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+# IfcOpenShell - IFC toolkit and geometry engine
+# Copyright (C) 2025 Dion Moult <dion@thinkmoult.com>
+#
+# This file is part of IfcOpenShell.
+#
+# IfcOpenShell is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# IfcOpenShell is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with IfcOpenShell.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import test.bootstrap
+import ifcopenshell.api.unit
+import ifcopenshell.api.root
+import ifcopenshell.api.context
+import ifcopenshell.api.geometry
+from ifcopenshell.util.shape_builder import ShapeBuilder
+
+
+class TestAddProfileRepresentation(test.bootstrap.IFC4):
+    def setup_profile(self) -> None:
+        builder = ShapeBuilder(self.file)
+
+        ifcopenshell.api.root.create_entity(self.file, ifc_class="IfcProject")
+        # In IFC2X3 the unit is required.
+        unit = ifcopenshell.api.unit.add_si_unit(self.file, unit_type="LENGTHUNIT", prefix=None)
+        ifcopenshell.api.unit.assign_unit(self.file, [unit])
+
+        model_context = ifcopenshell.api.context.add_context(self.file, context_type="Model")
+        self.body = ifcopenshell.api.context.add_context(
+            self.file, context_type="Model", context_identifier="Body", target_view="MODEL_VIEW", parent=model_context
+        )
+        rectangle = builder.rectangle((100, 100))
+        self.profile = builder.profile(rectangle)
+
+    def test_run(self):
+        self.setup_profile()
+        representation_string_cardinal_point = ifcopenshell.api.geometry.add_profile_representation(
+            self.file,
+            context=self.body,
+            profile=self.profile,
+            depth=1000,
+            cardinal_point="bottom left",
+        )
+        representation_numeric_cardinal_point = ifcopenshell.api.geometry.add_profile_representation(
+            self.file,
+            context=self.body,
+            profile=self.profile,
+            depth=1000,
+            cardinal_point=1,
+        )
+        representations = [representation_string_cardinal_point, representation_numeric_cardinal_point]
+        for representation in representations:
+            assert representation.is_a("IfcShapeRepresentation")
+            item = representation.Items[0]
+            assert item.is_a("IfcExtrudedAreaSolid")
+            assert item.SweptArea == self.profile
+            assert item.ExtrudedDirection.DirectionRatios == (0.0, 0.0, 1.0)
+            assert item.Depth == 1000
+            assert item.Position.Location.Coordinates == (-50.0, 50.0, 0.0)
+
+
+class TestAddProfileRepresentationIFC2X3(test.bootstrap.IFC2X3, TestAddProfileRepresentation):
+    pass
+
+
+class TestAddProfileRepresentationIFC4X3(test.bootstrap.IFC4X3, TestAddProfileRepresentation):
+    pass