The IfcBuildingControlsDomain schema forms part of the Domain
Layer of the IFC Model. It extends the ideas concerning building services
outlined in the IfcSharedBldgServicesElements schema. It defines
concepts of building automation, control, instrumentation and alarm.
Scope
The IfcBuildingControlsDomain schema supports ideas including
types of:
- actuator,
- alarm,
- controller,
- sensor,
- flow instrument ,
Elements that perform the control action such as valves and dampers are
principally types of distribution element and are located proincipally in the
IfcSharedBldgServicesElements schema
Occurence
Classes within this schema define types of elements that are used in
building automation, control and instrumentation. They are defined either as
subtypes of IfcTypeProduct or of other classes that are themselves subtypes of
IfcTypeProduct.
The objective is that a particular type of element is defined once in an
IFC exchange. Instances or occurrences of elements conforming to a particular
type are defined by instances of related subtypes of IfcDistributionElement.
The following table sets down the class used for capturing the occurrence of a
particular element type within this schema:
| IfcActuatorType |
IfcDistributionControlElement |
| IfcAlarmType |
IfcDistributionControlElement |
| IfcControllerType |
IfcDistributionControlElement |
| IfcFlowInstrumentType |
IfcDistributionControlElement |
| IfcSensorType |
IfcDistributionControlElement |
HISTORY: New schema in IFC
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