IfcColumn

Natural language names
Stütze / Pfeiler
Column
Poteau
Change log
ItemSPFXMLChangeDescription
IFC2x3 to IFC4 4.0.0.0
    IfcColumn
      OwnerHistoryMODIFIEDInstantiation changed to OPTIONAL.
      PredefinedTypeADDED
IFC4x2 Candidate 4.2.0.0
    IfcColumn
      PositionedRelativeToADDED
IFC4x3_RC3 to IFC4x3_RC4
    IfcColumn
      HasSurfaceFeaturesADDED
Semantic definitions at the entity
Entity definition

<An IfcColumn is a vertical structural member which often is aligned with a structural grid intersection. It represents a vertical, or nearly vertical, structural member that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. It represents such a member from an architectural point of view. It is not required to be load bearing.

NOTE  Definition according to ISO 6707-1
structural member of slender form, usually vertical, that transmits to its base the forces, primarily in compression, that are applied to it.

NOTE  The representation of a column in a structural analysis model is provided by IfcStructuralCurveMember being part of an IfcStructuralAnalysisModel.

NOTE  For any longitudial structural member, not constrained to be predominately horizontal nor vertical, or where this semantic information is irrelevant, the entity IfcMember exists.

The IFC specification provides two entities for column occurrences:

NOTE  View definitions and implementer agreements may further constrain the applicable geometry types, for example by excluding tapering from an IfcColumnStandardCase implementation.

