How Materials Are Stored; Searching For A Material - Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC User Manual

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
Project Standards
define bump patterns or custom colors used by the render appearance. See
Files on page 507.
For information about how render appearances are stored, see

Searching for a Material

1 Open the Materials dialog.
2 (Optional) To specify the type of list to display, at the bottom of the materials list, click Show
3 (Optional) For Material Class, select the desired class (such as Concrete or Metal).
460 | Chapter 9 Customizing Project Settings
on page 438.) Be sure to also make available any custom bitmaps or image files used to
You can access the Materials dialog by clicking Settings menu
points in the software.
list, Show small icons, or Show large icons.
Transfer Project Standards. (See
Best Practice for Storing Image
Render Appearance Library
Materials, or from several other
Transferring
on page 482.