# 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.root def add_structural_load_case( file: ifcopenshell.file, name: str = "Unnamed", action_type: str = "NOTDEFINED", action_source: str = "NOTDEFINED" ) -> ifcopenshell.entity_instance: """Adds a new load case, which is a collection of related load groups :param name: The name of the load case :type name: str :param action_type: Choose from EXTRAORDINARY_A, PERMANENT_G, or VARIABLE_Q, taken from the Eurocode standard. :type action_type: str :param action_source: The source of the load case, such as DEAD_LOAD_G, LIVE_LOAD_Q, TRANSPORT, ICE, etc. For the full list consult IfcActionSourceTypeEnum in the IFC documentation. :type action_source: str :return: The new IfcStructuralLoadCase :rtype: ifcopenshell.entity_instance """ load_case = ifcopenshell.api.root.create_entity( file, ifc_class="IfcStructuralLoadCase", predefined_type="LOAD_CASE", name=name ) load_case.ActionType = action_type load_case.ActionSource = action_source return load_case