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GetMaterialArea Method

Gets the area of the material with the given id.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 24.0.0.0 (24.0.0.0)
Since:  2014

Syntax

C#
public double GetMaterialArea(
	ElementId materialId,
	bool usePaintMaterial
)
Visual Basic
Public Function GetMaterialArea ( _
	materialId As ElementId, _
	usePaintMaterial As Boolean _
) As Double
Visual C++
public:
double GetMaterialArea(
	ElementId^ materialId, 
	bool usePaintMaterial
)

Parameters

materialId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DBElementId
The material id returned from GetMaterialIds(Boolean).
usePaintMaterial
Type: SystemBoolean
If true, this material id was returned as a paint material from GetMaterialIds(Boolean) and the area returned should be calculated from paint applied to the element. If false, this material id was returned as a non-paint element material from GetMaterialIds(Boolean) and the area is calculated from the element geometry and layers.

Return Value

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

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentException materialId is not a valid Element identifier.
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsInvalidOperationException This Element element does not support paint material assignment.

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