IfcPresentationLayerAssignment

Natural language names
Zuordnung zu Präsentations-Layer
Presentation Layer Assignment
Assignation de calque
Semantic definitions at the entity
Entity definition

The presentation layer assignment provides the layer name (and optionally a description and an identifier) for a collection of geometric representation items. The IfcPresentationLayerAssignment corresponds to the term "CAD Layer" and is used mainly for grouping and visibility control.

NOTE  The use of presentation layer shall be restricted to simple grouping and displaying purposes.

Visibility and access control and layer style assignment (colour, line style, line width) is handled by the subtype IfcPresentationLayerAssignmentWithStyle.

NOTE  Corresponding ISO 10303 name: presentation layer assignment. Please refer to ISO/IS 10303-46:1994, p. 36 for the final definition of the formal standard.

HISTORY  New entity in IFC2x2.

Attribute use definition

Figure 557 illustrates assignment of items by shape representation or representation item. The set of AssignedItems can either include a whole shape representation, or individual geometric representation items. If both, the IfcShapeRepresentation has a layer assignment, and an individual geometric representation item in the set of IfcShapeRepresentation.Items, then the layer assignment of the IfcGeometricRepresentationItem overides the layer assignment of the IfcShapeRepresentation.

"instantiation diagram"

Figure 557 — Presentation layer assignment

Attribute definitions
#AttributeTypeCardinalityDescription G
1NameIfcLabel Name of the layer. X
2DescriptionIfcText? Additional description of the layer. X
3AssignedItemsIfcLayeredItemS[1:?] The set of layered items, which are assigned to this layer. X
4IdentifierIfcIdentifier? An (internal) identifier assigned to the layer. X
Formal Propositions
RuleDescription
ApplicableItemsThe items within the set of AssignedItems that can be assigned to a presentation layer shall be geometric shape representation or representation items.
IFC4 CHANGE  The where rule has been added.
Inherited definitions from supertypes
Entity inheritance IfcPresentationLayerWithStyle
Attribute inheritance
#AttributeTypeCardinalityDescriptionG
IfcPresentationLayerAssignment
1NameIfcLabel Name of the layer. X
2DescriptionIfcText? Additional description of the layer. X
3AssignedItemsIfcLayeredItemS[1:?] The set of layered items, which are assigned to this layer. X
4IdentifierIfcIdentifier? An (internal) identifier assigned to the layer. X
Formal representations
XML Specification
 <xs:element name="IfcPresentationLayerAssignment" type="ifc:IfcPresentationLayerAssignment" substitutionGroup="ifc:Entity" nillable="true"/>
 <xs:complexType name="IfcPresentationLayerAssignment">
  <xs:complexContent>
   <xs:extension base="ifc:Entity">
    <xs:sequence>
     <xs:element name="AssignedItems">
      <xs:complexType>
       <xs:group ref="ifc:IfcLayeredItem" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
       <xs:attribute ref="ifc:itemType" fixed="ifc:IfcLayeredItem"/>
       <xs:attribute ref="ifc:cType" fixed="set"/>
       <xs:attribute ref="ifc:arraySize" use="optional"/>
      </xs:complexType>
     </xs:element>
    </xs:sequence>
    <xs:attribute name="Name" type="ifc:IfcLabel" use="optional"/>
    <xs:attribute name="Description" type="ifc:IfcText" use="optional"/>
    <xs:attribute name="Identifier" type="ifc:IfcIdentifier" use="optional"/>
   </xs:extension>
  </xs:complexContent>
 </xs:complexType>
EXPRESS Specification
ENTITY IfcPresentationLayerAssignment
 SUPERTYPE OF(IfcPresentationLayerWithStyle);
  Name : IfcLabel;
  Description : OPTIONAL IfcText;
  AssignedItems : SET [1:?] OF IfcLayeredItem;
  Identifier : OPTIONAL IfcIdentifier;
 WHERE
  ApplicableItems : SIZEOF(QUERY(temp <* AssignedItems | (
SIZEOF(TYPEOF(temp) * [
'IFCREPRESENTATIONRESOURCE.IfcShapeRepresentation',
'IFCGEOMETRYRESOURCE.IfcGeometricRepresentationItem',
'IFCGEOMETRYRESOURCE.IfcMappedItem']) = 1)
)) = SIZEOF(AssignedItems);
END_ENTITY;

Link to EXPRESS-G diagram EXPRESS-G diagram

References  References: IfcRepresentationItem IfcRepresentation

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