Gorgious56 a2dafc9ceb ifcopenshell.util: schema-aware downgrade helpers
Adds the IFC-library primitives the ifcpatch Migrate recipe needs for a
defensive IFC4 / IFC4X3 -> IFC2X3 downgrade without each caller
reinventing the wheel.

In ifcopenshell.util.schema:
- Migrator(fallback_element_to_proxy=False) opt-in: when True, IFC4-only
  IfcElement subclasses (IfcLamp, IfcPipeSegment, IfcGeographicElement,
  ...) migrate to IfcBuildingElementProxy instead of raising. Default
  preserves the strict failure-on-unmappable contract for existing
  callers (classification API, etc.).
- geometry_classes_introduced_after(target, source) derives the
  IfcRepresentationItem subclasses present in `source` but absent in
  `target` directly from the loaded schemas. Cached per pair. Replaces
  hand-curated class lists that drift with each IFC update.
  ifc4_only_geometry_classes() retained as an alias.
- generate_default_value synthesises a unit IfcAxis2Placement2D /
  IfcAxis2Placement3D when downgrading entities whose Position became
  required in the target schema (IfcIShapeProfileDef and friends in
  IFC2X3).
- Enum-mismatch detection upgraded from string-matched RuntimeError to a
  structural check via ifcopenshell.util.attribute.get_enum_items so
  upgrade paths still surface real bugs loudly.

In ifcopenshell.util.shape_builder:
- polygonal_face_set_to_faceted_brep converts IfcPolygonalFaceSet /
  IfcTriangulatedFaceSet (IFC4-only) directly to IfcFacetedBrep,
  preserving topology including IfcIndexedPolygonalFaceWithVoids inner
  bounds. Validates inputs at the boundary.
- arc_to_polyline_points approximates a circular arc through three
  points with a chord polyline of configurable subdivisions. Tolerates
  floating-point noise on planar Z. Raises on non-planar or invalid
  inputs.

Test coverage: 47 unit tests across schema + shape_builder lanes
covering each helper directly (no transitive-only coverage), including
regression pins for the IFC4X3-prefix ordering invariant in
get_fallback_schema and the strict-default Migrator contract.

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IfcOpenShell

IfcOpenShell is an open source (LGPL) software library for working with Industry Foundation Classes (IFC). Complete parsing support is provided for IFC2x3 TC1, IFC4 Add2 TC1, IFC4x1, IFC4x2, and IFC4x3 Add2. Extensive geometric support is implemented for the IFC releases IFC2x3 TC1 and IFC4 Add2 TC1. Extending with support for arbitrary IFC schemas is possible at compile-time when using C++ and at run-time when using Python.

In addition to a C++ and Python API, IfcOpenShell comes with an ecosystem of tools, notably including IfcConvert (an application to convert IFC models to other formats), Bonsai (an add-on to Blender providing a graphical IFC authoring platform), and many other libraries, CLI apps, and more. Support is also provided for auxiliary standards such as BCF and IDS.

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Contents

Name Description License Service
bcf Library to read and write BCF-XML and query OpenCDE BCF-API modules LGPL-3.0-or-later PyPI Anaconda-Server Badge
bonsai Add-on to Blender providing a graphical native IFC authoring platform GPL-3.0-or-later Official GitHub Unstable Chocolatey
bsdd Library to query the bSDD API LGPL-3.0-or-later PyPI
ifc2ca Utility to convert IFC structural analysis models to Code_Aster LGPL-3.0-or-later
ifc4d Convert to and from IFC and project management software LGPL-3.0-or-later PyPI
ifc5d Report and optimise cost information from IFC LGPL-3.0-or-later PyPI
ifcbimtester Wrapper for Gherkin based unit testing for IFC models LGPL-3.0-or-later
ifcblender Historic Blender IFC import add-on LGPL-3.0-or-later*
ifccityjson Convert CityJSON to IFC LGPL-3.0-or-later PyPI
ifcclash Clash detection library and CLI app LGPL-3.0-or-later PyPI
ifcconvert CLI app to convert IFC to many other formats LGPL-3.0-or-later* Official GitHub
ifccsv Library and CLI app to export and import schedules from IFC LGPL-3.0-or-later PyPI
ifcdiff Compare changes between IFC models LGPL-3.0-or-later PyPI
ifcedit CLI wrapper for ifcopenshell.api IFC model mutation functions LGPL-3.0-or-later PyPI
ifcfm Extract IFC data for FM handover requirements LGPL-3.0-or-later PyPI
ifcmax Historic extension for IFC support in 3DS Max LGPL-3.0-or-later* Official
ifcmcp MCP server for querying and editing IFC building models LGPL-3.0-or-later PyPI
ifcopenshell-python Python library for IFC manipulation LGPL-3.0-or-later* Official GitHub PyPI Anaconda Anaconda Docker AUR AUR Unstable Pyodide WASM Wheels tag
ifcpatch Utility to run pre-packaged scripts to manipulate IFCs LGPL-3.0-or-later PyPI
ifcquery CLI tool for querying and inspecting IFC building models LGPL-3.0-or-later PyPI
ifcsverchok Blender Add-on for visual node programming with IFC GPL-3.0-or-later GitHub
ifctester Library, CLI and webapp for IDS model auditing LGPL-3.0-or-later PyPI

The IfcOpenShell C++ codebase is split into multiple interal libraries:

Name Description License
ifcgeom Internal library for IfcOpenShell LGPL-3.0-or-later*
ifcgeom_schema_agnostic Internal library for IfcOpenShell LGPL-3.0-or-later*
ifcgeomserver Internal library for IfcOpenShell LGPL-3.0-or-later*
ifcjni Internal library for IfcOpenShell LGPL-3.0-or-later*
ifcparse Internal library for IfcOpenShell LGPL-3.0-or-later*
ifcwrap Internal library for IfcOpenShell LGPL-3.0-or-later*
qtviewer Internal library for IfcOpenShell LGPL-3.0-or-later*
serializers Internal library for IfcOpenShell LGPL-3.0-or-later*
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