Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: Element

Element.GetMaterialArea

Method

Description:
Gets the area of the material with the given id.

Syntax

public double GetMaterialArea(
	ElementId materialId,
	bool usePaintMaterial
)

Public Function GetMaterialArea ( 
	materialId As ElementId,
	usePaintMaterial As Boolean
) As Double

public:
double GetMaterialArea(
	ElementId^ materialId, 
	bool usePaintMaterial
)

member GetMaterialArea : 
        materialId : ElementId * 
        usePaintMaterial : bool -> float

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
materialId	ElementId	The material id returned from <a href="6011352e-151b-b8ac-14cc-45970f2fe5ad.htm">GetMaterialIds(Boolean)</a>.
usePaintMaterial	Boolean	If true, this material id was returned as a paint material from <a href="6011352e-151b-b8ac-14cc-45970f2fe5ad.htm">GetMaterialIds(Boolean)</a> and the area returned should be calculated from paint applied to the element. If false, this material id was returned as a non-paint element material from <a href="6011352e-151b-b8ac-14cc-45970f2fe5ad.htm">GetMaterialIds(Boolean)</a> and the area is calculated from the element geometry and layers.

Return Value

Type	Description
Double	The area of the material for this element. Returns 0.0 if the material id is not a part of this element.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	materialId is not a valid Element identifier.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null
InvalidOperationException	This Element element does not support paint material assignment.