IfcRelCoversSpaces

Item	XML	Change	Description
IFC2x3 to IFC4
IfcRelCoversSpaces		MOVED	Schema changed from IFCPRODUCTEXTENSION to IFCSHAREDBLDGELEMENTS.
OwnerHistory		MODIFIED	Instantiation changed to OPTIONAL.
RelatingSpace	X	MODIFIED	Name changed from RelatedSpace to RelatingSpace.

Semantic definitions at the entity

Entity definition

The objectified relationship, IfcRelCoversSpace, relates a space object to one or many coverings, which faces (or is assigned to) the space.

NOTE Particularly floorings, ceilings and wall coverings, such as claddings or tiling are often considered as space coverings, rather then wall or slab coverings. In some life cycle phases, such as the operation phase, the relationship is always made to the space.

The IFC specification provides two relationships:

IfcRelCoversBldgElements to assign coverings to elements.
NOTE This relationship is now deprecated and replaced by IfcRelAggregates.
IfcRelCoversSpaces to assign coverings to spaces

NOTE This relationship is now deprecated and replaced by IfcRelContainedInSpatialStructure.

Whether the relationship between the covering and the space, or between the covering and the element, is regarded as primary, has to be determined within the context of a model view definition.

HISTORY New entity in IFC2x3.

DEPRECATION The relationship IfcRelCoversSpace shall not be used anymore, use IfcRelContainedInSpatialStructure instead.

Attribute definitions

#	Attribute	Type	Cardinality	Description	G
5	RelatingSpace	IfcSpace		Relationship to the space object that is covered. IFC4 CHANGE The attribute name has been changed from RelatedSpace to RelatingSpace with upward compatibility for file based exchange.	X
6	RelatedCoverings	IfcCovering	S[1:?]	Relationship to the set of coverings covering that cover surfaces of this space.	X

Inherited definitions from supertypes

Entity inheritance

Attribute inheritance

#	Attribute	Type	Cardinality	Description	G
IfcRoot
1	GlobalId	IfcGloballyUniqueId		Assignment of a globally unique identifier within the entire software world.	X
2	OwnerHistory	IfcOwnerHistory	?	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
3	Name	IfcLabel	?	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
4	Description	IfcText	?	Optional description, provided for exchanging informative comments.	X
IfcRelationship
IfcRelConnects
IfcRelCoversSpaces
5	RelatingSpace	IfcSpace		Relationship to the space object that is covered. IFC4 CHANGE The attribute name has been changed from RelatedSpace to RelatingSpace with upward compatibility for file based exchange.	X
6	RelatedCoverings	IfcCovering	S[1:?]	Relationship to the set of coverings covering that cover surfaces of this space.	X

#	Concept	Template	Model View
IfcRoot
	Identity	Software Identity	General Usage
	Revision Control	Revision Control	General Usage

Formal representations

XML Specification

 <xs:element name="IfcRelCoversSpaces" type="ifc:IfcRelCoversSpaces" substitutionGroup="ifc:IfcRelConnects" nillable="true"/>

 <xs:complexType name="IfcRelCoversSpaces">

  <xs:complexContent>

   <xs:extension base="ifc:IfcRelConnects">

    <xs:sequence>

     <xs:element name="RelatingSpace" type="ifc:IfcSpace" nillable="true"/>

     <xs:element name="RelatedCoverings">

      <xs:complexType>

       <xs:sequence>

        <xs:element ref="ifc:IfcCovering" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>

       </xs:sequence>

       <xs:attribute ref="ifc:itemType" fixed="ifc:IfcCovering"/>

       <xs:attribute ref="ifc:cType" fixed="set"/>

       <xs:attribute ref="ifc:arraySize" use="optional"/>

      </xs:complexType>

     </xs:element>

    </xs:sequence>

   </xs:extension>

  </xs:complexContent>

 </xs:complexType>

EXPRESS Specification


ENTITY IfcRelCoversSpaces

 SUBTYPE OF (IfcRelConnects);

  RelatingSpace : IfcSpace;

  RelatedCoverings : SET [1:?] OF IfcCovering;

END_ENTITY;

 EXPRESS-G diagram

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	Rel Covers Spaces

IfcRelCoversSpaces

Semantic definitions at the entity

Inherited definitions from supertypes

Definitions applying to General Usage

Formal representations