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8.11.3.10 IfcSIUnit

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8.11.3.10.1 Semantic definition

The IfcSIUnit covers both standard base SI units such as meter and second, and derived SI units such as Pascal, square meter and cubic meter.

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8.11.3.10.2 Entity inheritance

8.11.3.10.3 Attributes

# Attribute Type Description
IfcNamedUnit (2)
1 Dimensions IfcDimensionalExponents

The dimensional exponents of the SI base units by which the named unit is defined.

2 UnitType IfcUnitEnum

The type of the unit.

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IfcSIUnit (3)
3 Prefix OPTIONAL IfcSIPrefix

The SI Prefix for defining decimal multiples and submultiples of the unit.

4 Name IfcSIUnitName

The word, or group of words, by which the SI unit is referred to.

1* Dimensions IfcDimensionalExponents

This attribute is formally derived.

 IfcDimensionsForSIUnit (SELF.Name)

The dimensional exponents of SI units are derived by function IfcDimensionsForSIUnit.

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8.11.3.10.4 Formal representation

ENTITY IfcSIUnit
SUBTYPE OF (IfcNamedUnit);
Prefix : OPTIONAL IfcSIPrefix;
Name : IfcSIUnitName;
DERIVE
SELF\IfcNamedUnit.Dimensions : IfcDimensionalExponents := IfcDimensionsForSIUnit (SELF.Name);
END_ENTITY;

8.11.3.10.5 References

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Last change: Improve definition split (#876) * bring back headers headers were previously removed by mistake, now bringing them back * add new lines and rename the tag add the word 'short' in it * unify newlines make exactly one newline before and two after the tag * resolving typos Because bringing back headers required to go back in time to previous version, I'm now re-resolving the issues: #861, #860, #856 by ArturTomczak on 2024-07-16T16:07:28+02:00

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