# 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.api import ifcopenshell.util.date from datetime import datetime def add_cost_schedule(file, name=None, predefined_type="NOTDEFINED") -> None: """Add a new cost schedule A cost schedule is a group of cost items which typically represent a cost plan or breakdown of the project. This may be used as an estimate, bid, or actual cost. Alternatively, a cost schedule may also represent a schedule of rates, which include cost items which capture unit rates for different elements or processes. As such, creating a cost schedule is necessary prior to creating and managing any cost items. :param name: The name of the cost schedule. :type name: str, optional :param predefined_type: The predefined type of the cost schedule, chosen from a valid type in the IFC documentation for IfcCostScheduleTypeEnum :type predefined_type: str, optional :return: The newly created IfcCostSchedule entity :rtype: ifcopenshell.entity_instance Example: .. code:: python schedule = ifcopenshell.api.run("cost.add_cost_schedule", model) # Now that we have a cost schedule, we may add cost items to it item = ifcopenshell.api.run("cost.add_cost_item", model, cost_schedule=schedule) """ settings = {"name": name, "predefined_type": predefined_type} cost_schedule = ifcopenshell.api.run( "root.create_entity", file, ifc_class="IfcCostSchedule", predefined_type=settings["predefined_type"], name=settings["name"], ) cost_schedule.UpdateDate = ifcopenshell.util.date.datetime2ifc(datetime.now(), "IfcDateTime") return cost_schedule