Revit Materials

[MS_jkimc65]

It seems in the past with previous versions of Revit, I was able way to delete a material, and I would get a message/dialogue indicating if I wanted to replace the deleted material with another material.  I have tried this with Revit Architecture 2020, however, it just simply deletes the material.  Not interested in deleting an asset

I have added a screentshot.

[barthbradley]

Material or Asset? You should able able to delete a Material. Not an Asset.  

[MS_jkimc65]

Not interested in deleting an Asset.  In previous versions of Revit, I thought I came across a situation where I was deleting a material and I thought a dialogue popped-up and asked if I wanted to replace that material with a different material.  From time to time in projects I see Materials created or duplicated, in the case of my attached screenshot, I am wanting to use one and not have duplicates or similar materials such as this with just a hyphen within its name convention.

[barthbradley]

I'm amazed that Revit is allowing 2 Materials with the same name.  I can't replicate.  I can delete Material all day long and twice on Sundays. 😉 

Are you able to rename it?  

Maybe we can figure it out by examining your file if you want to post it.  

[MS_jkimc65]

I am not certain if I was clear or not, from time to time within office, Revit Users don't realize that there may be a material already.  In my screenshot (if you saw it), there is a material named Wood - Stud, and another named Wood Stud.  If I have two basic walls one type is a 2x4 stud (core), Material:  Wood - Stud, and 5/8" gyp board either side (Finish1 [4]) and another basic wall type is 2x6 stud (core), Material:  Wood Stud, and 5/8" gyp board either side (Finish1 [4]).  These two walls behave differently when they intersect one another.  To me both core material should have the same material name.

[MS_jkimc65]

So back to my original question, as stated with previous versions of Revit, I swore I ran into this situation of deleting a Material and I was prompted to replace it.  I am exploring in using Dynamo perhaps to accomplish cleaning up like materials that are to be the same.

[barthbradley]

 I tried my darndest to get Revit to throw that message in 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017.  No luck.  I cannot remember ever seeing such a message going back to 2008.  I kind of like the idea of it though.  Could it have been thrown by third-party app?