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Material Class

The Material class represents a single material that parts can be made of.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
Tekla.Structures.ModelMaterial

Namespace: Tekla.Structures.Model
Assembly: Tekla.Structures.Model (in Tekla.Structures.Model.dll) Version: 2023.0.1

Syntax

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[SerializableAttribute]
public sealed class Material

<SerializableAttribute>
Public NotInheritable Class Material

The Material type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	Material	Instantiates an empty material instance.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	MaterialString	Identifies the material in a string format.

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Examples

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using Tekla.Structures.Model;
using Tekla.Structures.Geometry3d;

public class Example
{
       public void Example1()
       {
           Beam beam = new Beam(new Point(5000, 7000, 0), new Point(6000, 7000, 0));
           beam.Material.MaterialString = "K40-1";
           beam.Profile.ProfileString = "250*250";
           beam.Finish = "PAINT";

           bool result = false;
           result = beam.Insert();
       }
}

Reference

Tekla.Structures.Model Namespace

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Material Class

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