IfcCircle

Natural language names
Kreis
Circle
Cercle
Semantic definitions at the entity
Entity definition

An IfcCircle is a curve consisting of a set of points having equal distance from the center.

NOTE  A circular arc segment is defined by using the IfcTrimmedCurve with BasisCurve being an IfcCircle.

Figure 516 illustrates the definition of IfcCircle within a three-dimensional position coordinate system placed within the object coordinate system of an element.

"axis1 placement"

Figure 516 — Circle layout

 

NOTE Definition according to ISO/CD 10303-42:1992
A circle is defined by a radius and the location and orientation of the circle. Interpretation of data should be as follows:

C = SELF\IfcConic.Position.Location  
x = SELF\IfcConic.Position.P[1]  
y = SELF\IfcConic.Position.P[2]  
z = SELF\IfcConic.Position.P[3]  
R = Radius

and the circle is parameterized as

formula

The parameterization range is 0 ≤ u ≤ 2π (0 ≤ u ≤ 360 degree).
In the placement coordinate system defined above, the circle is the equation C = 0, where

formula

The positive sense of the circle at any point is in the tangent direction, T, to the curve at the point, where

formula

NOTE  Entity adapted from circle defined in ISO 10303-42

HISTORY  New entity in IFC1.0

Attribute definitions
#AttributeTypeCardinalityDescription G
2RadiusIfcPositiveLengthMeasure The radius of the circle, which shall be greater than zero. X
Inherited definitions from supertypes
Entity inheritance IfcConic IfcCurve 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
IfcCurve
Dim
:=IfcCurveDim(SELF)
IfcDimensionCountThe space dimensionality of this abstract class, defined differently for all subtypes, i.e. for IfcLine, IfcConic and IfcBoundedCurve. X
IfcConic
1PositionIfcAxis2Placement The location and orientation of the conic. Further details of the interpretation of this attribute are given for the individual subtypes." X
IfcCircle
2RadiusIfcPositiveLengthMeasure The radius of the circle, which shall be greater than zero. X
Formal representations
XML Specification
 <xs:element name="IfcCircle" type="ifc:IfcCircle" substitutionGroup="ifc:IfcConic" nillable="true"/>
 <xs:complexType name="IfcCircle">
  <xs:complexContent>
   <xs:extension base="ifc:IfcConic">
    <xs:attribute name="Radius" type="ifc:IfcPositiveLengthMeasure" use="optional"/>
   </xs:extension>
  </xs:complexContent>
 </xs:complexType>
EXPRESS Specification
ENTITY IfcCircle
 SUBTYPE OF (IfcConic);
  Radius : IfcPositiveLengthMeasure;
END_ENTITY;

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