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Material Eyedropper

Smart Tools

Material Eyedropper

Smart Tools

Click any face to identify its material, edit properties, batch replace, paint surfaces, and report quantities — all from one floating panel.

Free

Material Eyedropper brings a fast, visual workflow to material management in Autodesk® Revit®. Instead of digging through element properties and material libraries, simply click any face in your model to instantly see what material is applied — including its name, color (RGB + hex), transparency, and whether it's painted or inherited.

 

Features:

  • Instant identification — click any face to display material name, color, transparency, and host element
  • Edit properties — modify name, color, transparency, shininess, and smoothness directly from the panel
  • Batch replace — swap one material for another across the entire model in a single operation
  • Paint mode — continuously paint multiple faces with the identified material without re-picking
  • Remove paint — revert painted faces back to their base element material
  • Select all instances — highlight every element using the identified material in the active view
  • Quantities & reporting — view material usage broken down by element type and phase, with clipboard export

Works with Revit 2024, 2025, 2026, and 2027.

Note: This app uses a custom installer (and not the standard Design and Make Marketplace installer).

Details

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

Material Eyedropper is part of the Smart Tools for Revit suite by AT ARCH DESIGN LLC — a growing collection of productivity add-ins designed to streamline everyday Revit workflows.

  • Free to use — no license or account required
  • Walkthrough available at: https://revit-smarttools.com
  • Part of the Smart Tools ribbon tab, which may be shared with other Smart Tools add-ins if installed

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