4.3.5.2 System Element Attributes

Systems may be further identified via the LongName attribute. This value should generally correspond to readable names for systems. While the Name attribute generally provides a coded or abbreviated identifie, like "HW", the LongName provides a functional name for the system such as "Hot water system".

Figure 23 illustrates an instance diagram.

System Element AttributesIfcSystemIfcLabel

Figure 23 — System Element Attributes


Reference View

Entity
IfcBuildingSystem
IfcDistributionSystem
IfcZone
mvdXML Specification
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ConceptTemplate xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" uuid="8042f661-d4d7-4e93-a506-6d04a405d05a" name="System Element Attributes" status="sample" applicableSchema="IFC4" applicableEntity="IfcSystem">
  <Rules>
    <AttributeRule RuleID="Name" AttributeName="Name">
      <EntityRules>
        <EntityRule EntityName="IfcLabel" />
      </EntityRules>
    </AttributeRule>
    <AttributeRule RuleID="LongName" AttributeName="LongName" />
  </Rules>
</ConceptTemplate>

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