IfcRelCoversBldgElements

Natural language names
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Rel Covers Bldg Elements
Change log
ItemSPFXMLChangeDescription
IFC2x3 to IFC4 4.0.0.0
    IfcRelCoversBldgElementsMOVEDSchema changed from IFCPRODUCTEXTENSION to IFCSHAREDBLDGELEMENTS.
      OwnerHistoryMODIFIEDInstantiation changed to OPTIONAL.
Semantic definitions at the entity
Entity definition

The IfcRelCoversBldgElements relationship is an objectified relationship between an element and one to many coverings, which cover that element.

NOTE  The definition of IfcCoverings include both the coverings of building elements, such as flooring or cladding. and the covering of distribution elements, such as wrapping or sleeving.

The IFC specification provides two relationships:

NOTE  This relationship is now deprecated and replaced by IfcRelAggregates.

NOTE  This relationship is now deprecated and replaced by IfcRelContainedInSpatialStructure.

Whether the relationship between the covering and the space, or between the covering and the element, is regarded as primary, has to be determined within the context of a model view definition.

HISTORY  New entity in IFC1.5

DEPRECATION  The relationship IfcRelCoversBldgElements shall not be used anymore, use IfcRelAggregates instead.

Attribute definitions
#AttributeTypeCardinalityDescription G
5RelatingBuildingElementIfcElement Relationship to the element that is covered. It includes building elements for coverings such as flooring or cladding, or distribution elements for coverings such as sleeving or wrapping. X
6RelatedCoveringsIfcCoveringS[1:?] Relationship to the set of coverings that are assigned to this element. X
Inherited definitions from supertypes
Entity inheritance IfcRelConnects IfcRelationship 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
IfcRelationship
IfcRelConnects
IfcRelCoversBldgElements
5RelatingBuildingElementIfcElement Relationship to the element that is covered. It includes building elements for coverings such as flooring or cladding, or distribution elements for coverings such as sleeving or wrapping. X
6RelatedCoveringsIfcCoveringS[1:?] Relationship to the set of coverings that are assigned to this element. X
Definitions applying to General Usage

Concept inheritance

#ConceptTemplateModel View
IfcRoot
IdentitySoftware IdentityGeneral Usage
Revision ControlRevision ControlGeneral Usage
Formal representations
XML Specification
 <xs:element name="IfcRelCoversBldgElements" type="ifc:IfcRelCoversBldgElements" substitutionGroup="ifc:IfcRelConnects" nillable="true"/>
 <xs:complexType name="IfcRelCoversBldgElements">
  <xs:complexContent>
   <xs:extension base="ifc:IfcRelConnects">
    <xs:sequence>
     <xs:element name="RelatingBuildingElement" type="ifc:IfcElement" nillable="true"/>
     <xs:element name="RelatedCoverings">
      <xs:complexType>
       <xs:sequence>
        <xs:element ref="ifc:IfcCovering" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
       </xs:sequence>
       <xs:attribute ref="ifc:itemType" fixed="ifc:IfcCovering"/>
       <xs:attribute ref="ifc:cType" fixed="set"/>
       <xs:attribute ref="ifc:arraySize" use="optional"/>
      </xs:complexType>
     </xs:element>
    </xs:sequence>
   </xs:extension>
  </xs:complexContent>
 </xs:complexType>
EXPRESS Specification
ENTITY IfcRelCoversBldgElements
 SUBTYPE OF (IfcRelConnects);
  RelatingBuildingElement : IfcElement;
  RelatedCoverings : SET [1:?] OF IfcCovering;
END_ENTITY;

Link to EXPRESS-G diagram EXPRESS-G diagram

References  References: IfcElement IfcCovering

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