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IfcProductDefinitionShape

Definition from ISO/CD 10303-42:1992: A product definition shape identifies a product’s shape as the conceptual idea of the form of a product.

Definition from IAI: The IfcProductDefinitionShape defines all shape relevant information about an IfcProduct. It allows for multiple geometric shape representations of the same product.

NOTE: The definition of this entity relates to the STEP entity product_definition_shape. Please refer to ISO/IS 10303-41:1994 for the final definition of the formal standard.
ISSUE: See issue and change log for changes made in IFC Release 1.5 and IFC 2x.
HISTORY: New Entity in IFC Release 1.5

EXPRESS specification:

ENTITY IfcProductDefinitionShape
SUBTYPE OF ( IfcProductRepresentation);
INVERSE
HasShapeAspects  :  SET OF IfcShapeAspect FOR PartOfProductDefinitionShape;
END_ENTITY;

Attribute definitions:

HasShapeAspects  :  Reference to the shape aspect that represents part of the shape or its feature distinctively.

References (2):

Name Type Referred through Express-G
IfcProductRepresentation Entity
Subtype
Diagram 2
IfcShapeAspect Entity
Attribute 'PartOfProductDefinitionShape'
Diagram 2

Inheritance graph

ENTITY IfcProductDefinitionShape;
ENTITY IfcProductRepresentation;
Name  :  OPTIONAL IfcLabel;
Description  :  OPTIONAL IfcText;
Representations  :  LIST [1:?] OF IfcRepresentation;
ENTITY IfcProductDefinitionShape;
INVERSE
HasShapeAspects  :  SET OF IfcShapeAspect FOR PartOfProductDefinitionShape;
END_ENTITY;