ElectricalSetting.AddWireMaterialType Method

ElectricalSettingAddWireMaterialType Method

Note: This API is now obsolete.

Add a new type of wire material.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Electrical
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 26.0.4.0 (26.0.4.0)
Syntax
[ObsoleteAttribute("AddWireMaterialType is deprecated in Revit 2026 and will be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use ConductorMaterial.Create() instead.")]
public WireMaterialType AddWireMaterialType(
	string name,
	WireMaterialType baseMaterial
)
<ObsoleteAttribute("AddWireMaterialType is deprecated in Revit 2026 and will be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use ConductorMaterial.Create() instead.")>
Public Function AddWireMaterialType ( 
	name As String,
	baseMaterial As WireMaterialType
) As WireMaterialType
public:
[ObsoleteAttribute(L"AddWireMaterialType is deprecated in Revit 2026 and will be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use ConductorMaterial.Create() instead.")]
WireMaterialType^ AddWireMaterialType(
	String^ name, 
	WireMaterialType^ baseMaterial
)
[<ObsoleteAttribute("AddWireMaterialType is deprecated in Revit 2026 and will be removed in a future version of Revit. Please use ConductorMaterial.Create() instead.")>]
member AddWireMaterialType : 
        name : string * 
        baseMaterial : WireMaterialType -> WireMaterialType

Parameters

name  String
Name of new material type.
baseMaterial  WireMaterialType
Specify an existing material type which New material will be constructed based on.

Return Value

WireMaterialType
New added wire material type object.
See Also

M:Autodesk.Revit.DB.Electrical.ElectricalSetting.AddWireMaterialType(System.String,Autodesk.Revit.DB.Electrical.WireMaterialType)