The Material type exposes the following members.
Properties
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | AppearanceAssetId | The ElementId of the AppearanceAssetElement. |
| | AssemblyInstanceId | The id of the assembly instance to which the element belongs. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | BoundingBox | Retrieves a box that circumscribes all geometry of the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Category | Retrieves a Category object that represents the category or sub category in which the element resides. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Color | The color of the material. |
| | CreatedPhaseId | Id of a Phase at which the Element was created. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | CutBackgroundPatternColor | The color of the material cut background pattern. |
| | CutBackgroundPatternId | The id of the FillPatternElement used as the background pattern of faces with this material in cut views. |
| | CutForegroundPatternColor | The color of the material cut foreground pattern. |
| | CutForegroundPatternId | The id of the FillPatternElement used as the foreground pattern of faces with this material in cut views. |
| | CutPatternColor | Obsolete. The color of the material cut foreground pattern. |
| | CutPatternId | Obsolete. The id of the FillPatternElement used as the foreground pattern of faces with this material in cut views. |
| | DemolishedPhaseId | Id of a Phase at which the Element was demolished. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | DesignOption | Returns the design option to which the element belongs. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Document | Returns the Document in which the Element resides. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Geometry | Retrieves the geometric representation of the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GroupId | The id of the group to which an element belongs. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Id | A unique identifier for an Element in an Autodesk Revit project. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | IsTransient | Indicates whether an element is transient or permanent. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | IsValidObject | Specifies whether the .NET object represents a valid Revit entity. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | LevelId | The id of the level associated with the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Location | This property is used to find the physical location of an element within a project. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | MaterialCategory | The name of the material category, e.g. 'Wood' |
| | MaterialClass | The name of the general material type, e.g. 'Wood.' |
| | Name | A human readable name for the Element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | OwnerViewId | The id of the view that owns the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Parameter Guid | Retrieves a parameter from the element given a GUID for a shared parameter. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Parameter BuiltInParameter | Retrieves a parameter from the element given a parameter id. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Parameter Definition | Retrieves a parameter from the element based on its definition. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Parameters | Retrieves a set containing all of the parameters that are contained within the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | ParametersMap | Retrieves a map containing all of the parameters that are contained within the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Pinned | Identifies if the element has been pinned to prevent changes. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Shininess | The shininess of the material. |
| | Smoothness | The smoothness of the material. |
| | StructuralAssetId | The ElementId of the structural PropertySetElement. |
| | SurfaceBackgroundPatternColor | The color of the material surface background pattern. |
| | SurfaceBackgroundPatternId | The id of the FillPatternElement used as the background pattern of faces with this material in normal views. |
| | SurfaceForegroundPatternColor | The color of the material surface foreground pattern. |
| | SurfaceForegroundPatternId | The id of the FillPatternElement used as the foreground pattern of faces with this material in normal views. |
| | SurfacePatternColor | Obsolete. The color of the material surface foreground pattern. |
| | SurfacePatternId | Obsolete. The id of the FillPatternElement used as the foreground pattern of faces with this material in normal views. |
| | ThermalAssetId | The ElementId of the thermal PropertySetElement. |
| | Transparency | The transparency of the material. |
| | UniqueId | A stable unique identifier for an element within the document. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | UseRenderAppearanceForShading | True to use the render appearance settings for shaded view appearance; false to use the material's color and transparency value for shaded view appearance. |
| | ViewSpecific | Identifies if the element is owned by a view. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | WorksetId | Get Id of the Workset which owns the element. (Inherited from Element .) |