5.4.3.67 IfcSpatialElementType

5.4.3.67.1 Semantic definition

IfcSpatialElementType defines a list of commonly shared property set definitions of a spatial structure element and an optional set of product representations. It is used to define a spatial element specification (the specific element information, that is common to all occurrences of that element type).

A spatial element type is used to define the common properties of a certain type of a spatial structure element that may be applied to many instances of that type to assign a specific style. Spatial element types (i.e. the instantiable subtypes) may be exchanged without being already assigned to occurrences.

The occurrences of subtypes of the abstract IfcSpatialElementType are represented by instances of subtypes of the abstract IfcSpatialElement.

5.4.3.67.2 Entity inheritance

1. • IfcRoot
2. • IfcObjectDefinition
   • IfcPropertyDefinition
   • IfcRelationship
3. • IfcTypeObject
   • IfcContext
   • IfcObject
4. • IfcTypeProduct
   • IfcTypeProcess
   • IfcTypeResource
5. • IfcSpatialElementType
   • IfcElementType
6. • IfcSpatialStructureElementType
   • IfcSpatialZoneType

5.4.3.67.3 Attributes

#	Attribute	Type	Description
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,
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.
IfcObjectDefinition (7)
	HasAssignments	SET [0:?] OF IfcRelAssigns FOR RelatedObjects	Reference to the relationship objects, that assign (by an association relationship) other subtypes of IfcObject to this object instance. Examples are the association to products, processes, controls, resources or groups.
	Nests	SET [0:1] OF IfcRelNests FOR RelatedObjects	References to the decomposition relationship being a nesting. It determines that this object definition is a part within an ordered whole/part decomposition relationship. An object occurrence or type can only be part of a single decomposition (to allow hierarchical structures only).
	IsNestedBy	SET [0:?] OF IfcRelNests FOR RelatingObject	References to the decomposition relationship being a nesting. It determines that this object definition is the whole within an ordered whole/part decomposition relationship. An object or object type can be nested by several other objects (occurrences or types).
	HasContext	SET [0:1] OF IfcRelDeclares FOR RelatedDefinitions	References to the context providing context information such as project unit or representation context. It should only be asserted for the uppermost non-spatial object.
	IsDecomposedBy	SET [0:?] OF IfcRelAggregates FOR RelatingObject	References to the decomposition relationship being an aggregation. It determines that this object definition is whole within an unordered whole/part decomposition relationship. An object definition can be aggregated by several other objects (occurrences or parts).
	Decomposes	SET [0:1] OF IfcRelAggregates FOR RelatedObjects	References to the decomposition relationship being an aggregation. It determines that this object definition is a part within an unordered whole/part decomposition relationship. An object definition can only be part of a single decomposition (to allow hierarchical structures only).
	HasAssociations	SET [0:?] OF IfcRelAssociates FOR RelatedObjects	Reference to the relationship objects, that associates external references or other resource definitions to the object. Examples are the association to library, documentation or classification.
IfcTypeObject (3)
5	ApplicableOccurrence	OPTIONAL IfcIdentifier	The attribute optionally defines the data type of the occurrence object, to which the assigned type object can relate. If not present, no instruction is given to which occurrence object the type object is applicable. The following conventions are used: The IFC entity name of the applicable occurrence using the IFC naming convention, CamelCase with "Ifc" prefix It can be optionally followed by the predefined type after the separator "/" (forward slash), using uppercase If one type object is applicable to many occurrence objects, then those occurrence object names should be separate by comma "," forming a comma separated string.
6	HasPropertySets	OPTIONAL SET [1:?] OF IfcPropertySetDefinition	Set of unique property sets, that are associated with the object type and are common to all object occurrences referring to this object type.
	Types	SET [0:1] OF IfcRelDefinesByType FOR RelatingType	Reference to the relationship IfcRelDefinesByType and thus to those occurrence objects, which are defined by this type.
IfcTypeProduct (3)
7	RepresentationMaps	OPTIONAL LIST [1:?] OF UNIQUE IfcRepresentationMap	List of unique representation maps. Each representation map describes a block definition of the shape of the product style. By providing more than one representation map, a multi-view block definition can be given.
8	Tag	OPTIONAL IfcLabel	The tag (or label) identifier at the particular type of a product, e.g. the article number (like the EAN). It is the identifier at the specific level.
	ReferencedBy	SET [0:?] OF IfcRelAssignsToProduct FOR RelatingProduct	Reference to the IfcRelAssignsToProduct relationship, by which other products, processes, controls, resources or actors (as subtypes of IfcObjectDefinition) can be related to this product type.
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IfcSpatialElementType (1)
9	ElementType	OPTIONAL IfcLabel	The type denotes a particular type that indicates the object further. The use has to be established at the level of instantiable subtypes. In particular it holds the user defined type, if the enumeration of the attribute 'PredefinedType' is set to USERDEFINED.

