IfcSphere

Natural language names
Kugel
Sphere
Sphère
Semantic definitions at the entity
Entity definition

The IfcSphere is a Construction Solid Geometry (CSG) 3D primitive. It is a solid where all points at the surface have the same distance from the center point. The inherited Position attribute defines the IfcAxisPlacement3D and provides:

 

sphere
EXAMPLE  Figure 502 illustrates geometric parameters of the sphere. The sphere is positioned within its own placement coordiante system relative to the object coordinate system. The origin is the center of the sphere.

Figure 502 — Sphere geometry

NOTE  Definition according to ISO/CD 10303-42:1992
A sphere is a CSG primitive with a spherical shape defined by a centre and a radius.

NOTE  Entity adapted from sphere defined in ISO 10303-42.

HISTORY  New entity in IFC2x3.

Texture Use Definition

Textures are aligned facing upright with origin at the back (+Y direction) revolving counter-clockwise. Textures are stretched or repeated to the extent of the circumference at the equator according to RepeatS and RepeatT.

Figure 503 illustrates default texture mapping with a clamped texture (RepeatS=False and RepeatT=False). The image on the left shows the texture where the S axis points to the right and the T axis points up. The image on the right shows the texture applied to the geometry where the X axis points back to the right, the Y axis points back to the left, and the Z axis points up.

texture
Side Normal Origin X Origin Y Origin Z S Axis T Axis
Side +Y 0 +Radius 0 (-X, then curving counter-clockwise) (+Z, then curving towards top)

Figure 503 — Sphere textures

Attribute definitions
#AttributeTypeCardinalityDescription G
2RadiusIfcPositiveLengthMeasure The radius of the sphere. X
Inherited definitions from supertypes
Entity inheritance IfcCsgPrimitive3D IfcGeometricRepresentationItem IfcRepresentationItem
Attribute inheritance
#AttributeTypeCardinalityDescriptionG
IfcRepresentationItem
LayerAssignmentIfcPresentationLayerAssignment
@AssignedItems
S[0:1]Assignment of the representation item to a single or multiple layer(s). The LayerAssignments can override a LayerAssignments of the IfcRepresentation it is used within the list of Items.
IFC2x3 CHANGE  The inverse attribute LayerAssignments has been added.
IFC4 CHANGE  The inverse attribute LayerAssignment has been restricted to max 1. Upward compatibility for file based exchange is guaranteed.
X
StyledByItemIfcStyledItem
@Item
S[0:1]Reference to the IfcStyledItem that provides presentation information to the representation, e.g. a curve style, including colour and thickness to a geometric curve.
IFC2x3 CHANGE  The inverse attribute StyledByItem has been added.
X
IfcGeometricRepresentationItem
IfcCsgPrimitive3D
1PositionIfcAxis2Placement3D The placement coordinate system to which the parameters of each individual CSG primitive apply. X
Dim
:=3
IfcDimensionCountThe space dimensionality of this geometric representation item, it is always 3. X
IfcSphere
2RadiusIfcPositiveLengthMeasure The radius of the sphere. X
Formal representations
XML Specification
 <xs:element name="IfcSphere" type="ifc:IfcSphere" substitutionGroup="ifc:IfcCsgPrimitive3D" nillable="true"/>
 <xs:complexType name="IfcSphere">
  <xs:complexContent>
   <xs:extension base="ifc:IfcCsgPrimitive3D">
    <xs:attribute name="Radius" type="ifc:IfcPositiveLengthMeasure" use="optional"/>
   </xs:extension>
  </xs:complexContent>
 </xs:complexType>
EXPRESS Specification
ENTITY IfcSphere
 SUBTYPE OF (IfcCsgPrimitive3D);
  Radius : IfcPositiveLengthMeasure;
END_ENTITY;

Link to EXPRESS-G diagram EXPRESS-G diagram

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