HISTORY  New entity in IFC1.0

Attribute definitions
#AttributeTypeCardinalityDescription G
9PredefinedTypeIfcColumnTypeEnum? Predefined generic type for a column that is specified in an enumeration. There may be a property set given specificly for the predefined types.
NOTE  The PredefinedType shall only be used, if no IfcColumnType is assigned, providing its own IfcColumnType.PredefinedType.
IFC4 CHANGE The attribute has been added at the end of the entity definition.
X
Formal Propositions
RuleDescription
CorrectPredefinedTypeEither the PredefinedType attribute is unset (e.g. because an IfcColumnType is associated), or the inherited attribute ObjectType shall be provided, if the PredefinedType is set to USERDEFINED.
CorrectTypeAssignedEither there is no column type object associated, i.e. the IsTypedBy inverse relationship is not provided, or the associated type object has to be of type IfcColumnType.
Inherited definitions from supertypes
Entity inheritance IfcBuiltElement IfcElement IfcProduct IfcObject IfcObjectDefinition IfcRoot
Attribute inheritance
#AttributeTypeCardinalityDescriptionG
IfcRoot
1GlobalIdIfcGloballyUniqueId Assignment of a globally unique identifier within the entire software world. X
2OwnerHistoryIfcOwnerHistory? Assignment of the information about the current ownership of that object, including owning actor, application, local identification and information captured about the recent changes of the object,
NOTE  only the last modification in stored - either as addition, deletion or modification.
IFC4 CHANGE  The attribute has been changed to be OPTIONAL.
X
3NameIfcLabel? Optional name for use by the participating software systems or users. For some subtypes of IfcRoot the insertion of the Name attribute may be required. This would be enforced by a where rule. X
4DescriptionIfcText? Optional description, provided for exchanging informative comments. X
IfcObjectDefinition
HasAssignmentsIfcRelAssigns
@RelatedObjects
S[0:?]Reference to the relationship objects, that assign (by an association relationship) other subtypes of IfcObject to this object instance. Examples are the association to products, processes, controls, resources or groups. X
NestsIfcRelNests
@RelatedObjects
S[0:1]References to the decomposition relationship being a nesting. It determines that this object definition is a part within an ordered whole/part decomposition relationship. An object occurrence or type can only be part of a single decomposition (to allow hierarchical strutures only).
IFC4 CHANGE  The inverse attribute datatype has been added and separated from Decomposes defined at IfcObjectDefinition.
X
IsNestedByIfcRelNests
@RelatingObject
S[0:?]References to the decomposition relationship being a nesting. It determines that this object definition is the whole within an ordered whole/part decomposition relationship. An object or object type can be nested by several other objects (occurrences or types).
IFC4 CHANGE  The inverse attribute datatype has been added and separated from IsDecomposedBy defined at IfcObjectDefinition.
X
HasContextIfcRelDeclares
@RelatedDefinitions
S[0:1]References to the context providing context information such as project unit or representation context. It should only be asserted for the uppermost non-spatial object.
IFC4 CHANGE  The inverse attribute datatype has been added.
X
IsDecomposedByIfcRelAggregates
@RelatingObject
S[0:?]References to the decomposition relationship being an aggregation. It determines that this object definition is whole within an unordered whole/part decomposition relationship. An object definitions can be aggregated by several other objects (occurrences or parts).
IFC4 CHANGE  The inverse attribute datatype has been changed from the supertype IfcRelDecomposes to subtype IfcRelAggregates.
X
DecomposesIfcRelAggregates
@RelatedObjects
S[0:1]References to the decomposition relationship being an aggregation. It determines that this object definition is a part within an unordered whole/part decomposition relationship. An object definitions can only be part of a single decomposition (to allow hierarchical strutures only).
IFC4 CHANGE  The inverse attribute datatype has been changed from the supertype IfcRelDecomposes to subtype IfcRelAggregates.
X
HasAssociationsIfcRelAssociates
@RelatedObjects
S[0:?]Reference to the relationship objects, that associates external references or other resource definitions to the object.. Examples are the association to library, documentation or classification. X
IfcObject
5ObjectTypeIfcLabel? The type denotes a particular type that indicates the object further. The use has to be established at the level of instantiable subtypes. In particular it holds the user defined type, if the enumeration of the attribute PredefinedType is set to USERDEFINED. X
IsDeclaredByIfcRelDefinesByObject
@RelatedObjects
S[0:1]Link to the relationship object pointing to the declaring object that provides the object definitions for this object occurrence. The declaring object has to be part of an object type decomposition. The associated IfcObject, or its subtypes, contains the specific information (as part of a type, or style, definition), that is common to all reflected instances of the declaring IfcObject, or its subtypes.
IFC4 CHANGE  New inverse relationship, change made with upward compatibility for file based exchange.
X
DeclaresIfcRelDefinesByObject
@RelatingObject
S[0:?]Link to the relationship object pointing to the reflected object(s) that receives the object definitions. The reflected object has to be part of an object occurrence decomposition. The associated IfcObject, or its subtypes, provides the specific information (as part of a type, or style, definition), that is common to all reflected instances of the declaring IfcObject, or its subtypes.
IFC4 CHANGE  New inverse relationship, change made with upward compatibility for file based exchange.
X
IsTypedByIfcRelDefinesByType
@RelatedObjects
