IfcBeam

Natural language names
Balken / Unterzug
Beam
Poutre
Change log
ItemSPFXMLChangeDescription
IFC2x3 to IFC4 4.0.0.0
    IfcBeam
      OwnerHistoryMODIFIEDInstantiation changed to OPTIONAL.
      PredefinedTypeADDED
IFC4x2 Candidate 4.2.0.0
    IfcBeam
      PositionedRelativeToADDED
IFC2x3 to IFC4 4.0.0.0
    IfcBeam
      OwnerHistoryMODIFIEDInstantiation changed to OPTIONAL.
      PredefinedTypeADDED
IFC4x2 Candidate 4.2.0.0
    IfcBeam
      PositionedRelativeToADDED
Semantic definitions at the entity
Entity definition

An IfcBeam is a horizontal, or nearly horizontal, structural member that is capable of withstanding load primarily by resisting bending. It represents such a member from an architectural point of view. It is not required to be load bearing.

NOTE  Definition according to ISO 6707-1: structural member for carrying load(s) between or beyond points of support, usually narrow in relation to its length and horizontal or nearly so.

NOTE  The representation of load-bearing beams in a structural analysis model is provided by subtypes of IfcStructuralMember (with IfcStructuralCurveMember being mostly applicable) as part of an IfcStructuralAnalysisModel.

NOTE  For any other longitudinal structural member, not constrained to be predominately horizontal nor vertical, or where this semantic information is irrelevant, the entity IfcMember should be used.

The camber of a beam may be defined by assigning a StructuralCurveMember with displacement coordinates. Multiple sets of camber ordinates may be provided that are qualified by the particular load case, where full dead load would typically be used for fabrication, and other scenarios used for other loading conditions such as during construction.

There are two entities for beam occurrences:

NOTE  Model view definitions and implementer agreements may further constrain the applicable geometry types, for example, by excluding tapering from an IfcBeamStandardCase implementation.* IfcBeam used for all other occurrences of beams, particularly for beams with non-uniformly changing profile sizes along the sweep, or beams having only 'AdvancedBrep', 'Brep', 'SurfaceModel', or 'Tessellation' geometry. NOTE  Model view definitions and implementer agreements may impose the use of IfcBeam in all cases by excluding IfcBeamStandardCase from scope of the model view. HISTORY  New entity in IFC1.0