5.4.3.67.4 Property sets

• Pset_Risk
  • RiskName
  • RiskType
  • NatureOfRisk
  • RiskAssessmentMethodology
  • UnmitigatedRiskLikelihood
  • UnmitigatedRiskConsequence
  • UnmitigatedRiskSignificance
  • MitigationPlanned
  • MitigatedRiskLikelihood
  • MitigatedRiskConsequence
  • MitigatedRiskSignificance
  • MitigationProposed
  • AssociatedProduct
  • AssociatedActivity
  • AssociatedLocation
• Pset_SpaceAirHandlingDimensioning
  • CoolingDesignAirFlow
  • HeatingDesignAirFlow
  • SensibleHeatGain
  • TotalHeatGain
  • TotalHeatLoss
  • CoolingDryBulb
  • CoolingRelativeHumidity
  • HeatingDryBulb
  • HeatingRelativeHumidity
  • VentilationDesignAirFlow
  • DesignAirFlow
  • CeilingRAPlenum
  • BoundaryAreaHeatLoss
• Pset_SpaceCommon
  • Reference
  • IsExternal
  • GrossPlannedArea
  • NetPlannedArea
  • PubliclyAccessible
  • HandicapAccessible
• Pset_SpaceCoveringRequirements
  • FloorCovering
  • FloorCoveringThickness
  • WallCovering
  • WallCoveringThickness
  • CeilingCovering
  • CeilingCoveringThickness
  • SkirtingBoard
  • SkirtingBoardHeight
  • Molding
  • MoldingHeight
  • ConcealedFlooring
  • ConcealedFlooringOffset
  • ConcealedCeiling
  • ConcealedCeilingOffset
• Pset_SpaceFireSafetyRequirements
  • FireRiskFactor
  • FlammableStorage
  • FireExit
  • SprinklerProtection
  • SprinklerProtectionAutomatic
  • AirPressurization
• Pset_SpaceHVACDesign
  • TemperatureSetPoint
  • TemperatureMax
  • TemperatureMin
  • TemperatureSummerMax
  • TemperatureSummerMin
  • TemperatureWinterMax
  • TemperatureWinterMin
  • HumiditySetPoint
  • HumidityMax
  • HumidityMin
  • HumiditySummer
  • HumidityWinter
  • DiscontinuedHeating
  • NaturalVentilation
  • NaturalVentilationRate
  • MechanicalVentilation
  • MechanicalVentilationRate
  • AirConditioning
  • AirConditioningCentral
  • AirHandlingName
• Pset_SpaceLightingDesign
  • ArtificialLighting
  • Illuminance
• Pset_SpaceOccupancyRequirements
  • OccupancyType
  • OccupancyNumber
  • OccupancyNumberPeak
  • OccupancyTimePerDay
  • AreaPerOccupant
  • MinimumHeadroom
  • IsOutlookDesirable
• Pset_SpaceThermalLoad
  • People
  • Lighting
  • EquipmentSensible
  • VentilationIndoorAir
  • VentilationOutdoorAir
  • RecirculatedAir
  • ExhaustAir
  • AirExchangeRate
  • DryBulbTemperature
  • RelativeHumidity
  • InfiltrationSensible
  • TotalSensibleLoad
  • TotalLatentLoad
  • TotalRadiantLoad
• Pset_ThermalLoad
  • OccupancyDiversity
  • LightingDiversity
  • ApplianceDiversity
  • OutsideAirPerPerson
  • ReceptacleLoadIntensity
  • AppliancePercentLoadToRadiant
  • LightingLoadIntensity
  • LightingPercentLoadToReturnAir
  • TotalCoolingLoad
  • TotalHeatingLoad
  • InfiltrationDiversitySummer
  • InfiltrationDiversityWinter
  • LoadSafetyFactor
• Pset_Tolerance
  • ToleranceDescription
  • ToleranceBasis
  • OverallTolerance
  • HorizontalTolerance
  • OrthogonalTolerance
  • VerticalTolerance
  • PlanarFlatness
  • HorizontalFlatness
  • ElevationalFlatness
  • SideFlatness
  • OverallOrthogonality
  • HorizontalOrthogonality
  • OrthogonalOrthogonality
  • VerticalOrthogonality
  • OverallStraightness
  • HorizontalStraightness
  • OrthogonalStraightness
  • VerticalStraightness
• Pset_Uncertainty
  • UncertaintyBasis
  • UncertaintyDescription
  • HorizontalUncertainty
  • LinearUncertainty
  • OrthogonalUncertainty
  • VerticalUncertainty

