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

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The Materials dialog displays only materials that belong to the selected class.
4 (Optional) Type text in the search field.
See Entering Search Text on page 484.
Revit Architecture searches each material for the specified text, checking the fields on the Identity
tab of the Materials dialog. (See
Material Identity Parameters on page 479.) If you selected a
material class, Revit Architecture searches only materials in that class for the specified text. To
search all materials for the specified text, reset Material Class to All.
The Materials dialog displays matching materials, sorted in order of relevance.
TIP To clear the search field, click the X that displays at the end of the field after you enter text.
5 If necessary, use the scroll bar to locate the desired material in the list.
6 Click the material to select it.
Revit Architecture displays properties of the selected material in the right pane of the Materials dialog.
Applying Materials to Elements
You can apply materials to model elements in any of the following ways:
■ By category or subcategory : In a project, you can apply a material to a model element based on its
category or subcategory. For example, you can specify a material for the door category, and then specify
a different material for a subcategory of the door, such as glass for a door panel.
■ By family : In the Family Editor, when creating or modifying a component, you can use family type
parameters to apply a different material to each piece of geometry in the component.
■ By element parameter : In a project, you can select a model element in a view, and use element properties
to apply a material.
■ By face : In a project, you can use the Paint tool to apply a material to selected faces of model elements.
See Applying a Material to an Element on page 338.
Applying a Material by Category or Subcategory
1 In a project, click Settings menu
➤
Object Styles.
2 On the Model Objects tab or the Import Objects tab, click in the Material column of the category
or subcategory.
3 Click in the Material column.
4 In the Materials dialog, select a material, and click OK.
See Searching for a Material on page 460.
5 Click Apply.
6 To exit the Object Styles dialog, click OK.
In project views, all elements of the selected category or subcategory display the applied material.
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