Attribute definitions
#AttributeTypeCardinalityDescription G
9PredefinedTypeIfcBeamTypeEnum? Predefined generic type for a beam that is specified in an enumeration. There may be a property set given specificly for the predefined types.
NOTE  The PredefinedType shall only be used, if no IfcBeamType is assigned, providing its own IfcBeamType.PredefinedType.
IFC4 CHANGE The attribute has been added at the end of the entity definition.
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Formal Propositions
RuleDescription
CorrectPredefinedTypeEither the PredefinedType attribute is unset (e.g. because an IfcBeamType is associated), or the inherited attribute ObjectType shall be provided, if the PredefinedType is set to USERDEFINED.
CorrectTypeAssignedEither there is no beam type object associated, i.e. the IsTypedBy inverse relationship is not provided, or the associated type object has to be of type IfcBeamType.
Inherited definitions from supertypes
Entity inheritance IfcBeamStandardCase IfcBuiltElement IfcElement IfcProduct IfcObject IfcObjectDefinition IfcRoot
Attribute inheritance
#AttributeTypeCardinalityDescriptionG
IfcRoot
1GlobalIdIfcGloballyUniqueId Assignment of a globally unique identifier within the entire software world. X
2OwnerHistoryIfcOwnerHistory? 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,
NOTE  only the last modification in stored - either as addition, deletion or modification.
IFC4 CHANGE  The attribute has been changed to be OPTIONAL.
X
3NameIfcLabel? 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. X
4DescriptionIfcText? Optional description, provided for exchanging informative comments. X
IfcObjectDefinition
HasAssignmentsIfcRelAssigns
@RelatedObjects
S[0:?]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. X
NestsIfcRelNests
@RelatedObjects
S[0:1]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 strutures only).
IFC4 CHANGE  The inverse attribute datatype has been added and separated from Decomposes defined at IfcObjectDefinition.
X
IsNestedByIfcRelNests
@RelatingObject
S[0:?]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).
IFC4 CHANGE  The inverse attribute datatype has been added and separated from IsDecomposedBy defined at IfcObjectDefinition.
X
HasContextIfcRelDeclares
@RelatedDefinitions
S[0:1]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.
IFC4 CHANGE  The inverse attribute datatype has been added.
X
IsDecomposedByIfcRelAggregates
@RelatingObject
S[0:?]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 definitions can be aggregated by several other objects (occurrences or parts).
IFC4 CHANGE  The inverse attribute datatype has been changed from the supertype IfcRelDecomposes to subtype IfcRelAggregates.
X
DecomposesIfcRelAggregates
@RelatedObjects
S[0:1]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 definitions can only be part of a single decomposition (to allow hierarchical strutures only).
IFC4 CHANGE  The inverse attribute datatype has been changed from the supertype IfcRelDecomposes to subtype IfcRelAggregates.
X
HasAssociationsIfcRelAssociates
@RelatedObjects
S[0:?]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. X
IfcObject
5ObjectTypeIfcLabel? 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. X
IsDeclaredByIfcRelDefinesByObject
@RelatedObjects
S[0:1]Link to the relationship object pointing to the declaring object that provides the object definitions for this object occurrence. The declaring object has to be part of an object type decomposition. The associated IfcObject, or its subtypes, contains the specific information (as part of a type, or style, definition), that is common to all reflected instances of the declaring IfcObject, or its subtypes.
IFC4 CHANGE  New inverse relationship, change made with upward compatibility for file based exchange.
X
DeclaresIfcRelDefinesByObject
@RelatingObject
S[0:?]Link to the relationship object pointing to the reflected object(s) that receives the object definitions. The reflected object has to be part of an object occurrence decomposition. The associated IfcObject, or its subtypes, provides the specific information (as part of a type, or style, definition), that is common to all reflected instances of the declaring IfcObject, or its subtypes.
IFC4 CHANGE  New inverse relationship, change made with upward compatibility for file based exchange.
X
IsTypedByIfcRelDefinesByType
@RelatedObjects
S[0:1]Set of relationships to the object type that provides the type definitions for this object occurrence. The then associated IfcTypeObject, or its subtypes, contains the specific information (or type, or style), that is common to all instances of IfcObject, or its subtypes, referring to the same type.
IFC4 CHANGE  New inverse relationship, the link to IfcRelDefinesByType had previously be included in the inverse relationship IfcRelDefines. Change made with upward compatibility for file based exchange.
X
IsDefinedByIfcRelDefinesByProperties
@RelatedObjects
S[0:?]Set of relationships to property set definitions attached to this object. Those statically or dynamically defined properties contain alphanumeric information content that further defines the object.
