61 lines
2.5 KiB
Python
61 lines
2.5 KiB
Python
# IfcOpenShell - IFC toolkit and geometry engine
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# Copyright (C) 2021 Dion Moult <dion@thinkmoult.com>
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#
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# This file is part of IfcOpenShell.
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#
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# IfcOpenShell is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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# it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
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# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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# (at your option) any later version.
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#
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# IfcOpenShell is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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# GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
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#
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# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
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# along with IfcOpenShell. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
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from typing import Optional
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import ifcopenshell.util.unit
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def add_si_unit(
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file: ifcopenshell.file, unit_type: str = "LENGTHUNIT", prefix: Optional[str] = None
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) -> ifcopenshell.entity_instance:
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"""Add a new SI unit
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The supported types are ABSORBEDDOSEUNIT, AMOUNTOFSUBSTANCEUNIT,
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AREAUNIT, DOSEEQUIVALENTUNIT, ELECTRICCAPACITANCEUNIT,
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ELECTRICCHARGEUNIT, ELECTRICCONDUCTANCEUNIT, ELECTRICCURRENTUNIT,
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ELECTRICRESISTANCEUNIT, ELECTRICVOLTAGEUNIT, ENERGYUNIT, FORCEUNIT,
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FREQUENCYUNIT, ILLUMINANCEUNIT, INDUCTANCEUNIT, LENGTHUNIT,
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LUMINOUSFLUXUNIT, LUMINOUSINTENSITYUNIT, MAGNETICFLUXDENSITYUNIT,
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MAGNETICFLUXUNIT, MASSUNIT, PLANEANGLEUNIT, POWERUNIT, PRESSUREUNIT,
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RADIOACTIVITYUNIT, SOLIDANGLEUNIT, THERMODYNAMICTEMPERATUREUNIT,
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TIMEUNIT, VOLUMEUNIT.
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Prefixes supported are ATTO, CENTI, DECA, DECI, EXA, FEMTO, GIGA, HECTO,
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KILO, MEGA, MICRO, MILLI, NANO, PETA, PICO, TERA.
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:param unit_type: A type of unit chosen from the list above. For
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example, choosing LENGTHUNIT will give you a metre.
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:param prefix: A prefix chosen from the list above, or None for no
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prefix.
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:return: The newly created IfcSIUnit
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Example:
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.. code:: python
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# Millimeters and square meters
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length = ifcopenshell.api.unit.add_si_unit(model, unit_type="LENGTHUNIT", prefix="MILLI")
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area = ifcopenshell.api.unit.add_si_unit(model, unit_type="AREAUNIT")
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# Make it our default units, if we are doing a metric building
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ifcopenshell.api.unit.assign_unit(model, units=[length, area])
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"""
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name = ifcopenshell.util.unit.si_type_names.get(unit_type, None)
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return file.create_entity("IfcSIUnit", UnitType=unit_type, Name=name, Prefix=prefix)
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