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GetMaterialVolume Method

Gets the volume of the material with the given id.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 2015.0.0.0 (2015.0.0.0)
Since: 2014

Syntax

C# 
public double GetMaterialVolume(
	ElementId materialId
)
Visual Basic 
Public Function GetMaterialVolume ( _
	materialId As ElementId _
) As Double
Visual C++ 
public:
double GetMaterialVolume(
	ElementId^ materialId
)

Parameters

materialId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementId
The material id returned from GetMaterialIds(Boolean) .

Return Value

The volume of the material for this element. Returns 0.0 if the material is not a part of this element.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException materialId is not a valid Element identifier.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL

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