IFC4 CHANGE  The data type has been changed from IfcRelDefines to IfcRelDefinesByProperties with upward compatibility for file based exchange.
X
IfcProduct
6ObjectPlacementIfcObjectPlacement? Placement of the product in space, the placement can either be absolute (relative to the world coordinate system), relative (relative to the object placement of another product), or constraint (e.g. relative to grid axes). It is determined by the various subtypes of IfcObjectPlacement, which includes the axis placement information to determine the transformation for the object coordinate system. X
7RepresentationIfcProductRepresentation? Reference to the representations of the product, being either a representation (IfcProductRepresentation) or as a special case a shape representations (IfcProductDefinitionShape). The product definition shape provides for multiple geometric representations of the shape property of the object within the same object coordinate system, defined by the object placement. X
ReferencedByIfcRelAssignsToProduct
@RelatingProduct
S[0:?]Reference to the IfcRelAssignsToProduct relationship, by which other products, processes, controls, resources or actors (as subtypes of IfcObjectDefinition) can be related to this product. X
PositionedRelativeToIfcRelPositions
@RelatedProducts
S[0:1]X
ReferencedInStructuresIfcRelReferencedInSpatialStructure
@RelatedElements
S[0:?]X
IfcElement
8TagIfcIdentifier? The tag (or label) identifier at the particular instance of a product, e.g. the serial number, or the position number. It is the identifier at the occurrence level. X
FillsVoidsIfcRelFillsElement
@RelatedBuildingElement
S[0:1]Reference to the IfcRelFillsElement Relationship that puts the element as a filling into the opening created within another element. X
ConnectedToIfcRelConnectsElements
@RelatingElement
S[0:?]Reference to the element connection relationship. The relationship then refers to the other element to which this element is connected to. X
IsInterferedByElementsIfcRelInterferesElements
@RelatedElement
S[0:?]Reference to the interference relationship to indicate the element that is interfered. The relationship, if provided, indicates that this element has an interference with one or many other elements.
NOTE  There is no indication of precedence between IsInterferedByElements and InterferesElements.
IFC4 CHANGE New inverse relationship.
X
InterferesElementsIfcRelInterferesElements
@RelatingElement
S[0:?]Reference to the interference relationship to indicate the element that interferes. The relationship, if provided, indicates that this element has an interference with one or many other elements.
NOTE  There is no indication of precedence between IsInterferedByElements and InterferesElements.
IFC4 CHANGE New inverse relationship.
X
HasProjectionsIfcRelProjectsElement
@RelatingElement
S[0:?]Projection relationship that adds a feature (using a Boolean union) to the IfcBuildingElement. X
HasOpeningsIfcRelVoidsElement
@RelatingBuildingElement
S[0:?]Reference to the IfcRelVoidsElement relationship that creates an opening in an element. An element can incorporate zero-to-many openings. For each opening, that voids the element, a new relationship IfcRelVoidsElement is generated. X
IsConnectionRealizationIfcRelConnectsWithRealizingElements
@RealizingElements
S[0:?]Reference to the connection relationship with realizing element. The relationship, if provided, assigns this element as the realizing element to the connection, which provides the physical manifestation of the connection relationship. X
ProvidesBoundariesIfcRelSpaceBoundary
@RelatedBuildingElement
S[0:?]Reference to space boundaries by virtue of the objectified relationship IfcRelSpaceBoundary. It defines the concept of an element bounding spaces. X
ConnectedFromIfcRelConnectsElements
@RelatedElement
S[0:?]Reference to the element connection relationship. The relationship then refers to the other element that is connected to this element. X
ContainedInStructureIfcRelContainedInSpatialStructure
@RelatedElements
S[0:1]Containment relationship to the spatial structure element, to which the element is primarily associated. This containment relationship has to be hierachical, i.e. an element may only be assigned directly to zero or one spatial structure. X
HasCoveringsIfcRelCoversBldgElements
@RelatingBuildingElement
S[0:?]Reference to IfcCovering by virtue of the objectified relationship IfcRelCoversBldgElement. It defines the concept of an element having coverings associated. X
IfcBuiltElement
IfcBeam
9PredefinedTypeIfcBeamTypeEnum? Predefined generic type for a beam that is specified in an enumeration. There may be a property set given specificly for the predefined types.
NOTE  The PredefinedType shall only be used, if no IfcBeamType is assigned, providing its own IfcBeamType.PredefinedType.
IFC4 CHANGE The attribute has been added at the end of the entity definition.
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Definitions applying to General Usage

