IfcStructuralConnection

Definition from IAI: The abstract entity IfcStructuralConnection is the superclass of entities representing structural supports or connecting elements (nodes). Point connections, curve connections and surface connections are supported.

> HISTORY: New entity in Release IFC2x Edition 2.

EXPRESS specification:

ENTITY IfcStructuralConnection
ABSTRACT SUPERTYPE OF | (ONEOF(IfcStructuralCurveConnection, IfcStructuralPointConnection, IfcStructuralSurfaceConnection))
SUBTYPE OF ( | IfcStructuralItem);
AppliedCondition | : | OPTIONAL IfcBoundaryCondition;
INVERSE
ConnectsStructuralMembers | : | SET [1:?] OF IfcRelConnectsStructuralMember FOR RelatedStructuralConnection;
END_ENTITY;

Attribute definitions:

AppliedCondition | : | Optional reference to an instance of IfcBoundaryCondition which defines the support condition of this 'connection'.
ConnectsStructuralMembers | : | References to the IfcRelConnectsStructuralMembers relationship by which structural members can be associated to structural connections.

Inheritance graph

ENTITY IfcStructuralConnection;
ENTITY IfcRoot;
GlobalId | : | IfcGloballyUniqueId;
OwnerHistory | : | IfcOwnerHistory;
Name | : | OPTIONAL IfcLabel;
Description | : | OPTIONAL IfcText;
ENTITY IfcObjectDefinition;
INVERSE
HasAssignments | : | SET OF IfcRelAssigns FOR RelatedObjects;
IsDecomposedBy | : | SET OF IfcRelDecomposes FOR RelatingObject;
Decomposes | : | SET [0:1] OF IfcRelDecomposes FOR RelatedObjects;
HasAssociations | : | SET OF IfcRelAssociates FOR RelatedObjects;
ENTITY IfcObject;
ObjectType | : | OPTIONAL IfcLabel;
INVERSE
IsDefinedBy | : | SET OF IfcRelDefines FOR RelatedObjects;
ENTITY IfcProduct;
ObjectPlacement | : | OPTIONAL IfcObjectPlacement;
Representation | : | OPTIONAL IfcProductRepresentation;
INVERSE
ReferencedBy | : | SET OF IfcRelAssignsToProduct FOR RelatingProduct;
ENTITY IfcStructuralItem;
INVERSE
AssignedStructuralActivity | : | SET OF IfcRelConnectsStructuralActivity FOR RelatingElement;
ENTITY IfcStructuralConnection;
AppliedCondition | : | OPTIONAL IfcBoundaryCondition;
INVERSE
ConnectsStructuralMembers | : | SET [1:?] OF IfcRelConnectsStructuralMember FOR RelatedStructuralConnection;
END_ENTITY;