4.8.1.5 Box Geometry
Elements may have a simplified 'Box' representation describing the dimensions of the smallest box bounding the object. Such representation may be used for more efficient spatial indexing or hit-testing.
The representation identifier and type and the only allowed single representation item of the 'Box' representation are:
NOTE The specification does not determine the method by which the bounding box has to be created. If such a method need to be prescribed the definition has to be established by model view definitions or implementer agreements.
The following diagram shows the generic classes and relationships used when applying this concept.
In addition, concepts may have particular importance to common or standardised industry practices and scenarios. For these specific usage scenarios, the tables below shows a recommended list of general usage patterns that users may adopt.
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IfcProduct
IfcProduct
GlobalId
[1:1]
OwnerHistory
[0:1]
Name
[0:1]
Description
[0:1]
HasAssignments
[0:?]
Nests
[0:1]
IsNestedBy
[0:?]
HasContext
[0:1]
IsDecomposedBy
[0:?]
Decomposes
[0:1]
HasAssociations
[0:?]
ObjectType
[0:1]
IsDeclaredBy
[0:1]
Declares
[0:?]
IsTypedBy
[0:1]
IsDefinedBy
[0:?]
ObjectPlacement
[0:1]
Representation
[0:1]
ReferencedBy
[0:?]
PositionedRelativeTo
[0:?]
ReferencedInStructures
[0:?]
IfcProductDefinitionShape
IfcProductDefinitionShape
Name
[0:1]
Description
[0:1]
Representations
[1:?]
ShapeOfProduct
[1:?]
HasShapeAspects
[0:?]
IfcProduct :Representation1->IfcProductDefinitionShape :IfcProductDefinitionShape0
IfcShapeRepresentation
IfcShapeRepresentation
ContextOfItems
[1:1]
Identifier
RepresentationIdentifier
[0:1]
Type
RepresentationType
[0:1]
Items
[1:?]
RepresentationMap
[0:1]
LayerAssignments
[0:?]
OfProductRepresentation
[0:?]
OfShapeAspect
[0:1]
IfcProductDefinitionShape :Representations1->IfcShapeRepresentation :IfcShapeRepresentation0
IfcGeometricRepresentationContext
IfcGeometricRepresentationContext
ContextIdentifier
[0:1]
ContextType
[0:1]
RepresentationsInContext
[0:?]
CoordinateSpaceDimension
[1:1]
Precision
[0:1]
WorldCoordinateSystem
[1:1]
TrueNorth
[0:1]
HasSubContexts
[0:?]
HasCoordinateOperation
[0:1]
IfcShapeRepresentation :ContextOfItems1->IfcGeometricRepresentationContext :IfcGeometricRepresentationContext0
IfcLabel_0
IfcLabel
IfcShapeRepresentation :RepresentationIdentifier1->IfcLabel_0:IfcLabel0
IfcLabel_1
IfcLabel
IfcShapeRepresentation :RepresentationType1->IfcLabel_1:IfcLabel0
IfcBoundingBox
IfcBoundingBox
LayerAssignment
[0:1]
StyledByItem
[0:1]
Corner
[1:1]
XDim
[1:1]
YDim
[1:1]
ZDim
[1:1]
IfcShapeRepresentation :Items1->IfcBoundingBox :IfcBoundingBox0
constraint_0
=Box
IfcLabel_0->constraint_0
constraint_1
=BoundingBox
IfcLabel_1->constraint_1
Figure 4.8.1.5.A
General UsageTable 4.8.1.5.B