S[0:1]Set of relationships to the object type that provides the type definitions for this object occurrence. The then associated IfcTypeObject, or its subtypes, contains the specific information (or type, or style), that is common to all instances of IfcObject, or its subtypes, referring to the same type.
IFC4 CHANGE  New inverse relationship, the link to IfcRelDefinesByType had previously be included in the inverse relationship IfcRelDefines. Change made with upward compatibility for file based exchange.
X
IsDefinedByIfcRelDefinesByProperties
@RelatedObjects
S[0:?]Set of relationships to property set definitions attached to this object. Those statically or dynamically defined properties contain alphanumeric information content that further defines the object.
IFC4 CHANGE  The data type has been changed from IfcRelDefines to IfcRelDefinesByProperties with upward compatibility for file based exchange.
X
IfcProduct
6ObjectPlacementIfcObjectPlacement? Placement of the product in space, the placement can either be absolute (relative to the world coordinate system), relative (relative to the object placement of another product), or constraint (e.g. relative to grid axes). It is determined by the various subtypes of IfcObjectPlacement, which includes the axis placement information to determine the transformation for the object coordinate system. X
7RepresentationIfcProductRepresentation? Reference to the representations of the product, being either a representation (IfcProductRepresentation) or as a special case a shape representations (IfcProductDefinitionShape). The product definition shape provides for multiple geometric representations of the shape property of the object within the same object coordinate system, defined by the object placement. X
ReferencedByIfcRelAssignsToProduct
@RelatingProduct
S[0:?]Reference to the IfcRelAssignsToProduct relationship, by which other products, processes, controls, resources or actors (as subtypes of IfcObjectDefinition) can be related to this product. X
PositionedRelativeToIfcRelPositions
@RelatedProducts
S[0:?]X
ReferencedInStructuresIfcRelReferencedInSpatialStructure
@RelatedElements
S[0:?]X
IfcElement
8TagIfcIdentifier? The tag (or label) identifier at the particular instance of a product, e.g. the serial number, or the position number. It is the identifier at the occurrence level. X
FillsVoidsIfcRelFillsElement
@RelatedBuildingElement
S[0:1]Reference to the IfcRelFillsElement Relationship that puts the element as a filling into the opening created within another element. X
ConnectedToIfcRelConnectsElements
@RelatingElement
S[0:?]Reference to the element connection relationship. The relationship then refers to the other element to which this element is connected to. X
IsInterferedByElementsIfcRelInterferesElements
@RelatedElement
S[0:?]Reference to the interference relationship to indicate the element that is interfered. The relationship, if provided, indicates that this element has an interference with one or many other elements.
NOTE  There is no indication of precedence between IsInterferedByElements and InterferesElements.
IFC4 CHANGE New inverse relationship.
X
InterferesElementsIfcRelInterferesElements
@RelatingElement
S[0:?]Reference to the interference relationship to indicate the element that interferes. The relationship, if provided, indicates that this element has an interference with one or many other elements.
NOTE  There is no indication of precedence between IsInterferedByElements and InterferesElements.
IFC4 CHANGE New inverse relationship.
X
HasProjectionsIfcRelProjectsElement
@RelatingElement
S[0:?]Projection relationship that adds a feature (using a Boolean union) to the IfcBuildingElement. X
HasOpeningsIfcRelVoidsElement
@RelatingBuildingElement
S[0:?]Reference to the IfcRelVoidsElement relationship that creates an opening in an element. An element can incorporate zero-to-many openings. For each opening, that voids the element, a new relationship IfcRelVoidsElement is generated. X
IsConnectionRealizationIfcRelConnectsWithRealizingElements
@RealizingElements
S[0:?]Reference to the connection relationship with realizing element. The relationship, if provided, assigns this element as the realizing element to the connection, which provides the physical manifestation of the connection relationship. X
ProvidesBoundariesIfcRelSpaceBoundary
@RelatedBuildingElement
S[0:?]Reference to space boundaries by virtue of the objectified relationship IfcRelSpaceBoundary. It defines the concept of an element bounding spaces. X
ConnectedFromIfcRelConnectsElements
@RelatedElement
S[0:?]Reference to the element connection relationship. The relationship then refers to the other element that is connected to this element. X
ContainedInStructureIfcRelContainedInSpatialStructure
@RelatedElements
S[0:1]Containment relationship to the spatial structure element, to which the element is primarily associated. This containment relationship has to be hierachical, i.e. an element may only be assigned directly to zero or one spatial structure. X
HasCoveringsIfcRelCoversBldgElements
@RelatingBuildingElement
S[0:?]Reference to IfcCovering by virtue of the objectified relationship IfcRelCoversBldgElement. It defines the concept of an element having coverings associated. X
HasSurfaceFeaturesIfcRelAdheresToElement
@RelatingElement
S[0:?]Reference to the IfcRelAdheresToElement relationship that adheres a IfcSurfaceFeature to an element. An element can incorporate zero-to-many surface features in one relationship. X
IfcBuiltElement
IfcColumn
9PredefinedTypeIfcColumnTypeEnum? Predefined generic type for a column that is specified in an enumeration. There may be a property set given specificly for the predefined types.
NOTE  The PredefinedType shall only be used, if no IfcColumnType is assigned, providing its own IfcColumnType.PredefinedType.
IFC4 CHANGE The attribute has been added at the end of the entity definition.
X
Definitions applying to General Usage

