IfcRectangularPyramid

Semantic definitions at the entity

Entity definition

The IfcRectangularPyramid is a Construction Solid Geometry (CSG) 3D primitive. It is a solid with a rectangular base and a point called apex as the top. The tapers from the base to the top. The axis from the center of the base to the apex is perpendicular to the base. The inherited Position attribute defines the IfcAxisPlacement3D and provides the location and orientation of the pyramid:

SELF\IfcCsgPrimitive3D.Position: The location and orientation of the axis system for the primitive.
SELF\IfcCsgPrimitive3D.Position.Location: The center of the circular area being the bottom face of the cone.
SELF\IfcCsgPrimitive3D.Position.Position[3]: The z-axis of the inherited placement coordinate system provides the center axis of the IfcRightCircularCone, and the apex is at the Height value applied to the positive direction of the z-axis. The BottomRadius defines the circular base at the xy-plane of the placement coordinate system.

As shown in Figure 335, the pyramid is positioned within its own placement coordinate system. The origin is the center of the bottom rectangle, that lies in the XY plane. The apex lies on the positive z axis at [0, 0, Height].

Figure 335 — Rectangular pyramid geometry

HISTORY New entity in IFC2x3

Texture use definition

On each triangular side face, textures are aligned facing upright. Textures are stretched or repeated to the extent of the base of each face according to RepeatS. Textures are stretched or repeated towards the top point according to Repeat T, where the top point has coordinates of (0.5,1.0) if RepeatT is False.

On the bottom face, textures are aligned facing front-to-back.

Figure 336 illustrates default texture mapping with a clamped texture (RepeatS=False and RepeatT=False). The image on the left shows the texture where the S axis points to the right and the T axis points up. The image on the right shows the texture applied to the geometry where the X axis points back to the right, the Y axis points back to the left, and the Z axis points up.

Side	Normal	Origin X	Origin Y	S Axis	T Axis
Left	-X	0	+YLength	-Y	(towards top point)
Right	+X	+Xlength	0	+Y	(towards top point)
Front	-Y	0	0	+X	(towards top point)
Back	+Y	+XLength	+YLength	-X	(towards top point)
Bottom	-Z	+XLength	0	-X	+Y

Figure 336 — Rectangular pyramid textures

Attribute definitions

#	Attribute	Type	Description	G
2	XLength	IfcPositiveLengthMeasure	The length of the base measured along the placement X axis. It is provided by the inherited axis placement through SELF\IfcCsgPrimitive3D.Position.P[1].	X
3	YLength	IfcPositiveLengthMeasure	The length of the base measured along the placement Y axis. It is provided by the inherited axis placement through SELF\IfcCsgPrimitive3D.Position.P[2].	X
4	Height	IfcPositiveLengthMeasure	The height of the apex above the plane of the base, measured in the direction of the placement Z axis, the SELF\IfcCsgPrimitive3D.Position.P[2].	X

Inherited definitions from supertypes

Entity inheritance

Attribute inheritance

#	Attribute	Type	Cardinality	Description	G
IfcRepresentationItem
	LayerAssignment	IfcPresentationLayerAssignment @AssignedItems	S[0:1]	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. IFC2x3 CHANGE The inverse attribute LayerAssignments has been added. IFC4 CHANGE The inverse attribute LayerAssignment has been restricted to max 1. Upward compatibility for file based exchange is guaranteed.	X
	StyledByItem	IfcStyledItem @Item	S[0:1]	Reference to the IfcStyledItem that provides presentation information to the representation, e.g. a curve style, including colour and thickness to a geometric curve. IFC2x3 CHANGE The inverse attribute StyledByItem has been added.	X
IfcGeometricRepresentationItem
IfcCsgPrimitive3D
1	Position	IfcAxis2Placement3D		The placement coordinate system to which the parameters of each individual CSG primitive apply.	X
	Dim :=3	IfcDimensionCount		The space dimensionality of this geometric representation item, it is always 3.	X
IfcRectangularPyramid
2	XLength	IfcPositiveLengthMeasure		The length of the base measured along the placement X axis. It is provided by the inherited axis placement through SELF\IfcCsgPrimitive3D.Position.P[1].	X
3	YLength	IfcPositiveLengthMeasure		The length of the base measured along the placement Y axis. It is provided by the inherited axis placement through SELF\IfcCsgPrimitive3D.Position.P[2].	X
4	Height	IfcPositiveLengthMeasure		The height of the apex above the plane of the base, measured in the direction of the placement Z axis, the SELF\IfcCsgPrimitive3D.Position.P[2].	X

Formal representations

XML Specification

 <xs:element name="IfcRectangularPyramid" type="ifc:IfcRectangularPyramid" substitutionGroup="ifc:IfcCsgPrimitive3D" nillable="true"/>

 <xs:complexType name="IfcRectangularPyramid">

  <xs:complexContent>

   <xs:extension base="ifc:IfcCsgPrimitive3D">

    <xs:attribute name="XLength" type="ifc:IfcPositiveLengthMeasure" use="optional"/>

    <xs:attribute name="YLength" type="ifc:IfcPositiveLengthMeasure" use="optional"/>

    <xs:attribute name="Height" type="ifc:IfcPositiveLengthMeasure" use="optional"/>

   </xs:extension>

  </xs:complexContent>

 </xs:complexType>

EXPRESS Specification


ENTITY IfcRectangularPyramid

 SUBTYPE OF (IfcCsgPrimitive3D);

  XLength : IfcPositiveLengthMeasure;

  YLength : IfcPositiveLengthMeasure;

  Height : IfcPositiveLengthMeasure;

END_ENTITY;

 EXPRESS-G diagram

	Rechteckige Pyramide
	Rectangular Pyramid