A clothoid segment is based on the IfcClothoid where the value for the clothoid constant is specified as √L and L is the length measured from the inflection point.
Figure 9 illustrates an instance diagram.
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Figure 9 — Clothoid Transition Segment |
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<Rules>
<AttributeRule AttributeName="ParentCurve">
<EntityRules>
<EntityRule EntityName="IfcClothoid">
<AttributeRules>
<AttributeRule AttributeName="ClothoidConstant">
<EntityRules>
<EntityRule EntityName="IfcLengthMeasure" />
</EntityRules>
</AttributeRule>
</AttributeRules>
</EntityRule>
</EntityRules>
</AttributeRule>
<AttributeRule AttributeName="SegmentStart">
<EntityRules>
<EntityRule EntityName="IfcParameterValue" />
</EntityRules>
</AttributeRule>
<AttributeRule AttributeName="SegmentLength">
<EntityRules>
<EntityRule EntityName="IfcParameterValue" />
</EntityRules>
</AttributeRule>
</Rules>
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