 Instance diagram


IfcColumn
Concept usage

Object Typing

The Object Typing concept template applies to this entity as shown in Table 169.

HasTypeRelatingType
IfcColumnType

Table 169 — IfcColumn Object Typing



Property Sets for Objects

The Property Sets for Objects concept template applies to this entity as shown in Table 170.

PsetNameProperties
Pset_ColumnCommon
TemplatePropertyNameValueReference
Single ValueReferenceIfcIdentifier
Single ValueSlopeIfcPlaneAngleMeasure
Single ValueRollIfcPlaneAngleMeasure
Single ValueIsExternalIfcBoolean
Single ValueThermalTransmittanceIfcThermalTransmittanceMeasure
Single ValueLoadBearingIfcBoolean
Single ValueFireRatingIfcLabel
Enumerated ValueStatusIfcLabel
Pset_ConcreteElementGeneral
TemplatePropertyNameValue
Single ValueConstructionMethodIfcLabel
Single ValueStructuralClassIfcLabel
Single ValueStrengthClassIfcLabel
Single ValueExposureClassIfcLabel
Single ValueReinforcementVolumeRatioIfcMassDensityMeasure
Single ValueReinforcementAreaRatioIfcAreaDensityMeasure
Single ValueDimensionalAccuracyClassIfcLabel
Single ValueConstructionToleranceClassIfcLabel
Single ValueConcreteCoverIfcPositiveLengthMeasure
Single ValueConcreteCoverAtMainBarsIfcPositiveLengthMeasure
Single ValueConcreteCoverAtLinksIfcPositiveLengthMeasure
Single ValueReinforcementStrengthClassIfcLabel
Pset_PrecastConcreteElementFabrication
TemplatePropertyNameValue
Single ValueTypeDesignatorIfcLabel
Single ValueProductionLotIdIfcIdentifier
Single ValueSerialNumberIfcIdentifier
Single ValuePieceMarkIfcLabel
Single ValueAsBuiltLocationNumberIfcLabel
Single ValueActualProductionDateIfcDateTime
Single ValueActualErectionDateIfcDateTime
Pset_PrecastConcreteElementGeneral
TemplatePropertyNameValue
Single ValueTypeDesignatorIfcLabel
Single ValueCornerChamferIfcPositiveLengthMeasure
Single ValueManufacturingToleranceClassIfcLabel
Single ValueFormStrippingStrengthIfcPressureMeasure
Single ValueLiftingStrengthIfcPressureMeasure
Single ValueReleaseStrengthIfcPressureMeasure
Single ValueMinimumAllowableSupportLengthIfcPositiveLengthMeasure
Single ValueInitialTensionIfcPressureMeasure
Single ValueTendonRelaxationIfcPositiveRatioMeasure
Single ValueTransportationStrengthIfcPressureMeasure
Single ValueSupportDuringTransportDescriptionIfcText
Single ValueHollowCorePluggingIfcLabel
Single ValueCamberAtMidspanIfcRatioMeasure
Single ValueBatterAtStartIfcPlaneAngleMeasure
Single ValueBatterAtEndIfcPlaneAngleMeasure
Single ValueTwistingIfcPlaneAngleMeasure
Single ValueShorteningIfcRatioMeasure
Single ValuePieceMarkIfcLabel
Single ValueDesignLocationNumberIfcLabel
Pset_ReinforcementBarPitchOfColumn
TemplatePropertyNameValueReference
Single ValueDescriptionIfcText
Single ValueReferenceIfcLabel
Single ValueHoopBarPitchIfcPositiveLengthMeasure
Single ValueXDirectionTieHoopBarPitchIfcPositiveLengthMeasure
Single ValueXDirectionTieHoopCountIfcInteger
Single ValueYDirectionTieHoopBarPitchIfcPositiveLengthMeasure
Single ValueYDirectionTieHoopCountIfcInteger
Enumerated ValueReinforcementBarTypeIfcLabel

Table 170 — IfcColumn Property Sets for Objects



Quantity Sets

The Quantity Sets concept template applies to this entity as shown in Table 171.

QsetNameQuantities
Qto_ColumnBaseQuantities

Table 171 — IfcColumn Quantity Sets



Material Profile Set

The Material Profile Set concept applies to this entity.

The material of the IfcColumn is defined by the IfcMaterialProfileSet or as fallback by IfcMaterial, and it is attached either directly or at the IfcColumnType.

NOTE  It is illegal to assign an IfcMaterialProfileSetUsage to an IfcColumn. Only the subtype IfcColumnStandardCase supports this concept.



Spatial Containment

The Spatial Containment concept template applies to this entity as shown in Table 172.

RelatingStructureDescription
IfcBuildingStoreyDefault spatial container
IfcBuildingSpatial container for the element if it cannot be assigned to a building storey
IfcSiteSpatial container for the element in case that it is placed on site (outside of building)

Table 172 — IfcColumn Spatial Containment

The IfcColumn, as any subtype of IfcBuildingElement, may participate alternatively in one of the two different containment relationships:



Axis 3D Geometry

The Axis 3D Geometry concept template applies to this entity as shown in Table 173.

