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8.9.3.62 IfcSegment

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8.9.3.62.1 Semantic definition

Definition of a curve segment with a trimming mechanism built in with a StartPlacement (first point) and SegmentLength (second point).

8.9.3.62.2 Entity inheritance

8.9.3.62.3 Attributes

# Attribute Type Description
IfcRepresentationItem (2)
LayerAssignment SET [0:1] OF IfcPresentationLayerAssignment FOR AssignedItems

Assignment of the representation item to a single or multiple layer(s). The LayerAssignments can override a LayerAssignments of the IfcRepresentation it is used within the list of Items.
StyledByItem SET [0:1] OF IfcStyledItem FOR Item

Reference to the IfcStyledItem that provides presentation information to the representation, e.g. a curve style, including colour and thickness to a geometric curve.
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IfcSegment (2)
1 Transition IfcTransitionCode

Connectivity between the continuous segments is not enforced per se to be tangential. Setting "TangentialContinuity" to True means that the current segment shall continue with tangential continuity to the previous one.
UsingCurves SET [1:?] OF IfcCompositeCurve FOR Segments

The set of composite curves which use this composite curve segment as a segment. This set shall not be empty.
Table 8.9.3.62.A

8.9.3.62.4 Formal representation 

ENTITY IfcSegment
 ABSTRACT SUPERTYPE OF (ONEOF
	(IfcCompositeCurveSegment
	,IfcCurveSegment))
 SUBTYPE OF (IfcGeometricRepresentationItem);
	Transition : IfcTransitionCode;
 INVERSE
	UsingCurves : SET [1:?] OF IfcCompositeCurve FOR Segments;
END_ENTITY;

8.9.3.62.5 References

8.9.3.62.6 Changelog

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