diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/fixtures/rules/fail-placement-2d-3d-ifc2x3.ifc b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/fixtures/rules/fail-placement-2d-3d-ifc2x3.ifc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f3c7930ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/fixtures/rules/fail-placement-2d-3d-ifc2x3.ifc
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+ISO-10303-21;
+HEADER;
+FILE_DESCRIPTION(('ViewDefinition [CoordinationView]'),'2;1');
+FILE_NAME('','2023-01-11T11:39:57',(),(),'IfcOpenShell v0.7.0-8a108f37','IfcOpenShell v0.7.0-8a108f37','');
+FILE_SCHEMA(('IFC2X3'));
+ENDSEC;
+DATA;
+#1=IFCCARTESIANPOINT((0.,0.));
+#2=IFCAXIS2PLACEMENT2D(#1,$);
+#3=IFCLOCALPLACEMENT($,#2);
+#4=IFCCARTESIANPOINT((0.,0.,0.));
+#5=IFCAXIS2PLACEMENT3D(#4,$,$);
+#6=IFCLOCALPLACEMENT(#3,#5);
+ENDSEC;
+END-ISO-10303-21;
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/fixtures/rules/generate_19.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/fixtures/rules/generate_19.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b370364a03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/fixtures/rules/generate_19.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import ifcopenshell
+
+make_nd = lambda d: lambda *c: (c + (0.,)) if d == 3 else c
+
+for d1, d2 in ((2,3), (3,3), (3,2)):
+    f = ifcopenshell.file(schema="IFC2X3")
+    f.createIfcLocalPlacement(
+        PlacementRelTo=f.createIfcLocalPlacement(
+            PlacementRelTo=None,
+            RelativePlacement=f.create_entity(f'IfcAxis2Placement{d1}D',
+                f.createIfcCartesianPoint(make_nd(d1)(0., 0.))
+            )
+        ),
+        RelativePlacement=f.create_entity(f'IfcAxis2Placement{d2}D',
+            f.createIfcCartesianPoint(make_nd(d2)(0., 0.))
+        )
+    )
+    f.write(f"{'pass' if d1 >= d2 else 'fail'}-placement-{d1}d-{d2}d-ifc2x3.ifc")
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/fixtures/rules/pass-placement-3d-2d-ifc2x3.ifc b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/fixtures/rules/pass-placement-3d-2d-ifc2x3.ifc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dd25276130
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/fixtures/rules/pass-placement-3d-2d-ifc2x3.ifc
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+ISO-10303-21;
+HEADER;
+FILE_DESCRIPTION(('ViewDefinition [CoordinationView]'),'2;1');
+FILE_NAME('','2023-01-11T11:39:57',(),(),'IfcOpenShell v0.7.0-8a108f37','IfcOpenShell v0.7.0-8a108f37','');
+FILE_SCHEMA(('IFC2X3'));
+ENDSEC;
+DATA;
+#1=IFCCARTESIANPOINT((0.,0.,0.));
+#2=IFCAXIS2PLACEMENT3D(#1,$,$);
+#3=IFCLOCALPLACEMENT($,#2);
+#4=IFCCARTESIANPOINT((0.,0.));
+#5=IFCAXIS2PLACEMENT2D(#4,$);
+#6=IFCLOCALPLACEMENT(#3,#5);
+ENDSEC;
+END-ISO-10303-21;
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/fixtures/rules/pass-placement-3d-3d-ifc2x3.ifc b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/fixtures/rules/pass-placement-3d-3d-ifc2x3.ifc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9dbfd97fde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/fixtures/rules/pass-placement-3d-3d-ifc2x3.ifc
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+ISO-10303-21;
+HEADER;
+FILE_DESCRIPTION(('ViewDefinition [CoordinationView]'),'2;1');
+FILE_NAME('','2023-01-11T11:39:57',(),(),'IfcOpenShell v0.7.0-8a108f37','IfcOpenShell v0.7.0-8a108f37','');
+FILE_SCHEMA(('IFC2X3'));
+ENDSEC;
+DATA;
+#1=IFCCARTESIANPOINT((0.,0.,0.));
+#2=IFCAXIS2PLACEMENT3D(#1,$,$);
+#3=IFCLOCALPLACEMENT($,#2);
+#4=IFCCARTESIANPOINT((0.,0.,0.));
+#5=IFCAXIS2PLACEMENT3D(#4,$,$);
+#6=IFCLOCALPLACEMENT(#3,#5);
+ENDSEC;
+END-ISO-10303-21;