# Assign a material to a family

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/assign-a-material-to-a-family/60978>\
**Category:** Revit\
**Tags:** revit, dynamo, familyinstance, family\
**Created:** [February 26, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/assign-a-material-to-a-family/60978 "2021-02-26T14:13:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![vise92](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/vise92/32/108320_2.png) [@vise92](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/vise92)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/assign-a-material-to-a-family/60978/1 "2021-02-26T14:13:21Z")

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Hello everyone! I would need to assign a material present within the model to a family within Revit, created precisely with Dynamo. it’s possible? Thanks a lot to everyone!

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**Author:** ![jacob.small](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/jacob.small/32/161030_2.png) [@jacob.small](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/jacob.small)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/assign-a-material-to-a-family/60978/2 "2021-02-26T17:33:46Z")

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Yes.  
How to do so depends on how you created the family.

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**Author:** ![vise92](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/vise92/32/108320_2.png) [@vise92](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/vise92)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/assign-a-material-to-a-family/60978/3 "2021-02-26T18:01:27Z")

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How should I do? Which nodes should I use to make the material input node in the Dynamo player show me?

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**Author:** ![jacob.small](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/jacob.small/32/161030_2.png) [@jacob.small](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/jacob.small)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/assign-a-material-to-a-family/60978/4 "2021-02-26T18:28:30Z")

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Beyond ‘Element.SetParameter’ I cant help, as I don’t know what you are actually up to. How is your family built to manage the material? Do you have to pint surfaces? Is your family already existing or are you making new feom geometry?

To get value from the forum you need to make a true effort in illustrating your problem and making an attempt on your own, and post that.

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**Author:** ![vise92](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/vise92/32/108320_2.png) [@vise92](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/vise92)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/assign-a-material-to-a-family/60978/5 "2021-03-01T09:24:18Z")

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Hi Jacob! Thanks for reply, I used the Orchid Script.