def addProduct(self,elttype,shapes,storey=None,placement=None,name="Unnamed element",description=None,extra=None):
"""addProduct(elttype,representations,[storey,placement,name,description,extra]): creates an element of the given type
(IfcWall, IfcBeam, etc...) with the given attributes, plus the given extra attributes."""
if not extra:
extra = []
if not description:
description = None
if not placement:
placement = self.addPlacement()
representations = self.addRepresentations(shapes)
prd = create(self._fileobject,"IfcProductDefinitionShape",[None,None,representations])
try:
elt = create(self._fileobject,elttype,[uid(),self._owner,name,description,None,placement,prd,None]+extra)
except:
print "unable to create an ",elttype, " with attributes: ",[uid(),self._owner,name,description,None,placement,prd,None]+extra
try:
o = IfcImport.Entity(elttype)
print "supported attributes are: "
print getPropertyNames(o)
except:
print "unable to create an element of type '"+elttype+"'"
print "WARNING: skipping object '"+name+"' of type "+elttype
return None
self.BuildingProducts.append(elt)
if not storey:
if self.Storeys:
storey = self.Storeys[0]
else:
storey = self.addStorey()
self._relate(storey,elt)
return elt
def create(ifcdoc=None,ifcname=None,arguments=[]):
"""create(ifcdoc,ifcname,[arguments]):creates an entity
of the given name in the given document and optionally
gives it an ordered list of arguments"""
entity = IfcImport.Entity(ifcname)
if ifcdoc:
ifcdoc.add(entity)
# this is a temporary hack while ifcopenshell has no ref counting
holder.refs.append(entity)
if not isinstance(arguments,list):
arguments = [arguments]
for i in range(len(arguments)):
arg = arguments[i]
if isinstance(arg,tuple):
if len(arg) in [2,3]:
arg = IfcImport.Doubles(arg)
entity.set_argument(i,arg)
return entity
