Add API documentation for the material module

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Dion Moult
2022-12-07 17:30:08 +11:00
parent 7da3d9ee70
commit cf87852d9c
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class Usecase:
def __init__(self, file, **settings):
def __init__(self, file, constituent=None, attributes=None, material=None):
"""Edits the attributes of an IfcMaterialConstituent
For more information about the attributes and data types of an
IfcMaterialConstituent, consult the IFC documentation.
:param constituent: The IfcMaterialConstituent entity you want to edit
:type constituent: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance
:param attributes: a dictionary of attribute names and values.
:type attributes: dict, optional
:param material: The IfcMaterial entity you want to change the constituent to
:type material: ifcopenshell.entity_instance.entity_instance, optional
:return: None
:rtype: None
Example::
# Let's add two materials
aluminium1 = ifcopenshell.api.run("material.add_material", model, name="AL01", category="aluminium")
aluminium2 = ifcopenshell.api.run("material.add_material", model, name="AL02", category="aluminium")
glass = ifcopenshell.api.run("material.add_material", model, name="GLZ01", category="glass")
material_set = ifcopenshell.api.run("material.add_material_set", model,
name="Window", set_type="IfcMaterialConstituentSet")
# Set up two constituents, one for the frame and the other for the glazing.
framing = ifcopenshell.api.run("material.add_constituent", model,
constituent_set=material_set, material=aluminium1)
glazing = ifcopenshell.api.run("material.add_constituent", model,
constituent_set=material_set, material=glass)
# Let's make sure this constituent refers to the framing of the
# window and uses the second aluminium material instead.
ifcopenshell.api.run("material.edit_constituent", model,
constituent=framing, attributes={"Name": "Framing"}, material=aluminium2)
ifcopenshell.api.run("material.edit_constituent", model,
constituent=constituent, attributes={"Name": "Glazing"})
"""
self.file = file
self.settings = {"constituent": None, "attributes": {}, "material": None}
for key, value in settings.items():
self.settings[key] = value
self.settings = {"constituent": constituent, "attributes": attributes or {}, "material": material}
def execute(self):
for name, value in self.settings["attributes"].items():