IfcGradientCurve

Item	SPF	XML	Change	Description
IFC4x3_RC1 to IFC4x3_RC2
IfcGradientCurve			ADDED
IFC4x3_RC2 to IFC4x3_RC3
IfcGradientCurve
Segments	X	X	MODIFIED	Name changed from BaseCurve to Segments. Type changed from IfcBoundedCurve to IfcSegment. Aggregation changed from NONE to LIST.
SelfIntersect	X	X	MODIFIED	Name changed from Segments to SelfIntersect. Type changed from IfcCurveSegment to IfcLogical. Aggregation changed from LIST to NONE.
BaseCurve	X	X	MODIFIED	Name changed from EndPoint to BaseCurve. Type changed from IfcCartesianPoint to IfcBoundedCurve. Instantiation changed from OPTIONAL.
EndPoint			ADDED
PositioningElement			DELETED

Semantic definitions at the entity

Entity definition

Gradient curve is a type of curve 3D curve representation that is based on its 2D projection (BaseCurve) and a height defined by its gradient segments which can be derived from a function that retrieves it from the segment start height, its placement and the ParentCurve instance and the type of the ParentCurve.

The parametrization of the gradient curve is based on the underlying segments of its BaseCurve. The value of the parameter equals the parameter value of BaseCurve.

Attribute definitions

#	Attribute	Type	Cardinality	Description	G
3	BaseCurve	IfcBoundedCurve		Base curve also the 2D projection of gradient curve.	X
4	EndPoint	IfcPlacement	?	End point of gradient curve.	X

Inherited definitions from supertypes

Entity inheritance

Attribute inheritance

#	Attribute	Type	Cardinality	Description	G
IfcRepresentationItem
	LayerAssignment	IfcPresentationLayerAssignment @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
	StyledByItem	IfcStyledItem @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)	IfcDimensionCount		The space dimensionality of this abstract class, defined differently for all subtypes, i.e. for IfcLine, IfcConic and IfcBoundedCurve.	X
IfcBoundedCurve
IfcCompositeCurve
1	Segments	IfcSegment	L[1:?]	The component bounded curves, their transitions and senses. The transition attribute for the last segment defines the transition between the end of the last segment and the start of the first; this transition attribute may take the value discontinuous, which indicates an open curve. NOTE&nbsp: For IfcGradientCurve and IfcSegmentedReferenceCurve the segments define the interpolation between segment start and and segment end.	X
2	SelfIntersect	IfcLogical		Indication of whether the curve intersects itself or not; this is for information only.	X
	NSegments :=SIZEOF(Segments)	IfcInteger		The number of component curves.	X
	ClosedCurve :=Segments[NSegments].Transition <> Discontinuous	IfcLogical		Indication whether the curve is closed or not; this is derived from the transition code of the last segment.	X
IfcGradientCurve
3	BaseCurve	IfcBoundedCurve		Base curve also the 2D projection of gradient curve.	X
4	EndPoint	IfcPlacement	?	End point of gradient curve.	X

Formal representations

XML Specification

 <xs:element name="IfcGradientCurve" type="ifc:IfcGradientCurve" substitutionGroup="ifc:IfcCompositeCurve" nillable="true"/>

 <xs:complexType name="IfcGradientCurve">

  <xs:complexContent>

   <xs:extension base="ifc:IfcCompositeCurve">

    <xs:sequence>

     <xs:element name="BaseCurve" type="ifc:IfcBoundedCurve" nillable="true"/>

     <xs:element name="EndPoint" type="ifc:IfcPlacement" nillable="true" minOccurs="0"/>

    </xs:sequence>

   </xs:extension>

  </xs:complexContent>

 </xs:complexType>

EXPRESS Specification


ENTITY IfcGradientCurve

 SUBTYPE OF (IfcCompositeCurve);

  BaseCurve : IfcBoundedCurve;

  EndPoint : OPTIONAL IfcPlacement;

END_ENTITY;

 EXPRESS-G diagram