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. |
| 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.) |
| IsModifiable | Identifies if the element is modifiable. (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.) |
| ParameterGuid | Retrieves a parameter from the element given a GUID for a shared parameter. (Inherited from Element.) |
| ParameterBuiltInParameter | Retrieves a parameter from the element given a parameter id. (Inherited from Element.) |
| ParameterDefinition | 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. |
| 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. |
| VersionGuid | Get the element version Guid. (Inherited from Element.) |
| 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.) |