IFC2x3 Electrical Element as Light Fixture?

dvrvb

Wondering why an IfcElectricalElement is considered as the Solibri component ‘Light Fixture’ in IFC2x3?

Although the class is deprecated in IFC2x3, and it should not be used anymore, it is still an existing class in IFC2x3.

http://standards.buildingsmart.org/IFC/RELEASE/IFC2x3/TC1/HTML/ifcproductextension/lexical/ifcelectricalelement.htm

Attached: an IFC2x3CV2.0 sample with an IfcElectricalElement and an IfcLightFixtureType.

Electrical Element as Light Fixture IFC2x3CV2.0.ifc

Matti

Thanks for reporting this.
Solibri doesn’t have 100% 1 to 1 mapping.
We will change IfcElectricalElement imported as Electric Appliance.
It is the closest match.

dvrvb

Yes indeed, that would probably be a more appropriate mapping. Thx!

BvanDalsum

Maybe Distribution Element will be the right entity

dvrvb

@BvanDalsum
Indeed, seems even better to use the generic class IfcDistributionElement.

jakub.rusin

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Matti

Solibri 9.13.5 has been released!

Changed to import IfcElectricalElement as Electrical Appliance instead of Light Fixture.

https://society.solibri.com/topic/2524/solibri-9-13-5-has-been-released

dvrvb

Thanks!!!