IfcBSplineSurfaceForm

Natural language names
Bézier-Spline-Flächen (verschiedene Formen)
BSpline Surface Form
Forme de surface Bspline
Change log
ItemSPFXMLChangeDescription
IFC2x3 to IFC4 4.0.0.0
    IfcBSplineSurfaceFormADDED
Semantic definitions at the type
Type definition

The IfcBSplineSurfaceForm represents a part of a surface of some specific form.

NOTE  Definition according to ISO/CD 10303-42:1992
This type is used to indicate that the B-spline surface represents a part of a surface of some specific form.

NOTE  Type adapted from b_spline_surface_form defined in ISO 10303-42.

HISTORY  New type in IFC4.

Enumeration definition
ConstantDescription
PLANE_SURF

A bounded portion of a plane represented by a B-spline surface of degree 1 in each parameter.

CYLINDRICAL_SURF

A bounded portion of a cylindrical surface.

CONICAL_SURF

A bounded portion of the surface of a right circular cone.

SPHERICAL_SURF

A bounded portion of a sphere, or a complete sphere, represented by a B-spline surface.

TOROIDAL_SURF

A torus, or portion of a torus, represented by a B-spline surface.

SURF_OF_REVOLUTION

A bounded portion of a surface of revolution.

RULED_SURF

A surface constructed from two parametric curves by joining with straight lines corresponding points with the same parameter value on each of the curves.

GENERALISED_CONE

A special case of a ruled surface in which the second curve degenerates to a single point; when represented by a B-spline surface all the control points along one edge will be coincident.

QUADRIC_SURF

A bounded portion of one of the class of surfaces of degree 2 in the variables x, y and z.

SURF_OF_LINEAR_EXTRUSION

A bounded portion of a surface of linear extrusion represented by a B-spline surface of degree 1 in one of the parameters.

UNSPECIFIED

A surface for which no particular form is specified.

Formal representations
XML Specification
 <xs:simpleType name="IfcBSplineSurfaceForm">
  <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
   <xs:enumeration value="plane_surf"/>
   <xs:enumeration value="cylindrical_surf"/>
   <xs:enumeration value="conical_surf"/>
   <xs:enumeration value="spherical_surf"/>
   <xs:enumeration value="toroidal_surf"/>
   <xs:enumeration value="surf_of_revolution"/>
   <xs:enumeration value="ruled_surf"/>
   <xs:enumeration value="generalised_cone"/>
   <xs:enumeration value="quadric_surf"/>
   <xs:enumeration value="surf_of_linear_extrusion"/>
   <xs:enumeration value="unspecified"/>
  </xs:restriction>
 </xs:simpleType>
EXPRESS Specification
TYPE IfcBSplineSurfaceForm = ENUMERATION OF (
 PLANE_SURF,
 CYLINDRICAL_SURF,
 CONICAL_SURF,
 SPHERICAL_SURF,
 TOROIDAL_SURF,
 SURF_OF_REVOLUTION,
 RULED_SURF,
 GENERALISED_CONE,
 QUADRIC_SURF,
 SURF_OF_LINEAR_EXTRUSION,
 UNSPECIFIED);
END_TYPE;

Link to EXPRESS-G diagram EXPRESS-G diagram

References  References: IfcBSplineSurface

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