# 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.util.element def remove_layer( file: ifcopenshell.file, layer: ifcopenshell.entity_instance, should_remove_material: bool = False ) -> None: """Removes a layer from a layer set Note that it is invalid to have zero items in a set, so you should leave at least one layer to ensure a valid IFC dataset. :param layer: The IfcMaterialLayer entity you want to remove :param should_remove_material: If true, materials with no users will be removed Example: .. code:: python # Create a material set for steel stud partition walls. material_set = ifcopenshell.api.material.add_material_set(model, name="Window", set_type="IfcMaterialConstituentSet") gypsum = ifcopenshell.api.material.add_material(model, name="PB01", category="gypsum") steel = ifcopenshell.api.material.add_material(model, name="ST01", category="steel") # Now let's use those materials as three layers in our set, such # that the steel studs are sandwiched by the gypsum. Let's imagine # we're setting the layer thickness in millimeters. layer1 = ifcopenshell.api.material.add_layer(model, layer_set=material_set, material=gypsum) ifcopenshell.api.material.edit_layer(model, layer=layer1, attributes={"LayerThickness": 13}) layer2 = ifcopenshell.api.material.add_layer(model, layer_set=material_set, material=steel) ifcopenshell.api.material.edit_layer(model, layer=layer2, attributes={"LayerThickness": 92}) layer3 = ifcopenshell.api.material.add_layer(model, layer_set=material_set, material=gypsum) ifcopenshell.api.material.edit_layer(model, layer=layer3, attributes={"LayerThickness": 13}) # Let's remove the last layer, such that the wall might be clad only # one one side such as to line a services riser. ifcopenshell.api.material.remove_layer(model, layer=layer3) """ material = layer.Material file.remove(layer) if material and should_remove_material: ifcopenshell.util.element.remove_deep2(file, material)