IFC4.3.x-development
IFC4.3.x-development copied to clipboard
Add direct reference in IfcBuildingElementProxy to use IfcBuiltElement as an arbitrary built element
Greetings!
There is a note in IfcBuiltElement specifying that "It is advised not to use IfcBuildingElementProxy to represent an arbitrary built element, but to use a direct instantiation of IfcBuiltElement instead.".
Since the IfcBuildingElementProxy was used as a general built element until IFC version 4.3, adding a direct reference to this change in its documentation — perhaps using the same note found in IfcBuiltElement — could help users easily identify this update.
Additionally, are there any uses for IfcBuildingElementProxy that cannot be accomplished with a direct instantiation of IfcBuiltElement?