#### IfcPhysicalSimpleQuantity

Natural language names

##### Semantic definitions at the entity

Entity definition

The physical quantity, IfcPhysicalSimpleQuantity, is an entity that holds a single quantity measure value (as defined at the subtypes of IfcPhysicalSimpleQuantity) together with a semantic definition of the usage for the measure value.

> EXAMPLE: An element, like a wall, may have several area measures, like footprint area, left wall face area, right wall face area. These areas would be given by three instances of the area quantity subtype, with different Name string values.

A section "Quantity Use Definition" at individual entities as subtypes of IfcBuildingElement gives guidance to the usage of the Name attribute to characterize the individual quantities. If the Unit attribute is given, the value attribute (introduced at the level of subtypes of IfcPhysicalSimpleQuantity) are given as quantities of this unit, otherwise the global unit definitions (given by IfcUnitAssignment) are used.

> HISTORY New entity in IFC Release 2x2 Addendum 1.

> IFC2x2 ADDENDUM 1 CHANGE The abstract entity IfcPhysicalSimpleQuantity has been added. Upward compatibility for file based exchange is guaranteed.

Attribute definitions

# | Attribute | Type | Cardinality | Description | A
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
3 | Unit | - |  | This attribute is out of scope for this model view definition and shall not be set. |

##### Inherited definitions from supertypes

Entity inheritance
Attribute inheritance

# | Attribute | Type | Cardinality | Description | A
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
IfcPhysicalQuantity
1 | Name | IfcLabel | [1:1] | Name of the element quantity or measure. The name attribute has to be made recognizable by further agreements. | X
2 | Description | - |  | This attribute is out of scope for this model view definition and shall not be set. |
IfcPhysicalSimpleQuantity
3 | Unit | - |  | This attribute is out of scope for this model view definition and shall not be set. |

##### Formal representations

XSD Specification
`<xs:element name="IfcPhysicalSimpleQuantity" type="ifc:IfcPhysicalSimpleQuantity" abstract="true" substitutionGroup="ifc:IfcPhysicalQuantity" nillable="true"/>
<xs:complexType name="IfcPhysicalSimpleQuantity" abstract="true">
<xs:complexContent>
<xs:extension base="ifc:IfcPhysicalQuantity"/>
</xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>
`
EXPRESS Specification
`ENTITY IfcPhysicalSimpleQuantity
ABSTRACT SUPERTYPE OF(IfcQuantityCount)
SUBTYPE OF (IfcPhysicalQuantity);
Unit : OPTIONAL IfcStrippedOptional;
END_ENTITY;

EXPRESS-G diagram

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