Material Browser Site Grass and Site Asphalt missing

[octavio2]

In the Materiol Browser of version of Revit 2014 I do not see the  Site- Grass and the Site - Asphalt of previous years. 

Is this something that I have to put there downloading from where?  Or it is hidden there somewhere?

Please advise.

Thnks in advance.

[octavio2 · Accepted solution]

I found these and the grass was under the AEC Materials, it took me some doing to find these, apparently since I do not use the Materials Library often.

Thanks.

[beto1barq]

where did u find that cus i have the same problem n i can'd find it anywere

[485452]

ive searched and cant find the AEC material folder for getting a grass site. I was wondering if you found a solution to your problem?

[cbcarch]

Take a look here (see attached image).

[apiper]

I have a similar problem.  I found the AEC material library and all are present but I'm not able to use any of the materials in my model.

I select them and click ok with no warnings but my object hasn't actually changed.  I can change it to another 'Project Material' with no problem.

Help?

Edit: I am trying to change the material of a Toposurface.

[apiper]

Of course, I figured it out right after posting.
For anyone with the same problem: Hover over the material you want to use and click on the small arrow button that appears next to the material name.

[diegordzdeita]

I solved this going to my site plan. Hope it helps. Regards

[PaxtonBudd]

THANK YOU! I was trying to find Terrazzo flooring for a 1" finish on a concrete floor! This was a life-saver! I spent 10 minutes repeating steps over and over trying to figure out why I wasn't able to find the mat'l i was looking for haha!

Kudos to you.

[kvelasquez3]

I am very frustrated because I cant seem to find out why my materials library does not have AEC materials .I am specifically looking for "glass brick" which I have noticed is in the AEC materials folder but again, It is no where to be found. someone please help.

[PaxtonBudd]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4-fAj54XoI

Does this video help? 

From your screen shot, I cannot see your AEC folder within your Material Browser.

[kvelasquez3]

Thank you for the video. The problem is that I also cannot see the AEC folder. When I open "Materials" from the "Manage" tab, the only window that pops up is the one I took a screen grab of. There are no split sections like the one from the youtube video. I cannot seem to find a AEC folder anywhere. I am using Revit 2017.

[PaxtonBudd]

Go to the bottom left of your screen. You should see a little tan pinned folder. Open that and tell me what it is. It looks like your AEC folder is minimized in your screen shot.

[kvelasquez3]

I found it! My library panel was hidden. Thank you so much for your help and quick response!

[PaxtonBudd]

No problem! Glad you got it figured out. That’s what the forum is for! 😊

[310336787]

may i ask why there isn't site-grass material in my AEC folder?

please see the screenshot in attached files

[PaxtonBudd]

Try this forum here, and when I have more time this afternoon I will get back with you! At the moment I am super busy...

https://www.revitforum.org/architecture-general-revit-questions/15302-missing-revit-materials.html

This will walk you through finding hidden materials. Apparently sometimes when you first install Revit Out-Of-The-Box it only comes with a few pre-installed options for materials. The rest you may have to download. Also, check your service packs and be certain that your program is 100% up to date!

I'll get back with you as fast as I can!

good luck!

- Paxton Budd

CAD/BIM Modeler

Shelley Electric, INC.

[PaxtonBudd]

Also, when sending us a screen shot, please don't crop your image down. Make sure your entire Materials Browser is open so that we can see everything in the window. If you look above, I helped another user because I was able to see that their AEC folder pin was minimized and they simply weren't looking in the correct place.

thanks!

[smartblond57]

Big help! Thanks for looking 🙂 

[smartblond57]

BIG help, thanks for looking 🙂