 Instance diagram


Concept usage

Object Typing

The Object Typing concept template applies to this entity as shown in Table 93.

HasTypeRelatingType
IfcBeamType

Table 93 — IfcBeam Object Typing



Property Sets for Objects

The Property Sets for Objects concept template applies to this entity as shown in Table 94.

PsetNameProperties
Pset_BeamCommon
TemplatePropertyNameValueReference
Single ValueReferenceIfcIdentifier
Single ValueSpanIfcPositiveLengthMeasure
Single ValueSlopeIfcPlaneAngleMeasure
Single ValueRollIfcPlaneAngleMeasure
Single ValueIsExternalIfcBoolean
Single ValueThermalTransmittanceIfcThermalTransmittanceMeasure
Single ValueLoadBearingIfcBoolean
Single ValueFireRatingIfcLabel
Enumerated ValueStatusIfcLabel
Pset_ConcreteElementGeneral
TemplatePropertyNameValue
Single ValueConstructionMethodIfcLabel
Single ValueStructuralClassIfcLabel
Single ValueStrengthClassIfcLabel
Single ValueExposureClassIfcLabel
Single ValueReinforcementVolumeRatioIfcMassDensityMeasure
Single ValueReinforcementAreaRatioIfcAreaDensityMeasure
Single ValueDimensionalAccuracyClassIfcLabel
Single ValueConstructionToleranceClassIfcLabel
Single ValueConcreteCoverIfcPositiveLengthMeasure
Single ValueConcreteCoverAtMainBarsIfcPositiveLengthMeasure
Single ValueConcreteCoverAtLinksIfcPositiveLengthMeasure
Single ValueReinforcementStrengthClassIfcLabel
Pset_PrecastConcreteElementFabrication
TemplatePropertyNameValue
Single ValueTypeDesignatorIfcLabel
Single ValueProductionLotIdIfcIdentifier
Single ValueSerialNumberIfcIdentifier
Single ValuePieceMarkIfcLabel
Single ValueAsBuiltLocationNumberIfcLabel
Single ValueActualProductionDateIfcDateTime
Single ValueActualErectionDateIfcDateTime
Pset_PrecastConcreteElementGeneral
TemplatePropertyNameValue
Single ValueTypeDesignatorIfcLabel
Single ValueCornerChamferIfcPositiveLengthMeasure
Single ValueManufacturingToleranceClassIfcLabel
Single ValueFormStrippingStrengthIfcPressureMeasure
Single ValueLiftingStrengthIfcPressureMeasure
Single ValueReleaseStrengthIfcPressureMeasure
Single ValueMinimumAllowableSupportLengthIfcPositiveLengthMeasure
Single ValueInitialTensionIfcPressureMeasure
Single ValueTendonRelaxationIfcPositiveRatioMeasure
Single ValueTransportationStrengthIfcPressureMeasure
Single ValueSupportDuringTransportDescriptionIfcText
Single ValueHollowCorePluggingIfcLabel
Single ValueCamberAtMidspanIfcRatioMeasure
Single ValueBatterAtStartIfcPlaneAngleMeasure
Single ValueBatterAtEndIfcPlaneAngleMeasure
Single ValueTwistingIfcPlaneAngleMeasure
Single ValueShorteningIfcRatioMeasure
Single ValuePieceMarkIfcLabel
Single ValueDesignLocationNumberIfcLabel
Pset_ReinforcementBarPitchOfBeam
TemplatePropertyNameValue
Single ValueDescriptionIfcText
Single ValueReferenceIfcLabel
Single ValueStirrupBarPitchIfcPositiveLengthMeasure
Single ValueSpacingBarPitchIfcPositiveLengthMeasure

Table 94 — IfcBeam Property Sets for Objects



Quantity Sets

The Quantity Sets concept template applies to this entity as shown in Table 95.

QsetNameQuantities
Qto_BeamBaseQuantities

Table 95 — IfcBeam Quantity Sets



Spatial Containment

The Spatial Containment concept template applies to this entity as shown in Table 96.

