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IfcRelFillsElement

Definition from IAI: Objectified relationship between an opening element and an building element that fills (or partially fills) the opening element.

EXAMPLE  The insertion of a window into a wall is represented by two separate relationships. First the window opening is created within the wall by IfcWall(StandardCase) o-- IfcRelVoidsElement --o IfcOpeningElement, then the window is inserted within the opening by IfcOpeningElement o-- IfcRelFillsElement --o IfcWindow.

HISTORY New entity in IFC Release 1.0

EXPRESS specification:

ENTITY IfcRelFillsElement
SUBTYPE OF ( IfcRelConnects);
RelatingOpeningElement  :  IfcOpeningElement;
RelatedBuildingElement  :  IfcElement;
END_ENTITY;

Attribute definitions:

RelatingOpeningElement  :  Opening Element being filled by virtue of this relationship.
RelatedBuildingElement  :  Reference to building element that occupies fully or partially the associated opening.
IFC2x PLATFORM CHANGE: The data type has been changed from IfcBuildingElement to IfcElement with upward compatibility for file based exchange.

Inheritance graph

ENTITY IfcRelFillsElement;
ENTITY IfcRoot;
GlobalId  :  IfcGloballyUniqueId;
OwnerHistory  :  IfcOwnerHistory;
Name  :  OPTIONAL IfcLabel;
Description  :  OPTIONAL IfcText;
ENTITY IfcRelationship;
ENTITY IfcRelConnects;
ENTITY IfcRelFillsElement;
RelatingOpeningElement  :  IfcOpeningElement;
RelatedBuildingElement  :  IfcElement;
END_ENTITY;