IfcEllipse

Semantic definitions at the entity

Entity definition

An IfcEllipse is a curve consisting of a set of points whose distances to two fixed points add to the same constant.

The inherited SELF\IfcConic.Position.Location is the center of the IfcEllipse, and the inherited SELF\IfcConic.Position.Position.P[1] is the direction of the SemiAxis1.

Definition of the IfcEllipse within the a three-dimensional position coordinate system is shown in Figure 342.

It is placed within the object coordinate system of an element of which it is a representation.

Figure 342 — Ellipse placement and parameterization

NOTE An elliptical arc segment is defined by using the IfcTrimmedCurve with BasisCurve

NOTE Definition according to ISO/CD 10303-42:1992
An ellipse is a conic section defined by the lengths of the semi-major and semi-minor diameters and the position (center or mid point of the line joining the foci) and orientation of the curve. Interpretation of the data shall be as follows:

C = position.location x = position.p[1] y = position.p[2] z = position.p[3] R1 = semi axis 1 R2 = semi axis 2

and the ellipse is parameterized as:

The parameterization range is 0 ≤ u <≤ 2π (0 ≤ u ≤ 360 degree). In the placement coordinate system defined above, the ellipse is the equation C = 0, where

The positive sense of the ellipse at any point is in the tangent direction, T, to the curve at the point, where

NOTE Entity adapted from ellipse defined in ISO 10303-42

HISTORY New entity in IFC1.0

Attribute definitions

#	Attribute	Type	Cardinality	Description	C
2	SemiAxis1	IfcPositiveLengthMeasure	[1:1]	The first radius of the ellipse which shall be positive. Placement.Axes[1] gives the direction of the SemiAxis1.	X
3	SemiAxis2	IfcPositiveLengthMeasure	[1:1]	The second radius of the ellipse which shall be positive.	X

Inherited definitions from supertypes

Entity inheritance

Attribute inheritance

#	Attribute	Type	Cardinality	Description	C
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.	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.	X
IfcGeometricRepresentationItem
IfcCurve
	Dim :=IfcCurveDim(SELF)	IfcDimensionCount	[1:1]	The space dimensionality of this abstract class, defined differently for all subtypes, i.e. for IfcLine, IfcConic and IfcBoundedCurve.	X
IfcConic
1	Position	IfcAxis2Placement	[1:1]	The location and orientation of the conic. Further details of the interpretation of this attribute are given for the individual subtypes."	X
IfcEllipse
2	SemiAxis1	IfcPositiveLengthMeasure	[1:1]	The first radius of the ellipse which shall be positive. Placement.Axes[1] gives the direction of the SemiAxis1.	X
3	SemiAxis2	IfcPositiveLengthMeasure	[1:1]	The second radius of the ellipse which shall be positive.	X

Formal representations

XSD Specification

 <xs:element name="IfcEllipse" type="ifc:IfcEllipse" substitutionGroup="ifc:IfcConic" nillable="true"/>

 <xs:complexType name="IfcEllipse">

  <xs:complexContent>

   <xs:extension base="ifc:IfcConic">

    <xs:attribute name="SemiAxis1" type="ifc:IfcPositiveLengthMeasure" use="optional"/>

    <xs:attribute name="SemiAxis2" type="ifc:IfcPositiveLengthMeasure" use="optional"/>

   </xs:extension>

  </xs:complexContent>

 </xs:complexType>

EXPRESS Specification


ENTITY IfcEllipse

 SUBTYPE OF (IfcConic);

  SemiAxis1 : IfcPositiveLengthMeasure;

  SemiAxis2 : IfcPositiveLengthMeasure;

END_ENTITY;

 EXPRESS-G diagram

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