RelatingStructureDescription
IfcBuildingStoreyDefault spatial container
IfcBuildingSpatial container for the element if it cannot be assigned to a building storey
IfcSiteSpatial container for the element in case that it is placed on site (outside of building)

Table 96 — IfcBeam Spatial Containment

The IfcBeam, as any subtype of IfcBuildingElement, may participate alternatively in one of the two different containment relationships:



Element Composition

The Element Composition concept template applies to this entity as shown in Table 97.

DecomposesRelatingObjectDescription
Special purpose composite entity

Table 97 — IfcBeam Element Composition



Material Profile Set

The Material Profile Set concept applies to this entity.

The material of the IfcBeam is defined by the IfcMaterialProfileSet or as fallback by IfcMaterial, and it is attached either directly or at the IfcBeamType.

NOTE  It is illegal to assign an IfcMaterialProfileSetUsage to an IfcBeam. Only the subtype IfcBeamStandardCase supports this concept.



Axis 3D Geometry

The Axis 3D Geometry concept template applies to this entity as shown in Table 98.

IdentifierTypeItemsDescription
AxisCurve3DIfcBoundedCurveThree-dimensional reference curve for the beam.

Table 98 — IfcBeam Axis 3D Geometry

The 'Axis' 'Curve 3D' geometry can be used to represent the system axis and length of a beam that may extent the body length.

NOTE  The 'Axis' is not used to locate the material profile set, only the subtype IfcBeamStandardCase provides this capability.



Body SweptSolid Geometry

The Body SweptSolid Geometry concept applies to this entity.

The following additional constraints apply to the 'SweptSolid' representation type:

Figure 193 illustrates the 'SweptSolid' geometric representation. There are no restrictions or conventions on how to use the local placement (black), solid of extrusion placement (red) and profile placement (green).

"standard beam"

Figure 193 — Beam swept solid

Figure 194 illustrates the use of non-perpendicular extrusion to create the IfcExtrudedAreaSolid.

"non-perpendicular extrusion"

Figure 194 — Beam non-perpendicular extrusion



Body AdvancedSweptSolid Geometry

The Body AdvancedSweptSolid Geometry concept applies to this entity.

The following additional constraints apply to the 'AdvancedSweptSolid' representation type:

NOTE  View definitions and implementer agreement can further constrain the allowed swept solid types.



Body Clipping Geometry

The Body Clipping Geometry concept applies to this entity.

The following additional constraints apply to the 'Clipping' representation type:

Figure 195 illustrates use of IfcBooleanClippingResult between an IfcExtrudedAreaSolid and an IfcHalfSpaceSolid to create a clipped body.

"clipped beam"

Figure 195 — Beam clipping



Product Assignment

The Product Assignment concept template applies to this entity as shown in Table 99.

TypeDescription
IfcStructuralCurveMemberAn idealized structural member corresponding to the beam.