IdentifierTypeItemsDescription
AxisCurve3DIfcBoundedCurveThree-dimensional reference curve for the column.

Table 173 — IfcColumn Axis 3D Geometry

The axis representation can be used to represent the system length of a column that may extent the body length of the column.

NOTE  The 'Axis' is not used to locate the material profile set, only the subtype IfcColumnStandardCase provides this capability.



Body SweptSolid Geometry

The Body SweptSolid Geometry concept applies to this entity.

The following additional constraints apply to the 'SweptSolid' representation:

Figure 361 illustrates a 'SweptSolid' geometric representation. There are no restrictions or conventions on how to use the local placement (black), solid of extrusion placement (red) and profile placement (green).

"standard column"

Figure 361 — Column swept solid

Figure 362 illustrates use of a special profile type (here IfcIShapeProfileDef) for the definition of the IfcExtrudedAreaSolid.

"advanced column"

Figure 362 — Column extrusion of I-Shape



Body AdvancedSweptSolid Geometry

The Body AdvancedSweptSolid Geometry concept applies to this entity.

The following additional constraints apply to the 'AdvancedSweptSolid' representation type:

NOTE  View definitions and implementer agreements can further constrain the allowed swept solid types.



Body Clipping Geometry

The Body Clipping Geometry concept applies to this entity.

The following constraints apply to the 'Clipping' representation:

Figure 363 illustrates a 'Clipping' geometric representation with use of IfcBooleanClippingResult between an IfcExtrudedAreaSolid and an IfcHalfSpaceSolid to create a clipped body.

"advanced column"

Figure 363 — Column clipping



Product Assignment

The Product Assignment concept template applies to this entity as shown in Table 174.

TypeDescription
IfcStructuralCurveMemberAn idealized structural member corresponding to the column.
IfcTaskA task for operating on the column.

