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[IFC] Is it possible to represent a truss with its forces and material properties etc, in an IFC4?

1. M by Martin156131 on 15 Apr 2023, edited 21 Apr 2023 #

   Here is a picture of a simple truss:

   

   My question would be if I can map the information that is in the above image into an IFC file (IFC4).

   So that if hypothetically in this IFC the truss with the information like youngs module etc, is in there, and then with a Python script the forces to calculated, and save the calculated forces again in the IFC file.

2. T by theoryshaw on 15 Apr 2023, edited 15 Apr 2023 # +1 votes

   not sure, but these threads might interest you, if you haven't seen them already.

   • https://community.osarch.org/discussion/comment/12901

   • https://community.osarch.org/discussion/comment/3226

3. M by Martin156131 on 16 Apr 2023 #

   Thanks for the input!

4. B by bernd on 21 Apr 2023 # +1 votes

   Old but gives a good overview https://github.com/berndhahnebach/Ifc_StructuralAnalysisView/tree/master/Descriptions

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