5.4.3.67.5 Concept usage

Concept	Usage	Description
IfcRoot (2)
Revision Control	General	Ownership, history, and merge state is captured using IfcOwnerHistory.
Software Identity	General	IfcRoot assigns the globally unique ID. In addition it may provide for a name and a description about the concept.
IfcObjectDefinition (9)
Classification Association	General	Any object occurrence or object type can have a reference to a specific classification reference, i.e. to a particular facet within a classification system.
Aggregation	General	No description available.
Approval Association	General	No description available.
Constraint Association	General	No description available.
Document Association	General	No description available.
Library Association	General	No description available.
Material Association	General	No description available.
Material Single	General	No description available.
Nesting	General	No description available.
IfcTypeObject (2)
Object Type Predefined Type	General	No description available.
Property Sets for Types	General	No description available.
IfcTypeProduct (7)
Product Type Shape	General	The RepresentationMaps define the type product shape and multiple geometric representations can be assigned. If a product occurrence is assigned to the type by using the IfcRelDefinesByType relationship, then these occurrences have to reference the representation maps. The reference is created by one or multiple IfcShapeRepresentation's having an IfcMappedItem as Items, that places the IfcRepresentationMap of the type product into the spatial contexts, i.e. by using a Cartesian transformation operator to transform the IfcRepresentationMap into the object coordinate system of the product occurrence. Figure 5.4.3.67.A illustrates an example of referencing a representation map by the shape representation of a product occurrence. Here the Cartesian transformation operator only uses translation, but no rotation, mirroring, or scaling. Figure 5.4.3.67.B illustrates an example of referencing a representation multiple times by the shape representation of a product occurrence. Here the Cartesian transformation operator only uses translation, but no rotation, mirroring, or scaling. The different translation values determine the pattern of the multiple placement.
Product Type Geometric Representation	General	No description available.
Property Sets for Objects	General	This concept can be applied to the following resources: Pset_Risk Pset_Tolerance Pset_Uncertainty
Type Body AdvancedBrep Geometry	General	No description available.
Type Body Brep Geometry	General	No description available.
Type Body CSG Geometry	General	No description available.
Type Body Geometry	General	No description available.
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IfcSpatialElementType (2)
Spatial Element Type Predefined Type	General	No description available.
Property Sets for Objects	General	This concept can be applied to the following resources: Pset_SpaceFireSafetyRequirements Pset_SpaceAirHandlingDimensioning Pset_SpaceThermalLoad Pset_SpaceCoveringRequirements Pset_SpaceHVACDesign Pset_SpaceLightingDesign Pset_SpaceOccupancyRequirements Pset_SpaceCommon Pset_ThermalLoad

5.4.3.67.6 Formal representation

ENTITY IfcSpatialElementType
 ABSTRACT SUPERTYPE OF (ONEOF
	(IfcSpatialStructureElementType
	,IfcSpatialZoneType))
 SUBTYPE OF (IfcTypeProduct);
	ElementType : OPTIONAL IfcLabel;
END_ENTITY;

5.4.3.67.7 References

• IfcSpaceType
• IfcSpatialStructureElementType
• IfcSpatialZoneType
• IfcTypeProduct