# 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 . from datetime import datetime from typing import Optional import ifcopenshell.api.root import ifcopenshell.api.sequence def add_cost_schedule( file: ifcopenshell.file, name: Optional[str] = None, predefined_type: str = "NOTDEFINED" ) -> ifcopenshell.entity_instance: """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. :param predefined_type: The predefined type of the cost schedule, chosen from a valid type in the IFC documentation for IfcCostScheduleTypeEnum :return: The newly created IfcCostSchedule entity Example: .. code:: python schedule = ifcopenshell.api.cost.add_cost_schedule(model) # Now that we have a cost schedule, we may add cost items to it item = ifcopenshell.api.cost.add_cost_item(model, cost_schedule=schedule) """ cost_schedule = ifcopenshell.api.root.create_entity( file, ifc_class="IfcCostSchedule", predefined_type=predefined_type, name=name, ) cost_schedule.UpdateDate = ifcopenshell.api.sequence.add_date_time(file, datetime.now()) return cost_schedule