Use Cases for IfcBuildingElementPart - jansetesen/IFC2SB GitHub Wiki

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In situations such as, when the main product has no shape representation of itself or only has a 2D Curve representation, which is not enough for shape generation, it should be checked if the main product is decomposed by part products. If yes, the shape representations of these part products can be added into a compound and be saved as the shape of the main product. For that, the usage of IfcOpenShell functions are very helpful:

For the information source about IfcOpenShell functions, see.

An Example Case with IfcColumn and IfcBuildingElementPart

An Example Case with IfcWall and IfcBuildingElementPart

An Example Case with IfcCovering and IfcBuildingElementPart