8.20.3.13 IfcOrientedEdge
8.20.3.13.1 Semantic definition
The IfcOrientedEdge represents an IfcEdge with an Orientation flag applied. It allows to reuse the same IfcEdge when traversed exactly twice, once forwards and once backwards.
The sense of the normal to the IfcFace is solely determined from the edges. If all the edges of the face are connected in a counter clockwise manner following the edge orientations the face normal will point outward. The normal to the underlying IfcFaceSurface representing the geometry of that face has no relevance to this. The purpose of the IfcFaceSurface.SameSense attribute is to give additional information for verification purposes. SameSense TRUE means surface normal and face normal are the same, SameSense FALSE means they are in opposite directions.The reused edge with a geometric representation as IfcEdgeCurve defines the edge in 3D coordinate space. In some cases, particularly when using elementary or swept surfaces, there is the risk of imprecise mapping of the 3D (x, y, z) IfcEdgeCurve onto the adjacent surfaces to determine the boundaries of these surfaces. The optional CurveOnSurface defines the 2D (u, v) edge within the parametric space of the surface. It could be used to determine the correctness of the mapping of the 3D IfcEdgeCurve onto this surface.
A common practice is solid modelling systems is to have an entity that represents the "use" or "traversal" of an edge. This "use" entity explicitly represents the requirement in a manifold solid that each edge must be traversed exactly twice, once in each direction. The "use" functionality is provided by the edge subtype oriented edge.
8.20.3.13.2 Entity inheritance
8.20.3.13.3 Attributes
| # | Attribute | Type | Description |
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| IfcRepresentationItem (2) | |||
| LayerAssignment | SET [0:1] OF IfcPresentationLayerAssignment FOR AssignedItems |
Assignment of the representation item to a single or multiple layer(s). The LayerAssignments can override a LayerAssignments of the IfcRepresentation it is used within the list of Items. The inverse attribute LayerAssignments has been added. The inverse attribute LayerAssignment has been restricted to max 1. Upward compatibility for file based exchange is guaranteed. |
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| StyledByItem | SET [0:1] OF IfcStyledItem FOR Item |
Reference to the IfcStyledItem that provides presentation information to the representation, e.g. a curve style, including colour and thickness to a geometric curve. The inverse attribute StyledByItem has been added. |
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| IfcEdge (2) | |||
| 1 | EdgeStart | IfcVertex |
Start point (vertex) of the edge. |
| 2 | EdgeEnd | IfcVertex |
End point (vertex) of the edge. The same vertex can be used for both EdgeStart and EdgeEnd. |
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| IfcOrientedEdge (4) | |||
| 3 | EdgeElement | IfcEdge |
Edge entity used to construct this oriented edge. |
| 4 | Orientation | IfcBoolean |
BOOLEAN, If TRUE the topological orientation as used coincides with the orientation from start vertex to end vertex of the edge element. If FALSE otherwise. |
| 1* | EdgeStart | IfcVertex |
This attribute is formally derived. The start vertex of the oriented edge. It derives from the vertices of the edge element after taking account of the orientation. |
| 2* | EdgeEnd | IfcVertex |
This attribute is formally derived. The end vertex of the oriented edge. It derives from the vertices of the edge element after taking account of the orientation. |
8.20.3.13.4 Formal propositions
| Name | Description |
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| EdgeElementNotOriented |
The edge element shall not be an oriented edge. |
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8.20.3.13.5 Examples
8.20.3.13.6 Formal representation
ENTITY IfcOrientedEdge
SUBTYPE OF (IfcEdge);
EdgeElement : IfcEdge;
Orientation : IfcBoolean;
DERIVE
SELF\IfcEdge.EdgeStart : IfcVertex := IfcBooleanChoose
(Orientation, EdgeElement.EdgeStart, EdgeElement.EdgeEnd);
SELF\IfcEdge.EdgeEnd : IfcVertex := IfcBooleanChoose
(Orientation, EdgeElement.EdgeEnd, EdgeElement.EdgeStart);
WHERE
EdgeElementNotOriented : NOT('IFC4X3_DEV_bc7847cd.IFCORIENTEDEDGE' IN TYPEOF(EdgeElement));
END_ENTITY;