IfcWallType

Natural language names
deWand - Typ
enWall Type
frType de mur
Change log
ItemSPFXMLChangeDescription
IFC2x3 to IFC4
    IfcWallType
      OwnerHistoryMODIFIEDInstantiation changed to OPTIONAL.
      ApplicableOccurrenceMODIFIEDType changed from IfcLabel to IfcIdentifier.
Semantic definitions at the entity
Entity definition

The element type IfcWallType defines commonly shared information for occurrences of walls. The set of shared information may include:

NOTE  It is illegal to share shape representations as representation maps for occurrences of IfcWallStandardcase.

It is used to define a wall specification (i.e. the specific product information, that is common to all occurrences of that product type). Wall types may be exchanged without being already assigned to occurrences.

NOTE  The product representations are defined as representation maps (at the level of the supertype IfcTypeProduct, which gets assigned by an element occurrence instance through the IfcShapeRepresentation.Item[1] being an IfcMappedItem.

Occurrences of the IfcWallType within building models are represented by instances of IfcWallStandardCase if the IfcWallType has a single associated IfcMaterialLayerSet; otherwise they are represented by instances of IfcWall, or IfcWallElementedCase. Occurrences of the IfcWallType within structural analysis models are represented by instances of IfcStructuralSurfaceMember, or its applicable subtypes.

HISTORY  New entity in IFC2x2.

Informal Propositions:

  1. The material assignment, if provided using the IfcRelAssociatesMaterial relationship, shall not reference the IfcMaterialLayerSetUsage.
Attribute definitions
#AttributeTypeCardinalityDescription B
10PredefinedTypeIfcWallTypeEnum[1:1] Identifies the predefined types of a wall element from which the type required may be set.X
Formal Propositions
RuleDescription
CorrectPredefinedTypeThe inherited attribute ElementType shall be provided, if the PredefinedType is set to USERDEFINED.
Inherited definitions from supertypes
Entity inheritance IfcBuildingElementType IfcElementType IfcTypeProduct IfcTypeObject IfcObjectDefinition IfcRoot
Attribute inheritance
#AttributeTypeCardinalityDescriptionB
IfcRoot
1GlobalIdIfcGloballyUniqueId[1:1] Assignment of a globally unique identifier within the entire software world. X
2OwnerHistoryIfcOwnerHistory[0:1] Assignment of the information about the current ownership of that object, including owning actor, application, local identification and information captured about the recent changes of the object,
NOTE  only the last modification in stored - either as addition, deletion or modification.
X
3NameIfcLabel[0:1] Optional name for use by the participating software systems or users. For some subtypes of IfcRoot the insertion of the Name attribute may be required. This would be enforced by a where rule. X
4DescriptionIfcText[0:1] Optional description, provided for exchanging informative comments.X
IfcObjectDefinition
HasAssignmentsIfcRelAssigns
@RelatedObjects		S[0:?]Reference to the relationship objects, that assign (by an association relationship) other subtypes of IfcObject to this object instance. Examples are the association to products, processes, controls, resources or groups.X
NestsIfcRelNests
@RelatedObjects		S[0:1]References to the decomposition relationship being a nesting. It determines that this object definition is a part within an ordered whole/part decomposition relationship. An object occurrence or type can only be part of a single decomposition (to allow hierarchical strutures only).
IsNestedByIfcRelNests
@RelatingObject		S[0:?]References to the decomposition relationship being a nesting. It determines that this object definition is the whole within an ordered whole/part decomposition relationship. An object or object type can be nested by several other objects (occurrences or types). X
HasContextIfcRelDeclares
@RelatedDefinitions		S[0:1]References to the context providing context information such as project unit or representation context. It should only be asserted for the uppermost non-spatial object.
IsDecomposedByIfcRelAggregates
@RelatingObject		S[0:?]References to the decomposition relationship being an aggregation. It determines that this object definition is whole within an unordered whole/part decomposition relationship. An object definitions can be aggregated by several other objects (occurrences or parts). X
DecomposesIfcRelAggregates
@RelatedObjects		S[0:1]References to the decomposition relationship being an aggregation. It determines that this object definition is a part within an unordered whole/part decomposition relationship. An object definitions can only be part of a single decomposition (to allow hierarchical strutures only). X
HasAssociationsIfcRelAssociates
@RelatedObjects		S[0:?]Reference to the relationship objects, that associates external references or other resource definitions to the object.. Examples are the association to library, documentation or classification.X
IfcTypeObject
5ApplicableOccurrence- This attribute is out of scope for this model view definition and shall not be set.
6HasPropertySetsIfcPropertySetDefinitionS[1:?] Set list of unique property sets, that are associated with the object type and are common to all object occurrences referring to this object type. X
TypesIfcRelDefinesByType
@RelatingType		S[0:1]Reference to the relationship IfcRelDefinedByType and thus to those occurrence objects, which are defined by this type.
IfcTypeProduct
7RepresentationMapsIfcRepresentationMap~L[1:?] List of unique representation maps. Each representation map describes a block definition of the shape of the product style. By providing more than one representation map, a multi-view block definition can be given.X
8Tag- This attribute is out of scope for this model view definition and shall not be set.
ReferencedByIfcRelAssignsToProduct
@RelatingProduct		S[0:?]Reference to the IfcRelAssignsToProduct relationship, by which other products, processes, controls, resources or actors (as subtypes of IfcObjectDefinition) can be related to this product type.
IfcElementType
9ElementType- This attribute is out of scope for this model view definition and shall not be set.
IfcBuildingElementType
IfcWallType
10PredefinedTypeIfcWallTypeEnum[1:1] Identifies the predefined types of a wall element from which the type required may be set.X
Definitions applying to Bridge View

 Instance diagram

Concept inheritance

#ConceptModel View
IfcRoot
Software IdentityBridge View
User IdentityBridge View
Object OwnershipBridge View
IfcTypeObject
Property Sets for TypesBridge View
IfcWallType
Formal representations
XSD Specification
 <xs:element name="IfcWallType" type="ifc:IfcWallType" substitutionGroup="ifc:IfcBuildingElementType" nillable="true"/>
 <xs:complexType name="IfcWallType">
  <xs:complexContent>
   <xs:extension base="ifc:IfcBuildingElementType">
    <xs:attribute name="PredefinedType" type="ifc:IfcWallTypeEnum" use="optional"/>
   </xs:extension>
  </xs:complexContent>
 </xs:complexType>
EXPRESS Specification
ENTITY IfcWallType
 SUBTYPE OF (IfcBuildingElementType);
  PredefinedType : IfcWallTypeEnum;
 WHERE
  CorrectPredefinedType : (PredefinedType <> IfcWallTypeEnum.USERDEFINED) OR ((PredefinedType = IfcWallTypeEnum.USERDEFINED) AND EXISTS(SELF\IfcElementType.ElementType));
END_ENTITY;

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