5.1.3.20 IfcRelAggregates
5.1.3.20.1 Semantic definition
The aggregation relationship IfcRelAggregates is a special type of the general composition/decomposition (or whole/part) relationship IfcRelDecomposes. The aggregation relationship can be applied to all subtypes of IfcObjectDefinition.
In cases of aggregation of physical elements into a physical aggregate the shape representation of the whole (within the same representation identifier) can be taken from the sum of the shape representations of the parts.
A roof is the aggregation of the roof elements, such as roof slabs, rafters, purlins, etc. Within the same representation identifier (such as the body geometric representation), the shape representation of the roof is given by the shape representation of its parts.Decompositions imply a dependency, implying that the whole depends on the definition of the parts and the parts depend on the existence of the whole. The behaviour that is implied from the dependency relationship has to be established inside the applications.
New entity in IFC2x. The attributes RelatingObject and RelatedObjects are demoted from the supertype IfcRelDecomposes.5.1.3.20.2 Entity inheritance
5.1.3.20.3 Attributes
| # | Attribute | Type | Description |
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| IfcRoot (4) | |||
| 1 | GlobalId | IfcGloballyUniqueId |
Assignment of a globally unique identifier within the entire software world. |
| 2 | OwnerHistory | OPTIONAL IfcOwnerHistory |
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, Only the last modification is stored - either as addition, deletion or modification. The attribute has been changed to be OPTIONAL. |
| 3 | Name | OPTIONAL IfcLabel |
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. |
| 4 | Description | OPTIONAL IfcText |
Optional description, provided for exchanging informative comments. |
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| IfcRelAggregates (2) | |||
| 5 | RelatingObject | IfcObjectDefinition |
The object definition, either an object type or an object occurrence, that represents the aggregation. It is the whole within the whole/part relationship. The attribute has been demoted from the supertype IfcRelDecomposes and defines the non-ordered aggregation relationship. |
| 6 | RelatedObjects | SET [1:?] OF IfcObjectDefinition |
The object definitions, either object occurrences or object types, that are being aggregated. They are defined as the parts in the whole/part relationship. No order is implied between the parts. The attribute has been demoted from the supertype IfcRelDecomposes and defines the non-ordered set of parts within the aggregation. |
5.1.3.20.4 Formal propositions
| Name | Description |
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| NoSelfReference |
The instance to with the relation points as provided by RelatingObject shall not be contained in the set of RelatedObjects. |
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5.1.3.20.5 Concept usage
| Concept | Usage | Description | |
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| IfcRoot (2) | |||
| Revision Control | General |
Ownership, history, and merge state is captured using IfcOwnerHistory. |
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| Software Identity | General |
IfcRoot assigns the globally unique ID. In addition it may provide for a name and a description about the concept. |
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5.1.3.20.6 Formal representation
ENTITY IfcRelAggregates
SUBTYPE OF (IfcRelDecomposes);
RelatingObject : IfcObjectDefinition;
RelatedObjects : SET [1:?] OF IfcObjectDefinition;
WHERE
NoSelfReference : SIZEOF(QUERY(Temp <* RelatedObjects | RelatingObject :=: Temp)) = 0;
END_ENTITY;