IfcWindowStyle

Natural language names
Fenster - Typ (veraltet)
Window Style
Style de fen锚tre
Change log
DEPRECATEDThis definition may be imported, but shall not be exported by applications.
ItemSPFXMLChangeDescription
IFC2x3 to IFC4
    IfcWindowStyleMOVEDSchema changed from IFCSHAREDBLDGELEMENTS to IFCARCHITECTUREDOMAIN.
      OwnerHistoryMODIFIEDInstantiation changed to OPTIONAL.
      ApplicableOccurrenceMODIFIEDType changed from IfcLabel to IfcIdentifier.
IFC4 Addendum 1
    IfcWindowStyle
      ParameterTakesPrecedenceMODIFIEDType changed from BOOLEAN to IfcBoolean.
      SizeableMODIFIEDType changed from BOOLEAN to IfcBoolean.
IFC4x1 Release Candidate 3
    IfcWindowStyleMODIFIEDStatus changed to Deprecated.
Semantic definitions at the entity
Entity definition

The window style defines a particular style of windows, which may be included into the spatial context of the building model through instances of IfcWindow. A window style defines the overall parameter of the window style and refers to the particular parameter of the lining and one (or several) panels through IfcWindowLiningProperties and IfcWindowPanelProperties.

The window entity (IfcWindow) defines a particular occurrence of a window inserted in the spatial context of a project. The actual parameter of the window and/or its shape is defined at the IfcWindowStyle, to which the IfcWindow related by the inverse relationship IsDefinedBy pointing to IfcRelDefinesByType. The IfcWindowStyle also defines the particular attributes for the lining (IfcWindowLiningProperties) and panels (IfcWindowPanelProperties).

The IfcWindowStyle defines the baseline geometry, or the representation map, for all occurrences of the window style, given by the IfcWindow, pointing to this style. The representation of the window style may be given by the agreed set of minimal parameters, defined for the window lining and the window panel(s), or it may be given by a geometric representation used by the IfcRepresentationMap. The attribute ParameterTakesPrecedence decides, whether the set of parameters can be used to exactly represent the shape of the window style (TRUE), or whether the attached IfcRepresentationMap holds the exact representation (FALSE).

The IfcWindowStyleOperationTypeEnum defines the general layout of the window style. Depending on the enumerator, the appropriate instances of IfcWindowLiningProperties and IfcWindowPanelProperties are attached in the list of HasPropertySets. See geometry use definitions there.

HISTORY  New entity in IFC2x.
IFC4 CHANGE  The entity has been deprecated and shall not be used. The new entity IfcWindowType shall be used instead.
Attribute definitions
#AttributeTypeCardinalityDescription G
9ConstructionTypeIfcWindowStyleConstructionEnum Type defining the basic construction and material type of the window.X
10OperationTypeIfcWindowStyleOperationEnum Type defining the general layout and operation of the window style. X
11ParameterTakesPrecedenceIfcBoolean The Boolean value reflects, whether the parameter given in the attached lining and panel properties exactly define the geometry (TRUE), or whether the attached style shape take precedence (FALSE). In the last case the parameter have only informative value.X
12SizeableIfcBoolean The Boolean indicates, whether the attached ShapeStyle can be sized (using scale factor of transformation), or not (FALSE). If not, the ShapeStyle should be inserted by the IfcWindow (using IfcMappedItem) with the scale factor = 1.X
Inherited definitions from supertypes
Entity inheritance IfcTypeProduct IfcTypeObject 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
IfcTypeObject
5ApplicableOccurrenceIfcIdentifier? The attribute optionally defines the data type of the occurrence object, to which the assigned type object can relate. If not present, no instruction is given to which occurrence object the type object is applicable. The following conventions are used:
  • The IFC entity name of the applicable occurrence using the IFC naming convention, CamelCase with IFC prefix
  • It can be optionally followed by the predefined type after the separator "/" (forward slash), using uppercase
  • If one type object is applicable to many occurrence objects, then those occurrence object names should be separate by comma "," forming a comma separated string.
EXAMPLE Refering to a furniture as applicable occurrence entity would be expressed as 'IfcFurnishingElement', refering to a brace as applicable entity would be expressed as 'IfcMember/BRACE', refering to a wall and wall standard case would be expressed as 'IfcWall, IfcWallStandardCase'.
X
6HasPropertySetsIfcPropertySetDefinition? S[1:?] Set list of unique property sets, that are associated with the object type and are common to all object occurrences referring to this object type.
IFC2x3 CHANGE  The attribute aggregate type has been changed from LIST to SET.
X
TypesIfcRelDefinesByType
@RelatingType		S[0:1]Reference to the relationship IfcRelDefinedByType and thus to those occurrence objects, which are defined by this type.X
IfcTypeProduct
7RepresentationMapsIfcRepresentationMap? L[1:?] List of unique representation maps. Each representation map describes a block definition of the shape of the product style. By providing more than one representation map, a multi-view block definition can be given.X
8TagIfcLabel? The tag (or label) identifier at the particular type of a product, e.g. the article number (like the EAN). It is the identifier at the specific level.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 type.
IFC4 CHANGE  New inverse relationship.
X
IfcWindowStyle
9ConstructionTypeIfcWindowStyleConstructionEnum Type defining the basic construction and material type of the window.X
10OperationTypeIfcWindowStyleOperationEnum Type defining the general layout and operation of the window style. X
11ParameterTakesPrecedenceIfcBoolean The Boolean value reflects, whether the parameter given in the attached lining and panel properties exactly define the geometry (TRUE), or whether the attached style shape take precedence (FALSE). In the last case the parameter have only informative value.X
12SizeableIfcBoolean The Boolean indicates, whether the attached ShapeStyle can be sized (using scale factor of transformation), or not (FALSE). If not, the ShapeStyle should be inserted by the IfcWindow (using IfcMappedItem) with the scale factor = 1.X
Definitions applying to General Usage
Concept inheritance

#ConceptTemplateModel View
IfcRoot
IdentitySoftware IdentityGeneral Usage
Revision ControlRevision ControlGeneral Usage
IfcObjectDefinition
Classification AssociationClassification AssociationGeneral Usage
IfcTypeProduct
Product Type ShapeProduct Type ShapeGeneral Usage
Formal representations
XML Specification
 <xs:element name="IfcWindowStyle" type="ifc:IfcWindowStyle" substitutionGroup="ifc:IfcTypeProduct" nillable="true"/>
 <xs:complexType name="IfcWindowStyle">
  <xs:complexContent>
   <xs:extension base="ifc:IfcTypeProduct">
    <xs:attribute name="ConstructionType" type="ifc:IfcWindowStyleConstructionEnum" use="optional"/>
    <xs:attribute name="OperationType" type="ifc:IfcWindowStyleOperationEnum" use="optional"/>
    <xs:attribute name="ParameterTakesPrecedence" type="ifc:IfcBoolean" use="optional"/>
    <xs:attribute name="Sizeable" type="ifc:IfcBoolean" use="optional"/>
   </xs:extension>
  </xs:complexContent>
 </xs:complexType>
EXPRESS Specification
ENTITY IfcWindowStyle
 SUBTYPE OF (IfcTypeProduct);
  ConstructionType : IfcWindowStyleConstructionEnum;
  OperationType : IfcWindowStyleOperationEnum;
  ParameterTakesPrecedence : IfcBoolean;
  Sizeable : IfcBoolean;
END_ENTITY;

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