Function create_entity

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/__init__.py:217–241

Creates a new IFC entity that does not belong to an IFC file object Note that it is more common to create entities within a existing file object. See :meth:`ifcopenshell.file.create_entity`. :param type: Case insensitive name of the IFC class :param schema: The IFC schema identifie

(type: str, schema: str = "IFC4", *args: Any, **kwargs: Any)

def create_entity(type: str, schema: str = "IFC4", *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> entity_instance:
    """Creates a new IFC entity that does not belong to an IFC file object

    Note that it is more common to create entities within a existing file
    object. See :meth:`ifcopenshell.file.create_entity`.

    :param type: Case insensitive name of the IFC class
    :param schema: The IFC schema identifier
    :param args: The positional arguments of the IFC class
    :param kwargs: The keyword arguments of the IFC class
    :returns: An entity instance

    Example:

    .. code:: python

        person = ifcopenshell.create_entity("IfcPerson") # #0=IfcPerson($,$,$,$,$,$,$,$)
        model = ifcopenshell.file()
        model.add(person) # #1=IfcPerson($,$,$,$,$,$,$,$)
    """
    e = entity_instance((schema, type))
    attrs = list(enumerate(args)) + [(e.wrapped_data.get_argument_index(name), arg) for name, arg in kwargs.items()]
    for idx, arg in attrs:
        e[idx] = arg
    return e


def register_schema(schema: ifcopenshell.express.schema_class.SchemaClass) -> None: