An IFC Type Product is an IFC Entity that defines a particular style/type of other entities by relating to them with common IFC Attributes and Properties. For example, IfcWindowStyle is an IFC Type Product, to which many windows (IfcWindow) refer.
ArchiCAD automatically generates IFC Type Product entities for all ArchiCAD element types. The following table shows some naming examples of the automatically generated IFC types.
|
ArchiCAD element (IFC Entity) |
IFC Type Product |
Name Attribute of Type Product derived from |
|
Column (IfcColumn) |
IfcColumnType |
Profile name + profile size |
|
Beam (IfcBeam) |
IfcBeamType |
Profile name + profile size |
|
Wall (IfcWall) |
IfcWallType |
Name of Building Material or Composite + thickness |
|
Slab (IfcSlab) |
IfcSlabType |
Name of Building Material or Composite + thickness |
|
Curtain Wall (IfcCurtainWall) |
IfcCurtainWallType |
“Curtain Wall Type” fix name |
|
Curtain Wall Panel part (IfcPlate) |
IfcPlateType |
Panel type (“Main” or “Distinct”) + panel size |
|
Curtain Wall Frame part (IfcMember) |
IfcMemberType |
Frame type (“Boundary”, “Mullion” or “Transom”) + profile size |
|
Door (IfcDoor) |
IfcDoorStyle |
Name of the Library Part without .gsm extension |
|
Window (IfcWindow) |
IfcWindowStyle |
Name of the Library Part without .gsm extension |
|
GDL-based Objects |
e.g. IfcFurnitureType |
Name of the Library Part without .gsm extension |
Of course, the default name values, together with all IFC data (Attributes, Properties and Classification Reference), can be edited manually. The list and full management of the IFC Type Product entities can be managed only with the IFC Manager (in “Type Products” mode, see the illustration below).
See IFC Manager.