Table 99 — IfcBeam Product Assignment



mvdXML Specification
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ConceptRoot xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" uuid="41d83b82-1674-40b6-b589-4854bbdc03cb" name="IfcBeam" applicableRootEntity="IfcBeam">
 <Applicability>
  <Template ref="56ab40ac-5e67-4b3f-8c3b-e36f610a7aaa" />
  <TemplateRules operator="and">
  </TemplateRules>
 </Applicability>
 <Concepts>
  <Concept uuid="cb73c642-3abb-4f1a-b8c2-0c3d5f6d00ac" name="Object Typing">
   <Template ref="35a2e10e-20df-40f4-ab2f-dacf0a6744f4" />
   <TemplateRules operator="and">
    <TemplateRule Parameters="RelatingType[Type]=&apos;IfcBeamType&apos;" />
   </TemplateRules>
  </Concept>
  <Concept uuid="049fdd91-61f6-4835-b5a8-d7562f5f5df4" name="Property Sets for Objects">
   <Template ref="f74255a6-0c0e-4f31-84ad-24981db62461" />
   <TemplateRules operator="and">
    <TemplateRule Parameters="PsetName[Value]=&apos;Pset_BeamCommon&apos;" />
    <TemplateRule Parameters="PsetName[Value]=&apos;Pset_ConcreteElementGeneral&apos;" />
    <TemplateRule Parameters="PsetName[Value]=&apos;Pset_PrecastConcreteElementFabrication&apos;" />
    <TemplateRule Parameters="PsetName[Value]=&apos;Pset_PrecastConcreteElementGeneral&apos;" />
    <TemplateRule Parameters="PsetName[Value]=&apos;Pset_ReinforcementBarPitchOfBeam&apos;" />
   </TemplateRules>
  </Concept>
  <Concept uuid="47c448b6-ab67-407d-be4f-2dd521c28532" name="Quantity Sets">
   <Template ref="6652398e-6579-4460-8cb4-26295acfacc7" />
   <TemplateRules operator="and">
    <TemplateRule Parameters="QsetName[Value]=&apos;Qto_BeamBaseQuantities&apos;" />
   </TemplateRules>
  </Concept>
  <Concept uuid="2375793f-b322-4bdb-9d6e-03701bf62ba5" name="Spatial Containment">
   <Template ref="d9a3f822-0014-4bc2-8d94-9d9067759045" />
   <TemplateRules operator="and">
    <TemplateRule Description="Default spatial container" Parameters="RelatingStructure[Type]=&apos;IfcBuildingStorey&apos;" />
    <TemplateRule Description="Spatial container for the element if it cannot be assigned to a building storey" Parameters="RelatingStructure[Type]=&apos;IfcBuilding&apos;" />
    <TemplateRule Description="Spatial container for the element in case that it is placed on site (outside of building)" Parameters="RelatingStructure[Type]=&apos;IfcSite&apos;" />
   </TemplateRules>
  </Concept>
  <Concept uuid="cd50ca8a-4efe-448d-9c89-246e5779935b" name="Element Composition">
   <Template ref="ca0f65e2-3913-4fdb-8a09-0c5c7a0d5421" />
   <TemplateRules operator="and">
    <TemplateRule Description="Special purpose composite entity" />
    <TemplateRule Description="Any building element can be a composite" />
   </TemplateRules>
  </Concept>
  <Concept uuid="b23d5909-6a89-47d5-951c-eb9dbe03c45f" name="Material Profile Set">
   <Template ref="427ac055-2a71-42c2-a423-71689fa75c59" />
  </Concept>
  <Concept uuid="029cde53-81a3-4cd6-aa4e-26e6a962757e" name="Axis 3D Geometry">
   <Template ref="b894d8cb-fb41-45ec-ba18-72cac6baff34" />
   <TemplateRules operator="and">
    <TemplateRule Description="Three-dimensional reference curve for the beam." Parameters="Identifier[Value]=&apos;Axis&apos; AND Type[Value]=&apos;Curve3D&apos; AND Items[Type]=&apos;IfcBoundedCurve&apos;" />
   </TemplateRules>
  </Concept>
  <Concept uuid="2906ad09-a736-498a-ac87-d73c039ef25a" name="Body SweptSolid Geometry">
   <Template ref="cb7c18fa-cf83-4db1-be1b-c013ba4ed672" />
  </Concept>
  <Concept uuid="25a36b91-bad3-4f7d-98b8-1f26b5496cd1" name="Body AdvancedSweptSolid Geometry">
   <Template ref="5464785d-e5d1-4f75-9ecc-6cb39214705e" />
  </Concept>
  <Concept uuid="89e37549-18f3-4aa5-87d1-01f5c441a5fd" name="Body Clipping Geometry">
   <Template ref="2cdbc2f5-9b0c-43ea-9d2a-9d72d0147e00" />
  </Concept>
  <Concept uuid="4ed31bc3-1351-49bd-9848-5e1abd7f964b" name="Product Assignment">
   <Template ref="ec9cfb04-adfe-4868-8168-d78fe995a913" />
   <TemplateRules operator="and">
    <TemplateRule Description="An idealized structural member corresponding to the beam." Parameters="Type[Type]=&apos;IfcStructuralCurveMember&apos;" />
   </TemplateRules>
  </Concept>
 </Concepts>
</ConceptRoot>
Concept inheritance

