Method by_id

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/file.py:827–836

Return an IFC entity instance filtered by IFC ID. :param id: STEP numerical identifier :raises RuntimeError: If `id` is not found. :returns: An ifcopenshell.entity_instance

(self, id: int)

            return entity_instance(self.wrapped_data.by_guid(str(key)), self)

    def by_id(self, id: int) -> ifcopenshell.entity_instance:
        """Return an IFC entity instance filtered by IFC ID.

        :param id: STEP numerical identifier

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

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

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