Project Context (FP)

The project context establishes a series of defaults for a model all based around the single definition of a project. An IFC model requires that there is one and only one specification of project. This may be a construction project but it does not have to be; it's intention is simply to provide the reference framework for all other information within the model and for the exchange and sharing of information within the model.
The project context establishes:

• the name of the project and, optionally, the phase of work of the project
• the default units used throughout the project
• the world coordinate system
• the coordinate space dimension
• the precision used within the geometric representations
• true north relative to the world coordinate system
• different types and scales that can be used for representing stored shapes (symbols) where these have multiple representations (e.g. multi-view blocks)
  

Concept	Description	Type	Man
Project ID	Assert the globally unique identifier for the project	Text
Project Owner	Apply the owner history of the project (inherited from IfcRoot.OwnerHistory)	Owner History (FP)
Project Name	Set the name of the project. This is the name by which the project will be generally identified (inherited from IfcRoot.Name).The IFC model considers this attribute to be mandatory through the WHERE rule.	Text
Project Default Unit System	Assign the default set of units used	[Assign Unit (FP)]
Project Geometry Setup	Establish the representation contexts in which information will be defined. Several representation contexts can be defined for a project and consequently, each context should be identifiable. Presently, only geometric representation contexts are supported. Typically, it is anticipated that only one representation context will be defined for the project to give the overall defaults.	[Geometric Representation Context (FP)]
Project Reference	Set a long name for the project. This is for reference purposes.	Text
Project Description	Provide a project description. This is an extended description for the project (inherited from IfcRoot.Description) that further qualifies the project name.	Text
Project Phase	Set the current stage or phase of the project. Names of phases/stages should be agreed. It is recommended that stage names given in the Exchange Requirements within the IDM should be used for reference.	Text

Bindings

• Project Context (FP) - IFC2x2

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