Table 174 — IfcColumn Product Assignment



mvdXML Specification
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ConceptRoot xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" uuid="2ed7859f-3ade-4648-8378-8f8a2809d8ee" name="IfcColumn" applicableRootEntity="IfcColumn">
 <Applicability>
  <Template ref="a3c0a890-06aa-4907-aa1a-34d2d3fcc2f1" />
  <TemplateRules operator="and">
  </TemplateRules>
 </Applicability>
 <Concepts>
  <Concept uuid="bb473400-90dc-4509-8a5f-166b0fe362a6" name="Object Typing">
   <Template ref="35a2e10e-20df-40f4-ab2f-dacf0a6744f4" />
   <TemplateRules operator="and">
    <TemplateRule Parameters="RelatingType[Type]=&apos;IfcColumnType&apos;" />
   </TemplateRules>
  </Concept>
  <Concept uuid="aa63d84f-54a5-445e-9ee2-0aacc4283506" name="Property Sets for Objects">
   <Template ref="f74255a6-0c0e-4f31-84ad-24981db62461" />
   <TemplateRules operator="and">
    <TemplateRule Parameters="PsetName[Value]=&apos;Pset_ColumnCommon&apos;" />
    <TemplateRule Parameters="PsetName[Value]=&apos;Pset_ConcreteElementGeneral&apos;" />
    <TemplateRule Parameters="PsetName[Value]=&apos;Pset_PrecastConcreteElementFabrication&apos;" />
    <TemplateRule Parameters="PsetName[Value]=&apos;Pset_PrecastConcreteElementGeneral&apos;" />
    <TemplateRule Parameters="PsetName[Value]=&apos;Pset_ReinforcementBarPitchOfColumn&apos;" />
   </TemplateRules>
  </Concept>
  <Concept uuid="4dc4c43f-8629-4084-9ee7-bff7d92fa0c0" name="Quantity Sets">
   <Template ref="6652398e-6579-4460-8cb4-26295acfacc7" />
   <TemplateRules operator="and">
    <TemplateRule Parameters="QsetName[Value]=&apos;Qto_ColumnBaseQuantities&apos;" />
   </TemplateRules>
  </Concept>
  <Concept uuid="da156fbb-8787-4aa4-8bcf-9391902b7679" name="Material Profile Set">
   <Template ref="427ac055-2a71-42c2-a423-71689fa75c59" />
  </Concept>
  <Concept uuid="8fdc8656-791c-4ce7-a6b1-96cafde4457b" name="Spatial Containment">
   <Template ref="d9a3f822-0014-4bc2-8d94-9d9067759045" />
   <TemplateRules operator="and">
    <TemplateRule Description="Default spatial container" Parameters="RelatingStructure[Type]=&apos;IfcBuildingStorey&apos;" />
    <TemplateRule Description="Spatial container for the element if it cannot be assigned to a building storey" Parameters="RelatingStructure[Type]=&apos;IfcBuilding&apos;" />
    <TemplateRule Description="Spatial container for the element in case that it is placed on site (outside of building)" Parameters="RelatingStructure[Type]=&apos;IfcSite&apos;" />
   </TemplateRules>
  </Concept>
  <Concept uuid="18b8d0e0-05dd-41bd-8b0c-7a8acf07db86" name="Axis 3D Geometry">
   <Template ref="b894d8cb-fb41-45ec-ba18-72cac6baff34" />
   <TemplateRules operator="and">
    <TemplateRule Description="Three-dimensional reference curve for the column." Parameters="Identifier[Value]=&apos;Axis&apos; AND Type[Value]=&apos;Curve3D&apos; AND Items[Type]=&apos;IfcBoundedCurve&apos;" />
   </TemplateRules>
  </Concept>
  <Concept uuid="a1f9f2e4-92ab-4e97-b043-1f4c3191cd40" name="Body SweptSolid Geometry">
   <Template ref="cb7c18fa-cf83-4db1-be1b-c013ba4ed672" />
  </Concept>
  <Concept uuid="88647bf7-f385-4707-ada1-1cdbecfec63e" name="Body AdvancedSweptSolid Geometry">
   <Template ref="5464785d-e5d1-4f75-9ecc-6cb39214705e" />
  </Concept>
  <Concept uuid="2bf0d296-4003-4b1d-9d2a-ad9495327b90" name="Body Clipping Geometry">
   <Template ref="2cdbc2f5-9b0c-43ea-9d2a-9d72d0147e00" />
  </Concept>
  <Concept uuid="d3fd26d5-dd29-4e40-b2ef-02f419ac5d44" name="Product Assignment">
   <Template ref="ec9cfb04-adfe-4868-8168-d78fe995a913" />
   <TemplateRules operator="and">
    <TemplateRule Description="An idealized structural member corresponding to the column." Parameters="Type[Type]=&apos;IfcStructuralCurveMember&apos;" />
    <TemplateRule Description="A task for operating on the column." Parameters="Type[Type]=&apos;IfcTask&apos;" />
   </TemplateRules>
  </Concept>
 </Concepts>
</ConceptRoot>
Concept inheritance

