Deconstruct Element Type
Deconstruct Element Type (DeType) · IfcHopper > Object
Deconstructs an IFC element type. Its geometry is in type coordinates, like a block definition; occurrences place it.
Inputs
| Name | Type | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Element Type (ET) * | IFC Element Type | item | IfcHopper element type. |
* Required.
Outputs
| Name | Type | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name (N) | Text | item | Name. |
| Description (D) | Text | item | Description. |
| GlobalId (Id) | Text | item | IFC GlobalId. Empty for objects not yet written. |
| Class (C) | Text | item | IFC class, e.g. IfcWallType. |
| Type (T) | Text | item | Predefined type, or the element type when user defined. |
| Geometry (G) | Mesh | list | Body geometry of the representation maps as meshes in type coordinates. Read solids are faceted. |
| Colour (Col) | Colour | list | Surface colour of each mesh: its own style (IfcStyledItem), else the colour of the type's material; empty when neither is styled. Alpha holds the transparency. |
| Material (Mat) | IFC Material | item | Material of the type (IfcRelAssociatesMaterial). |
| Property Sets (PS) | IFC Property Set | list | Property and quantity sets. Sets of the type are included unless the object has its own set with the same name (From Type on Deconstruct Pset and Deconstruct Qto). |
| Classifications (Cl) | IFC Classification | list | Classification references. References of the type are included unless the object has its own in the same system (From Type on Deconstruct Classification). |
| Tag (Tag) | Text | item | Identifier (Tag). |
| Attribute Names (AN) | Text | list | Set attributes of the class beyond the other outputs, e.g. OverallHeight of IfcDoor. |
| Attribute Values (AV) | Generic Data | list | Value of each attribute; lengths, areas and volumes in document units, enumerations as text. |