IfcBuildAxes

Semantic definitions at the function

Function Definition

NOTE Definition according to ISO/CD 10303-42:1992
This function builds and returns three normalized orthogonal directions. u[3] is the direction of axis. u[1] is in the direction of the projection of ref_direction onto the plane normal to u[3] and u[2] is the cross product of u[3] and u[1]. Default values are supplied if input data is incomplete.

NOTE Function adapted from build_axes defined in ISO 10303-42.

HISTORY New function in IFC1.5

Formal representations

EXPRESS Specification


FUNCTION IfcBuildAxes


  (Axis, RefDirection : IfcDirection) 
    : LIST [3:3] OF IfcDirection;
LOCAL
  D1, D2 : IfcDirection;
END_LOCAL;
  D1 := NVL(IfcNormalise(Axis), IfcRepresentationItem() || IfcGeometricRepresentationItem () || IfcDirection([0.0,0.0,1.0]));
  D2 := IfcFirstProjAxis(D1, RefDirection);
  RETURN ([D2, IfcNormalise(IfcCrossProduct(D1,D2))\IfcVector.Orientation, D1]);




END_FUNCTION;