Containment

Version : 002 (19/06/00)

Definition

Each object that is a subclass of IfcObject can be contained by a container. The valid containers are:

The building storey contains the spaces in the building storey. If spaces contain e.g. furniture then the furniture is not contained by the building storey. All objects that need to be contained have to be contained by one and only one container. Please see the document below for more details.

Documents

Used by views

Data structure

IfcRelContains
GlobalId
OwnerHistory
Owner history [all]
Label
RelatedIsDependent
RelatingIsDependent
RelatingObject
Building [all]
Building storey [all]
Project [all]
Site [all]
Space [all]
RelatedObjects
Beam [1,3,5]
Building [all]
Building storey [all]
Cabinet [1]
Column [1,3,5]
Counter or shelf [1]
Electrical appliance [1,3]
Electrical fixture [1]
Floor slab [1,3,5]
Flow controller [2]
Flow equipment [2]
Flow fitting [2]
Flow segment [2]
Flow terminal [2]
Furniture [1]
Plumbing fixture [2]
Proxy [product with geometry] [3,5]
Roof slab [3,5]
Simple door [1,3,5]
Simple window [1,3,5]
Site [all]
Space [all]
Stair [none]
Wall [1,3,5]
RelationshipType
IfcContainmentEnum
ProjectContainer
SiteContainer
BuildingContainer
BuildingStoreyContainer
SpaceContainer
ContainedOrReferenced
IfcContainedOrReferencedEnum
Contained

Uses concepts

Owner history [all]

Used by concepts

Beam
Building
Building storey
Cabinet
Column
Counter or shelf
Electrical appliance
Electrical fixture
Floor slab
Flow controller
Flow equipment
Flow fitting
Flow segment
Flow terminal
Furniture
Plumbing fixture
Project
Proxy [product with geometry]
Roof slab
Simple door
Simple window
Site
Space
Space boundary
Stair
Wall

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Author: Jiri Hietanen (jiri.hietanen@qpartner.com)
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