#ConceptTemplateModel View
IfcRoot
IdentitySoftware IdentityGeneral Usage
Revision ControlRevision ControlGeneral Usage
IfcObjectDefinition
Classification AssociationClassification AssociationGeneral Usage
IfcObject
Object User IdentityObject User IdentityGeneral Usage
Object Predefined TypeObject Predefined TypeGeneral Usage
Property Sets with OverrideProperty Sets with OverrideGeneral Usage
IfcProduct
Product PlacementProduct PlacementGeneral Usage
Product Geometric RepresentationProduct Geometric RepresentationGeneral Usage
IfcElement
Product Local PlacementProduct Local PlacementGeneral Usage
CoG GeometryCoG GeometryGeneral Usage
Box GeometryBox GeometryGeneral Usage
FootPrint GeometryFootPrint GeometryGeneral Usage
Body SurfaceOrSolidModel GeometryBody SurfaceOrSolidModel GeometryGeneral Usage
Body SurfaceModel GeometryBody SurfaceModel GeometryGeneral Usage
Body Tessellation GeometryBody Tessellation GeometryGeneral Usage
Body Brep GeometryBody Brep GeometryGeneral Usage
Body AdvancedBrep GeometryBody AdvancedBrep GeometryGeneral Usage
Body CSG GeometryBody CSG GeometryGeneral Usage
Mapped GeometryMapped GeometryGeneral Usage
Element VoidingElement VoidingGeneral Usage
Element ProjectingElement ProjectingGeneral Usage
Linear PlacementProduct Linear PlacementGeneral Usage
IfcBuiltElement
Surface 3D GeometrySurface 3D GeometryGeneral Usage
IfcBeam
Object TypingObject TypingGeneral Usage
Property Sets for ObjectsProperty Sets for ObjectsGeneral Usage
Quantity SetsQuantity SetsGeneral Usage
Spatial ContainmentSpatial ContainmentGeneral Usage
Element CompositionElement CompositionGeneral Usage
Material Profile SetMaterial Profile SetGeneral Usage
Axis 3D GeometryAxis 3D GeometryGeneral Usage
Body SweptSolid GeometryBody SweptSolid GeometryGeneral Usage
Body AdvancedSweptSolid GeometryBody AdvancedSweptSolid GeometryGeneral Usage
Body Clipping GeometryBody Clipping GeometryGeneral Usage
Product AssignmentProduct AssignmentGeneral Usage
Formal representations
XML Specification
 <xs:element name="IfcBeam" type="ifc:IfcBeam" substitutionGroup="ifc:IfcBuiltElement" nillable="true"/>
 <xs:complexType name="IfcBeam">
  <xs:complexContent>
   <xs:extension base="ifc:IfcBuiltElement">
    <xs:attribute name="PredefinedType" type="ifc:IfcBeamTypeEnum" use="optional"/>
   </xs:extension>
  </xs:complexContent>
 </xs:complexType>
EXPRESS Specification
ENTITY IfcBeam
 SUPERTYPE OF(IfcBeamStandardCase)
 SUBTYPE OF (IfcBuiltElement);
  PredefinedType : OPTIONAL IfcBeamTypeEnum;
 WHERE
  CorrectPredefinedType : NOT(EXISTS(PredefinedType)) OR
(PredefinedType <> IfcBeamTypeEnum.USERDEFINED) OR
((PredefinedType = IfcBeamTypeEnum.USERDEFINED) AND EXISTS (SELF\IfcObject.ObjectType));
  CorrectTypeAssigned : (SIZEOF(IsTypedBy) = 0) OR
('IFCSHAREDBLDGELEMENTS.IfcBeamType' IN TYPEOF(SELF\IfcObject.IsTypedBy[1].RelatingType));
END_ENTITY;

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