tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22975127.post3996506824644282410..comments2023-12-15T04:49:05.119-08:00Comments on Revit Beginners: Materials in FamiliesDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06034371918327234099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22975127.post-36834140861470102472006-12-19T19:36:00.000-08:002006-12-19T19:36:00.000-08:00Yes you can. When you model your geometry give it ...Yes you can. When you model your geometry give it a material called "Variable" or some other material name that is not used in your project file. In the material properties change your surface pattern to Solid fill[Drafting] and select a default color.<br /><br />Now load the family into your project. Go to any view and type VG. Now override your surface pattern color to anything you want for that view.<br /><br />The downside is that all of your patterns in that view will be overridden if you are using other materials with surface patterns.<br /><br />This will work for wireframe, hidden line, and shading views but will not work for rendered scenes.<br /><br />For rendered scenes I would recommend creating duplicate geometries in one family file with separate subcategories and separate materials. Then just turn off the subcategories you don't want to see from VG.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06034371918327234099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22975127.post-72774840686679010652006-12-19T10:27:00.000-08:002006-12-19T10:27:00.000-08:00Great help.
Is there any way one can have a materi...Great help.<br />Is there any way one can have a material that shows in a view an not in other. Let's say a box that in 3d is orange, in elevation is orange and in plan is white ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com