Method by_guid

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/file.py:838–847

Return an IFC entity instance filtered by IFC GUID. :param guid: GlobalId value in 22-character encoded form :raises RuntimeError: If `guid` is not found. :returns: An ifcopenshell.entity_instance

(self, guid: str)

        return self[id]

    def by_guid(self, guid: str) -> ifcopenshell.entity_instance:
        """Return an IFC entity instance filtered by IFC GUID.

        :param guid: GlobalId value in 22-character encoded form

        :raises RuntimeError: If `guid` is not found.

        :returns: An ifcopenshell.entity_instance
        """
        return self[guid]

    def add(self, inst: ifcopenshell.entity_instance, _id: int = None) -> ifcopenshell.entity_instance:
        """Adds an entity including any dependent entities to an IFC file.