Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC, User Manual

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■ The color and pattern that display on the surface of an element
■ The color and fill pattern that display when the element is cut
■
The render appearance that displays in a rendered image
■ Information about the material’s description, manufacturer, cost, and keynotes
■ Structural information about the material (for structural analysis)
How Materials Are Stored
Materials are stored as part of a project file. When you create a project, Revit Architecture provides many
default materials to choose from. If necessary, you can create custom materials or change the settings for
existing materials. New and changed materials are also saved as part of a project file.
To share custom materials with team members, click File menu
➤
Transfer Project Standards. (See Transferring
Project Standards on page 438.) Be sure to also make available any custom bitmaps or image files used to
define bump patterns or custom colors used by the render appearance. See Best Practice for Storing Image
Files on page 507.
For information about how render appearances are stored, see Render Appearance Library on page 482.
Searching for a Material
1 Open the Materials dialog.
You can access the Materials dialog by clicking Settings menu
➤
Materials, or from several other
points in the software.
2 (Optional) To specify the type of list to display, at the bottom of the materials list, click Show
list, Show small icons, or Show large icons.
3 (Optional) For Material Class, select the desired class (such as Concrete or Metal).
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