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4.1.5.5 Element Filling

Elements such as doors and windows may be placed inside openings of walls, slabs, or other elements.

The following diagram shows the generic classes and relationships used when applying this concept. In addition, concepts may have particular importance to common or standardised industry practices and scenarios. For these specific usage scenarios, the table below shows a recommended list of general usage patterns that users may adopt.

%3 IfcElement_0 IfcElement 1. GlobalId [1:1] 2. OwnerHistory [0:1] 3. Name [0:1] 4. Description [0:1]      Decomposes [0:1]      HasAssignments [0:?]      HasAssociations [0:?]      HasContext [0:1]      IsDecomposedBy [0:?]      IsNestedBy [0:?]      Nests [0:1] 5. ObjectType [0:1]      Declares [0:?]      IsDeclaredBy [0:1]      IsDefinedBy [0:?]      IsTypedBy [0:1] 6. ObjectPlacement [0:1] 7. Representation [0:1]      PositionedRelativeTo [0:?]      ReferencedBy [0:?]      ReferencedInStructures [0:?] 8. Tag [0:1]      ConnectedFrom [0:?]      ConnectedTo [0:?]      ContainedInStructure [0:1]      FillsVoids [0:1]      HasCoverings [0:?]      HasOpenings [0:?]      HasProjections [0:?]      HasSurfaceFeatures [0:?]      InterferesElements [0:?]      IsConnectionRealization [0:?]      IsInterferedByElements [0:?]      ProvidesBoundaries [0:?] IfcRelFillsElement IfcRelFillsElement 1. GlobalId [1:1] 2. OwnerHistory [0:1] 3. Name [0:1] 4. Description [0:1] 5. RelatingOpeningElement [1:1] 6. RelatedBuildingElement [1:1] IfcElement_0:FillsVoids1->IfcRelFillsElement:RelatedBuildingElement0 IfcOpeningElement IfcOpeningElement 1. GlobalId [1:1] 2. OwnerHistory [0:1] 3. Name [0:1] 4. Description [0:1]      Decomposes [0:1]      HasAssignments [0:?]      HasAssociations [0:?]      HasContext [0:1]      IsDecomposedBy [0:?]      IsNestedBy [0:?]      Nests [0:1] 5. ObjectType [0:1]      Declares [0:?]      IsDeclaredBy [0:1]      IsDefinedBy [0:?]      IsTypedBy [0:1] 6. ObjectPlacement [0:1] 7. Representation [0:1]      PositionedRelativeTo [0:?]      ReferencedBy [0:?]      ReferencedInStructures [0:?] 8. Tag [0:1]      ConnectedFrom [0:?]      ConnectedTo [0:?]      ContainedInStructure [0:1]      FillsVoids [0:1]      HasCoverings [0:?]      HasOpenings [0:?]      HasProjections [0:?]      HasSurfaceFeatures [0:?]      InterferesElements [0:?]      IsConnectionRealization [0:?]      IsInterferedByElements [0:?]      ProvidesBoundaries [0:?]      VoidsElements [1:1] 9. PredefinedType [0:1]      HasFillings [0:?] IfcRelFillsElement:RelatingOpeningElement1->IfcOpeningElement:IfcOpeningElement0 IfcRelVoidsElement IfcRelVoidsElement 1. GlobalId [1:1] 2. OwnerHistory [0:1] 3. Name [0:1] 4. Description [0:1] Type 5. RelatingBuildingElement [1:1] 6. RelatedOpeningElement [1:1] IfcOpeningElement:VoidsElements1->IfcRelVoidsElement:RelatedOpeningElement0 IfcElement_1 IfcElement 1. GlobalId [1:1] 2. OwnerHistory [0:1] 3. Name [0:1] 4. Description [0:1]      Decomposes [0:1]      HasAssignments [0:?]      HasAssociations [0:?]      HasContext [0:1]      IsDecomposedBy [0:?]      IsNestedBy [0:?]      Nests [0:1] 5. ObjectType [0:1]      Declares [0:?]      IsDeclaredBy [0:1]      IsDefinedBy [0:?]      IsTypedBy [0:1] 6. ObjectPlacement [0:1] 7. Representation [0:1]      PositionedRelativeTo [0:?]      ReferencedBy [0:?]      ReferencedInStructures [0:?] 8. Tag [0:1]      ConnectedFrom [0:?]      ConnectedTo [0:?]      ContainedInStructure [0:1]      FillsVoids [0:1]      HasCoverings [0:?]      HasOpenings [0:?]      HasProjections [0:?]      HasSurfaceFeatures [0:?]      InterferesElements [0:?]      IsConnectionRealization [0:?]      IsInterferedByElements [0:?]      ProvidesBoundaries [0:?] IfcRelVoidsElement:RelatingBuildingElement1->IfcElement_1:IfcElement0
Figure 4.1.5.5.A

General Usage

ApplicableEntity
Type
IfcRelVoidsElement.RelatingBuildingElement
IfcJunctionBox IfcCovering
Table A

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