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+/********************************************************************************
+ *                                                                              *
+ * This file is part of IfcOpenShell.                                           *
+ *                                                                              *
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+ * (at your option) any later version.                                          *
+ *                                                                              *
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+ *                                                                              *
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+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.         *
+ *                                                                              *
+ ********************************************************************************/
+
+/********************************************************************************
+ *                                                                              *
+ * Example that generates extrusions of parameterized profiles.                 *
+ *                                                                              *
+ ********************************************************************************/
+
+#include <string>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+
+#include "../ifcparse/Ifc2x3.h"
+#include "../ifcparse/IfcUtil.h"
+#include "../ifcparse/IfcHierarchyHelper.h"
+
+typedef std::string S;
+typedef IfcWrite::IfcGuidHelper guid;
+boost::none_t const null = (static_cast<boost::none_t>(0));
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+	const char filename[] = "IfcCompositeProfileDef.ifc";
+	IfcHierarchyHelper file;
+	file.filename(filename);
+
+	double coords1[] = {100.0, 0.0};
+	double coords2[] = {200.0, 0.0};
+	double coords3[] = {300.0, 0.0};
+
+	IfcSchema::IfcProfileDef::list profiles (new IfcTemplatedEntityList<IfcSchema::IfcProfileDef>());
+
+	IfcSchema::IfcCartesianTransformationOperator2D* transform1 = new IfcSchema::IfcCartesianTransformationOperator2D(file.addDoublet<IfcSchema::IfcDirection>(1, 0), file.addDoublet<IfcSchema::IfcDirection>(0, -1), file.addDoublet<IfcSchema::IfcCartesianPoint>(40, 0), null);
+	IfcSchema::IfcCartesianTransformationOperator2D* transform2 = new IfcSchema::IfcCartesianTransformationOperator2D(file.addDoublet<IfcSchema::IfcDirection>(0, -1), file.addDoublet<IfcSchema::IfcDirection>(1, 0), file.addDoublet<IfcSchema::IfcCartesianPoint>(40, 0), 0.3);
+	
+	IfcSchema::IfcProfileDef* p1 = new Ifc2x3::IfcIShapeProfileDef(
+		IfcSchema::IfcProfileTypeEnum::IfcProfileType_AREA,
+		null, file.addPlacement2d(),    25.0,    50.0,     5.0,     5.0,     2.0);
+
+	IfcSchema::IfcProfileDef* p2 = new Ifc2x3::IfcLShapeProfileDef(
+		IfcSchema::IfcProfileTypeEnum::IfcProfileType_AREA,
+		null, file.addPlacement2d(),    50.0,    25.0,     5.0,      1.0,     2.0,     2.0,    null,    null);
+
+	IfcSchema::IfcProfileDef* p3 = new Ifc2x3::IfcTShapeProfileDef(
+		IfcSchema::IfcProfileTypeEnum::IfcProfileType_AREA,
+		null, file.addPlacement2d(),    50.0,    40.0,    10.0,     10.0,     3.0,     2.0,     1.0,     2.0,     2.0,    null);
+
+	IfcSchema::IfcProfileDef* p4 = new Ifc2x3::IfcCShapeProfileDef(
+		IfcSchema::IfcProfileTypeEnum::IfcProfileType_AREA,
+		null, file.addPlacement2d(80.),    50.0,    25.0,     5.0,    10.0,     2.0,    null);
+
+	file.AddEntity(p2);
+	file.AddEntity(p3);
+	
+	file.AddEntity(transform1);
+	file.AddEntity(transform2);
+	
+	IfcSchema::IfcDerivedProfileDef* p5 = new IfcSchema::IfcDerivedProfileDef(IfcSchema::IfcProfileTypeEnum::IfcProfileType_AREA, null, p2, transform1, null);
+	IfcSchema::IfcDerivedProfileDef* p6 = new IfcSchema::IfcDerivedProfileDef(IfcSchema::IfcProfileTypeEnum::IfcProfileType_AREA, null, p3, transform2, null);
+	
+	profiles->push(p1);
+	profiles->push(p5);
+	profiles->push(p6);
+	profiles->push(p4);
+
+	file.AddEntities(profiles->generalize());
+
+	IfcSchema::IfcCompositeProfileDef* composite = new IfcSchema::IfcCompositeProfileDef(IfcSchema::IfcProfileTypeEnum::IfcProfileType_AREA, S("IFC"), profiles, null);
+
+	IfcSchema::IfcBuildingElementProxy* product = new IfcSchema::IfcBuildingElementProxy(
+			guid(), 0, S("profile"), null, null, 0, 0, null, null);
+
+	file.addBuildingProduct(product);
+
+	product->setOwnerHistory(file.getSingle<IfcSchema::IfcOwnerHistory>());
+
+	product->setObjectPlacement(file.addLocalPlacement());
+
+	IfcSchema::IfcExtrudedAreaSolid* solid = new IfcSchema::IfcExtrudedAreaSolid(composite,
+		file.addPlacement3d(), file.addTriplet<IfcSchema::IfcDirection>(0, 0, 1), 20.0);
+
+	file.AddEntity(composite);
+	file.AddEntity(solid);
+		
+	IfcSchema::IfcRepresentation::list reps (new IfcTemplatedEntityList<IfcSchema::IfcRepresentation>());
+	IfcSchema::IfcRepresentationItem::list items (new IfcTemplatedEntityList<IfcSchema::IfcRepresentationItem>());
+		
+	items->push(solid);
+	IfcSchema::IfcShapeRepresentation* rep = new IfcSchema::IfcShapeRepresentation(
+		file.getSingle<IfcSchema::IfcRepresentationContext>(), S("Body"), S("SweptSolid"), items);
+	reps->push(rep);
+
+	IfcSchema::IfcProductDefinitionShape* shape = new IfcSchema::IfcProductDefinitionShape(0, 0, reps);
+	file.AddEntity(rep);
+	file.AddEntity(shape);
+		
+	product->setRepresentation(shape);
+
+	file.getSingle<IfcSchema::IfcProject>()->setName("IfcCompositeProfileDef");
+
+	std::ofstream f(filename);
+	f << file;
+}