#ConceptTemplateModel View
IfcRoot
IdentitySoftware IdentityGeneral Usage
Revision ControlRevision ControlGeneral Usage
IfcObjectDefinition
Classification AssociationClassification AssociationGeneral Usage
Assignment to ProductAssignment to ProductGeneral Usage
IfcObject
Object User IdentityObject User IdentityGeneral Usage
Object Predefined TypeObject Predefined TypeGeneral Usage
Property Sets with OverrideProperty Sets with OverrideGeneral Usage
IfcProduct
Product PlacementProduct PlacementGeneral Usage
Product Geometric RepresentationProduct Geometric RepresentationGeneral Usage
Relative PositionProduct Relative PositioningGeneral Usage
Product Span PositioningProduct Span PositioningGeneral Usage
Product Geometry ColourProduct Geometry ColourGeneral Usage
Product Geometry LayerProduct Geometry LayerGeneral Usage
Product Relative PlacementProduct Relative PlacementGeneral Usage
IfcElement
Element InterferenceElement InterferenceGeneral Usage
Product Local PlacementProduct Local PlacementGeneral Usage
CoG GeometryCoG GeometryGeneral Usage
Box GeometryBox GeometryGeneral Usage
FootPrint GeometryFootPrint GeometryGeneral Usage
Body SurfaceOrSolidModel GeometryBody SurfaceOrSolidModel GeometryGeneral Usage
Body SurfaceModel GeometryBody SurfaceModel GeometryGeneral Usage
Body Tessellation GeometryBody Tessellation GeometryGeneral Usage
Body Brep GeometryBody Brep GeometryGeneral Usage
Body AdvancedBrep GeometryBody AdvancedBrep GeometryGeneral Usage
Body CSG GeometryBody CSG GeometryGeneral Usage
Mapped GeometryMapped GeometryGeneral Usage
Element OpeningsElement OpeningsGeneral Usage
Element ProjectingElement ProjectingGeneral Usage
Linear PlacementProduct Linear PlacementGeneral Usage
Element Voiding FeaturesElement Voiding FeaturesGeneral Usage
Surface Feature AdherenceSurface Feature AdherenceGeneral Usage
Body AdvancedSwept Directrix GeometryBody AdvancedSwept Directrix GeometryGeneral Usage
Body AdvancedSwept DiskSolid PolyCurve GeometryBody AdvancedSwept DiskSolid PolyCurve GeometryGeneral Usage
Body AdvancedSwept Tapered GeometryBody AdvancedSwept Tapered GeometryGeneral Usage
Body SectionedSolidHorizontalBody SectionedSolidHorizontalGeneral Usage
Body SweptSolid Composite GeometryBody SweptSolid Composite GeometryGeneral Usage
Body SweptSolid ParameterizedProfile GeometryBody SweptSolid ParameterizedProfile GeometryGeneral Usage
Body SweptSolid CompositeCurve GeometryBody SweptSolid CompositeCurve GeometryGeneral Usage
Body SweptSolid PolyCurve GeometryBody SweptSolid PolyCurve GeometryGeneral Usage
FootPrint Annotation GeometryFootPrint Annotation GeometryGeneral Usage
FootPrint GeomSet PolyCurve GeometryFootPrint GeomSet PolyCurve GeometryGeneral Usage
Surface Sectioned GeometrySurface Sectioned GeometryGeneral Usage
Surface Tessellation GeometrySurface Tessellation GeometryGeneral Usage
Product Grid PlacementProduct Grid PlacementGeneral Usage
IfcBuiltElement
Surface 3D GeometrySurface 3D GeometryGeneral Usage
Material SetMaterial SetGeneral Usage
IfcColumn
Object TypingObject TypingGeneral Usage
Property Sets for ObjectsProperty Sets for ObjectsGeneral Usage
Quantity SetsQuantity SetsGeneral Usage
Material Profile SetMaterial Profile SetGeneral Usage
Spatial ContainmentSpatial ContainmentGeneral Usage
Axis 3D GeometryAxis 3D GeometryGeneral Usage
Body SweptSolid GeometryBody SweptSolid GeometryGeneral Usage
Body AdvancedSweptSolid GeometryBody AdvancedSweptSolid GeometryGeneral Usage
Body Clipping GeometryBody Clipping GeometryGeneral Usage
Product AssignmentProduct AssignmentGeneral Usage
Formal representations
XML Specification
 <xs:element name="IfcColumn" type="ifc:IfcColumn" substitutionGroup="ifc:IfcBuiltElement" nillable="true"/>
 <xs:complexType name="IfcColumn">
  <xs:complexContent>
   <xs:extension base="ifc:IfcBuiltElement">
    <xs:attribute name="PredefinedType" type="ifc:IfcColumnTypeEnum" use="optional"/>
   </xs:extension>
  </xs:complexContent>
 </xs:complexType>
EXPRESS Specification
ENTITY IfcColumn
 SUPERTYPE
 SUBTYPE OF (IfcBuiltElement);
  PredefinedType : OPTIONAL IfcColumnTypeEnum;
 WHERE
  CorrectPredefinedType : NOT(EXISTS(PredefinedType)) OR
(PredefinedType <> IfcColumnTypeEnum.USERDEFINED) OR
((PredefinedType = IfcColumnTypeEnum.USERDEFINED) AND EXISTS (SELF\IfcObject.ObjectType));
  CorrectTypeAssigned : (SIZEOF(IsTypedBy) = 0) OR
('IFCSHAREDBLDGELEMENTS.IfcColumnType' IN TYPEOF(SELF\IfcObject.IsTypedBy[1].RelatingType));
END_ENTITY;

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