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Material Identity Parameters

When you enter search text to find a material, Revit Architecture searches the values of all parameters on
the Identity tab of the Materials dialog. (See
most of these parameters in a material takeoff. (See
Parameter
Filter Criteria
Material Class
Descriptive Information
Description
Comments
Keywords
Product Information
Manufacturer
Model
Cost
URL
Annotation Information
Keynote
Mark

Changing Material Physical Data

The Physical tab of the Materials dialog displays structural information about the selected material. This
information is used in the structural analysis of buildings.
Searching for a Material
Material Takeoff Schedules
Description
Class assigned to the material. Assign an existing class, or create a new
one. See Adding a Material Class
Description of the material.
User-defined comments or other information about the material. If the
value is Render appearance not upgraded, assign a new render appearance
to the material. See Changing the Render Appearance of a Material
page 465.
Words that may be useful when searching for the material, and that are
not used in the material description, comments, or other fields. For ex-
ample, you might include the keywords green and blue to ensure that
turquoise is included in search results for blue paint or green paint.
Name of the manufacturer of the material.
Model number or code assigned to the material by the manufacturer.
Cost of the material.
URL of the Web site for the manufacturer or vendor.
Keynote for the material. Enter text or click the button to select a standard
keynote. See Keynotes on page 1058.
User-defined identification number for the material.
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