https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Request-Override-Surfaces/m-p/256759#M8733 At the selection settings of your element you can override the surfaces.<BR /> <BR /> <IMG src="http://nees64.home.xs4all.nl/archicad/surface.jpg" /> Sat, 06 Feb 2016 15:01:02 GMT Dontknow 2016-02-06T15:01:02Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Request-Override-Surfaces/m-p/256758#M8732 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>Hello everyone, Is there a way to request the name of Overridden surface of an ArchiCad element, on each faces and edge.</T></DIV> Fri, 05 Feb 2016 21:57:05 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Request-Override-Surfaces/m-p/256758#M8732 Cosminn 2016-02-05T21:57:05Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Request-Override-Surfaces/m-p/256759#M8733 At the selection settings of your element you can override the surfaces.<BR /> <BR /> <IMG src="http://nees64.home.xs4all.nl/archicad/surface.jpg" /> Sat, 06 Feb 2016 15:01:02 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Request-Override-Surfaces/m-p/256759#M8733 Dontknow 2016-02-06T15:01:02Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Request-Override-Surfaces/m-p/256760#M8734 Thank you Dontknow<BR /> <BR /> Sometimes my english level creates misunderstandings.<BR /> I solved my problem, last night. I was referred, how to request it using gdl scripting.<BR /> Eg.for Walls -just one face:<BR /> qq = REQUEST (WALL_MAT_A , your_mat, get_mat) Sat, 06 Feb 2016 16:16:07 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Request-Override-Surfaces/m-p/256760#M8734 Cosminn 2016-02-06T16:16:07Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Request-Override-Surfaces/m-p/256761#M8735 Actually the code is:<BR /> <BR /> qq = REQUEST ("name_of_material", WALL_MAT_A, get_mat) Sat, 06 Feb 2016 16:55:55 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Request-Override-Surfaces/m-p/256761#M8735 Cosminn 2016-02-06T16:55:55Z