Material Properties


Material Properties

The Material type exposes the following members.

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