# IfcOpenShell - IFC toolkit and geometry engine # Copyright (C) 2022 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 import ifcopenshell.api def add_port(file, element=None) -> None: """Adds a new distribution port to an element A distribution port represents a connection point on an element, where a distribution element may be connected to another distribution element. For example, a duct segment will typically have two ports, one at either end, because you can attach another segment or fitting to either end of the duct segment. This will both add a distribution port and automatically assign it to a distribution element. :param element: The IfcDistributionElement you want to add a distribution port to. :type element: ifcopenshell.entity_instance :return: The newly created IfcDistributionPort :rtype: ifcopenshell.entity_instance Example: .. code:: python # Create a duct duct = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", model, ifc_class="IfcDuctSegment", predefined_type="RIGIDSEGMENT") # Create 2 ports, one for either end. port1 = ifcopenshell.api.run("system.add_port", model, element=duct) port2 = ifcopenshell.api.run("system.add_port", model, element=duct) """ settings = { "element": element, } port = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", file, ifc_class="IfcDistributionPort") if settings["element"]: ifcopenshell.api.run("system.assign_port", file, element=settings["element"], port=port) return port