# IfcOpenShell - IFC toolkit and geometry engine # Copyright (C) 2026 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 __future__ import annotations import json from typing import Optional, Sequence import ifcopenshell.api.pset import ifcopenshell.util.element import ifcopenshell.util.unit from ifcopenshell.util.data import Clipping def clip_solid( file: ifcopenshell.file, item: ifcopenshell.entity_instance, location: Sequence[float], normal: Sequence[float], element: Optional[ifcopenshell.entity_instance] = None, ) -> ifcopenshell.entity_instance: """Clip a solid with a half-space plane, returning an IfcBooleanClippingResult. Convenience wrapper around :class:`ifcopenshell.util.data.Clipping` for use with any solid. This is the same convention used by the ``clippings`` parameter of :func:`add_wall_representation`. .. warning:: The ``normal`` points toward the **removed** material (the discarded side), not toward the kept material. For a slope clip the normal points upward into the removed wedge above the slope line. For a side mitre the normal points outward away from the wall body. After clipping, set the parent ``IfcShapeRepresentation`` ``RepresentationType`` to ``"Clipping"``. Example — trim an extruded solid to a lean-to slope (removed material is above the slope):: bcr = ifcopenshell.api.run( "geometry.clip_solid", model, item=extrusion, location=[0.0, 0.0, 3.26], normal=[0.419, 0.0, 0.908], # points UP toward removed material ) :param item: The solid to clip (``IfcSweptAreaSolid``, ``IfcSweptDiskSolid``, or ``IfcBooleanClippingResult``). :param location: A point on the clipping plane in the representation's local coordinate system. :param normal: Plane normal pointing toward the material to be removed (see warning above). :param element: If provided, the resulting ``IfcBooleanClippingResult`` is registered in the element's ``BBIM_Boolean`` property set so that :func:`regenerate_wall_representation` preserves it during regeneration. :return: The resulting ``IfcBooleanClippingResult``. """ unit_scale = ifcopenshell.util.unit.calculate_unit_scale(file) clipping = Clipping(location=tuple(location), normal=tuple(normal)) result = clipping.apply(file, item, unit_scale) if element is not None: pset_data = ifcopenshell.util.element.get_pset(element, "BBIM_Boolean") if pset_data: pset = file.by_id(pset_data["id"]) data = list(set(json.loads(pset_data["Data"]) + [result.id()])) else: pset = ifcopenshell.api.pset.add_pset(file, product=element, name="BBIM_Boolean") data = [result.id()] ifcopenshell.api.pset.edit_pset(file, pset=pset, properties={"Data": json.dumps(data)}) return result