# IfcOpenShell - IFC toolkit and geometry engine # Copyright (C) 2021 Dion Moult # # 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 . import ifcopenshell from typing import Optional def add_structural_boundary_condition( file: ifcopenshell.file, name: Optional[str] = None, connection: Optional[ifcopenshell.entity_instance] = None, ifc_class: str = "IfcBoundaryNodeCondition", ) -> ifcopenshell.entity_instance: """Adds a new structural boundary condition to a structural connection The type of boundary condition depends on the connection. Point connections will have a node condition, curve connections will have an edge condition, and surface connections will have a face condition. :param name: The name of the boundary condition. :type name: str,optional :param connection: The IfcStructuralConnection to apply the boundary condition to. This will determine the type of condition that is created. If no connection is supplied, an orphan boundary condition will be created using the ifc_class that you specify. :type connection: ifcopenshell.entity_instance,optional :param ifc_class: The class of IfcBoundaryCondition to create, only relevant if you do not specify a connection and want to create an orphaned boundary condition. :type ifc_class: str,optional :return: The newly created IfcBoundaryCondition :rtype: ifcopenshell.entity_instance Example: .. code:: python ifcopenshell.api.structural.add_structural_boundary_condition(model, connection=connection) """ settings = {"name": name, "connection": connection, "ifc_class": ifc_class} if settings["connection"]: # assign boundary condition to a connection if settings["connection"].is_a("IfcRelConnectsStructuralMember"): related_connection = settings["connection"].RelatedStructuralConnection else: related_connection = settings["connection"] if related_connection.is_a("IfcStructuralPointConnection"): boundary_class = "IfcBoundaryNodeCondition" elif related_connection.is_a("IfcStructuralCurveConnection"): boundary_class = "IfcBoundaryEdgeCondition" elif related_connection.is_a("IfcStructuralSurfaceConnection"): boundary_class = "IfcBoundaryFaceCondition" condition = file.create_entity(boundary_class, Name=settings["name"]) settings["connection"].AppliedCondition = condition return condition else: # add an orphan boundary condition return file.create_entity(settings["ifc_class"], Name=settings["name"])