API Reference

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  1. Tekla Structures
  2. Tekla Open API 2023 Reference
  3. CatalogHandler.ImportCustomComponentItems Method

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CatalogHandlerImportCustomComponentItems Method

Imports custom component items (*.uel) from path to component catalog. Import overrides the existing custom components in the catalog without any warnings.

Namespace:  Tekla.Structures.Catalogs
Assembly:  Tekla.Structures.Catalogs (in Tekla.Structures.Catalogs.dll) Version: 2023.0.1
Syntax
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public bool ImportCustomComponentItems(
	string path
)

Parameters

path
Type: SystemString
The path to be used for import. This can be a uel file or a folder containing one or more uel files.

Return Value

Type: Boolean
true if successful.
Examples
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using System;
using Tekla.Structures.Catalogs;

public class Example
{
       public void Example1()
       {
           if (new CatalogHandler().ImportCustomComponentItems(System.IO.Path.GetTempPath()))
               Console.WriteLine("Custom components imported successfully to catalog.");
       }
}
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