# Set "Use Render Appearance" with Python

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/set-use-render-appearance-with-python/14911>\
**Category:** Revit\
**Created:** [September 19, 2017, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/set-use-render-appearance-with-python/14911 "2017-09-19T06:55:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![wunnenstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c5a1d2/32.png) [@wunnenstein](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/wunnenstein)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2017, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/set-use-render-appearance-with-python/14911/1 "2017-09-19T06:55:35Z")

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Hey guys,

looking for a convenient way to tick the “Use Render Appearance” with a custom python-node for ALL materials in my model.

I would first collect all materials with the available nodes and then use a custom python for this.  
“UseRenderAppearanceForShading” seems the way to go here but i just can’t figure out how to put this in executable code.

Someone uses this when creating a new mat… [Set Render Color from Material](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/set-render-color-from-material/10154)

Thanks for any help.  
mo

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**Author:** ![Yna\_Db](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/yna_db/32/30641_2.png) [@Yna\_Db](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Yna_Db)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2017, 7:51am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/set-use-render-appearance-with-python/14911/2 "2017-09-19T07:51:54Z")

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Please try something and come back with specific issues. A s you will read in the forum guidelines, this is not a “Do My Job For Me” group! 🙂  
[How to get help on the Dynamo forums](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-get-help-on-the-dynamo-forums/4677/1)

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**Author:** ![wunnenstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c5a1d2/32.png) [@wunnenstein](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/wunnenstein)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2017, 8:02am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/set-use-render-appearance-with-python/14911/3 "2017-09-19T08:02:48Z")

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You’re right. I’m sorry and will try. I just thought that someone might already faced this issue.  
Also i want to do stuff like this eventually so thanks for not helping 😅

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**Author:** ![Yna\_Db](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/yna_db/32/30641_2.png) [@Yna\_Db](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Yna_Db)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2017, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/set-use-render-appearance-with-python/14911/4 "2017-09-19T08:06:14Z")

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I can’t blame you, it happens often that people feels like answering or showing what they have already done anyway. But most of the people agree that it’s not good practice…

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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:** [September 19, 2017, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/set-use-render-appearance-with-python/14911/5 "2017-09-19T12:32:15Z")

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If you’re not in Revit 2018 this isn’t possible as the API wasn’t exposed until then.