5.4.3.26 IfcSpace
A space represents an area or volume bounded actually or theoretically. Spaces are areas or volumes that provide for certain functions within a building.
A space is associated to a building storey (or in case of exterior spaces to a site). A space may span over several connected spaces. Therefore a space group provides for a collection of spaces included in a storey. A space can also be decomposed in parts, where each part defines a partial space. This is defined by the
CompositionType attribute of the supertype IfcSpatialStructureElement which is interpreted as
follow:
- COMPLEX = space group
- ELEMENT = space
- PARTIAL = partial space
NOTE View definitions and implementation agreements may restrict spaces with CompositionType=ELEMENT to be non-overlapping.
The IfcSpace is used to build the spatial structure of a
building (that serves as the primary project breakdown and is
required to be hierarchical). The spatial structure elements are
linked together by using the objectified relationship
IfcRelAggregates.
Figure 96 shows the IfcSpace as part of the spatial structure. It also serves as the spatial container for space related elements.
NOTE Detailed requirements on mandatory element containment and placement structure relationships are given in view definitions and implementer agreements.
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Figure 96 — Space composition |
The following guidelines should apply for using the Name, Description, LongName and ObjectType attributes.
- Name holds the unique name (or space number) from the plan.
- Description holds any additional information field the
user may have specified, there are no further recommendations.
- LongName holds the full name of the space, it is often
used in addition to the Name, if a number is assigned to the
room, then the descriptive name is exchanged as
LongName.
- ObjectType holds the space type, i.e. usually the
functional category of the space .
NOTE In cases of inconsistency between the
geometric representation of the IfcSpace and the combined
geometric representations of the surrounding
IfcRelSpaceBoundary, the geometric representation of the
space should take priority over the geometric representation of the
surrounding space boundaries.
HISTORY New entity in IFC1.0
Attribute Use Definition
Figure 97 describes the heights and elevations of the IfcSpace.
- elevation of the space (top of construction slab) equals elevation of storey: provided by IfcBuildingStorey.Elevation relative to IfcBuilding.ElevationOfRefHeight
- elevation of the space flooring (top of flooring on top of slab): provided by IfcSpace.ElevationWithFlooring relative to IfcBuilding.ElevationOfRefHeight
- height of space (top of slab below to bottom of slab above): provided by BaseQuantity with Name="Height"
- floor height of space (top of slab below to top of flooring): provided by BaseQuantity with Name="FinishFloorHeight"
- net height of space (top of flooring to bottom of suspended ceiling): provided by BaseQuantity with Name="FinishCeilingHeight"
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Figure 97 — Space elevations |
Plumbing System Design
Instance diagram
Identity
The Identity concept applies to this entity.
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Object Typing
The Object Typing concept applies to this entity as shown in Table 22.
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Table 22 — IfcSpace Object Typing |
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Classification
The Classification concept applies to this entity as shown in Table 23.
Source | Name | Tokens | Description |
CSI | OmniClass | 13-00 00 00 | Spaces By Function |
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Table 23 — IfcSpace Classification |
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Properties for Occurrences
The Properties for Occurrences concept applies to this entity as shown in Table 24.
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Table 24 — IfcSpace Properties for Occurrences |
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Quantity Sets
The Quantity Sets concept applies to this entity as shown in Table 25.
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Space Boundaries
The Space Boundaries concept applies to this entity.
Placement
The Placement concept applies to this entity as shown in Table 26.
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Table 26 — IfcSpace Placement |
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Footprint Geometry
The Footprint Geometry concept applies to this entity as shown in Table 27.
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Table 27 — IfcSpace Footprint Geometry |
The 2D geometric representation of IfcSpace is defined
using the 'Curve2D' or 'GeometricCurveSet' geometry. The following
attribute values should be inserted
- IfcShapeRepresentation.RepresentationIdentifier =
'FootPrint'.
- IfcShapeRepresentation.RepresentationType = 'Curve2D' or
'GeometricCurveSet' .
The following constraints apply to the 2D representation:
Figure 98 shows a two-dimensional bounded curve representing the
foot print of IfcSpace.
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Figure 98 — Space footprint |
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Body Geometry
The Body Geometry concept applies to this entity as shown in Table 28.
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Table 28 — IfcSpace Body Geometry |
The standard geometric representation of IfcSpace is
defined using the swept area solid geometry. The following
attribute values should be inserted
- IfcShapeRepresentation.RepresentationIdentifier =
'Body'.
- IfcShapeRepresentation.RepresentationType =
'SweptSolid'.
The following constraints apply to the standard
representation:
- Solid: IfcExtrudedAreaSolid is required,
- Profile: IfcArbitraryClosedProfileDef is
required, IfcArbitraryProfileDefWithVoids shall be
supported.
