ImporterIFCUtils = class end

The ImporterIFCUtils type exposes the following members.

Methods

	Name	Description
	CreateEmptyFamily	Creates an empty family of a given category.
	GetLocalFileName	Get the local file name, including the path, corresponding to a linked IFC file. This will create a local copy of the IFC file if necessary.
	UpdateDirectShapeCategory	Updates the category of a DirectShape.

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Remarks

This class contains special API utilities needed to enable the implementation of the client application for IFC import. Some of these utilities will be needed temporarily while the code for IFC import is migrated into the export client. These temporary interfaces are likely to change in upcoming Revit releases.

Reference

Autodesk.Revit.DB.IFC Namespace