Material Properties

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)
	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)
	Parameter[Guid]	Retrieves a parameter from the element given a GUID for a shared parameter. (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)

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