- Extrusion: The extrusion direction shall be vertically,
i.e., along the positive Z Axis of the co-ordinate system of the
containing spatial structure element.
Figure 99 shows an extrusion of an arbitrary profile definition with voids into the swept area solid of IfcSpace.
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Figure 99 — Space body swept solid |
The advanced geometric representation of IfcSpace is
defined using the swept area solid geometry that can be subjected
to a Boolean expression. The following attribute values should be
inserted.
- IfcShapeRepresentation.RepresentationIdentifier =
'Body'.
- IfcShapeRepresentation.RepresentationType =
'Clipping'.
The following additional constraints apply to the advanced
representation:
- Solid: see standard geometric representation,
- Profile: see standard geometric representation,
- Extrusion: see standard geometric representation,
- Boolean result: The difference operation with the second
operand being of type IfcHalfSpaceSolid (or one of its
subtypes) shall be supported.
Figure 100 shows an extrusion of an arbitrary profile definition into the swept area solid. The solid and an half space solid are operands of the Boolean result of IfcSpace.
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Figure 100 — Space body clipping |
The fallback advanced geometric representation of
IfcSpace is defined using the Brep solid geometry. It may
be represented as a single or multiple instances of
IfcFacetedBrep or IfcFacetedBrepWithVoids. The Brep
representation allows for the representation of complex element
shape. The following attribute values for the
IfcShapeRepresentation holding this geometric representation
shall be used:
- IfcShapeRepresentation.RepresentationIdentifier :
'Body'
- IfcShapeRepresentation.RepresentationType :
'Brep'
NOTE In cases of inconsistency between the
geometric representation of the IfcSpace and the combined
geometric representations of the surrounding
IfcRelSpaceBoundary, the geometric representation of the
space should take priority over the geometric representation of the
surrounding space boundaries.
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XSD Specification:
<xs:element name="IfcSpace" type="ifc:IfcSpace" substitutionGroup="ifc:IfcSpatialStructureElement" nillable="true"/>
<xs:complexType name="IfcSpace">
<xs:complexContent>
<xs:extension base="ifc:IfcSpatialStructureElement"/>
</xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>
EXPRESS Specification:
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PredefinedType | : | OPTIONAL IfcStrippedOptional; |
ElevationWithFlooring | : | OPTIONAL IfcStrippedOptional; |
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CorrectPredefinedType | : | NOT(EXISTS(PredefinedType)) OR
(PredefinedType <> IfcSpaceTypeEnum.USERDEFINED) OR
((PredefinedType = IfcSpaceTypeEnum.USERDEFINED) AND EXISTS (SELF\IfcObject.ObjectType)); | CorrectTypeAssigned | : | (SIZEOF(IsTypedBy) = 0) OR
('IFCPRODUCTEXTENSION.IFCSPACETYPE' IN TYPEOF(SELF\IfcObject.IsTypedBy[1].RelatingType)); |
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Attribute Definitions:
PredefinedType | : |
Predefined generic types for a space that are specified in an enumeration. There might be property sets defined specifically for each predefined type.
NOTE Previous use had been to indicates whether the IfcSpace is an interior space by value INTERNAL, or an exterior space by value EXTERNAL. This use is now deprecated, the property 'IsExternal' at 'Pset_SpaceCommon' should be used instead.
IFC4 CHANGE The attribute has been renamed from ExteriorOrInteriorSpace with upward compatibility for file based exchange.
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ElevationWithFlooring | : | Level of flooring of this space; the average shall be taken, if the space ground surface is sloping or if there are level differences within this space. |
BoundedBy | : |
Reference to a set of IfcRelSpaceBoundary's that defines the physical or virtual delimitation of that space against physical or virtual boundaries.
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Formal Propositions:
CorrectPredefinedType | : |
Either the PredefinedType attribute is unset (e.g. because an IfcSpaceType is associated), or the inherited attribute ObjectType shall be provided, if the PredefinedType is set to USERDEFINED.
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CorrectTypeAssigned | : |
Either there is no space type object associated, i.e. the IsTypedBy inverse relationship is not provided, or the associated type object has to be of type IfcSpaceType.
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Inheritance Graph:
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ObjectType | : | OPTIONAL IfcStrippedOptional; |
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LongName | : | OPTIONAL IfcStrippedOptional; |
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CompositionType | : | OPTIONAL IfcStrippedOptional; |
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PredefinedType | : | OPTIONAL IfcStrippedOptional; |
ElevationWithFlooring | : | OPTIONAL IfcStrippedOptional; |
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