4.1.2.2.3 Clothoid Transition Segment

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.

Clothoid Transition SegmentIfcCurveSegmentIfcParameterValueIfcParameterValueIfcClothoidIfcLengthMeasure

Figure 9 — Clothoid Transition Segment

mvdXML Specification
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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>
</ConceptTemplate>

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