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closes #974
Two changes as per discussion in the linked issue:

  1. ensure proper description of PlacementRelTo at IfcObjectPlacement
  2. Move the last sentence (If it is omitted…) to IfcLocalPlacement

cc: @I-Sokolov @SergejMuhic @TLiebich @aothms @pjanck

closes #974 
Clarified the description of PlacementRelTo to specify how the object placement is defined relative to the referenced object placement.
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PR Validation -- schema generators

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  • ✓ EXPRESS schema valid
  • ✓ New entities present in structure.json
  • ✓ MD docs for new entities
  • ✓ PEnum convention
  • ✓ New UML Psets/Qtos emitted
  • ✓ Modified psets emitted
  • ✓ Schema SHACL validation

Detected:

  • New entities: (none)
  • New PEnums: (none)
  • New UML Psets/Qtos: (none)
  • UML files changed: (none)
  • MD docs changed (1): IfcObjectPlacement.md
📋 EXPRESS schema diff (baseline vs PR head)

Express schema differences

0 items

Missing data

🎉 No issues 🎉

Type definitions

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Entity definitions

🎉 No issues 🎉

Constraints

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SHACL validation report

DefinitionForEnumLiteral

  • The resource 'IfcBridgePartTypeEnum.SURFACESTRUCTURE' has no definition
  • The resource 'IfcRailwayPartTypeEnum.DILATIONTRACK' has no definition

DefinitionForPropertyOrQuantity

  • The Property 'Pset_AirSideSystemInformation.AirFlowSensible' has no definition
  • The Property 'Pset_AirSideSystemInformation.TotalAirFlow' has no definition
  • The Property 'Pset_AirTerminalBoxPHistory.AirFlowCurve' has no definition
  • The Property 'Pset_AirTerminalOccurrence.AirFlowType' has no definition
  • The Property 'Pset_AirToAirHeatRecoveryTypeCommon.PrimaryAirFlowRateRange' has no definition
  • The Property 'Pset_AirToAirHeatRecoveryTypeCommon.SecondaryAirFlowRateRange' has no definition
  • The Property 'Pset_SpaceThermalPHistory.ExhaustAirFlowRate' has no definition
  • The Property 'Qto_WallBaseQuantities.GrossFootPrintArea' has no definition
  • The Property 'Qto_WallBaseQuantities.NetFootPrintArea' has no definition

DefinitionForResource

  • The resource 'IfcSurfaceFeature' has no definition
  • The resource 'IfcURIReference' has no definition

LeafEntityHasPredefinedType

  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcAlignmentCant' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcAlignmentHorizontal' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcAlignmentSegment' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcAlignmentVertical' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcAsset' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcBorehole' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcBuilding' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcBuildingStorey' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcCivilElement' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcDistributionCircuit' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcGeomodel' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcGeoslice' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcSite' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcStructuralCurveConnection' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcStructuralCurveMemberVarying' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcStructuralLinearAction' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcStructuralLoadCase' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcStructuralPlanarAction' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcStructuralPointAction' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcStructuralPointConnection' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcStructuralPointReaction' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcStructuralResultGroup' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcStructuralSurfaceConnection' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcStructuralSurfaceMemberVarying' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcWallStandardCase' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcZone' has no PredefinedType attribute

PropertyForDefinition

  • For document 'AcidityConcentration.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'ActualWork.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'AdjustmentRange.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'AdjustmentRangeStepValue.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'AdjustmentValues.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'AdmixturesDescription.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'AffectsSurroundings.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'Aggregation.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'AirflowCurve.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'AirflowSensible.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'AirflowType.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'AlkalinityConcentration.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'AppearanceGrade.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'ApplicableStructuralDesignMethod.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'Area.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'Arrangement.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'AssessmentOfRisk.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'BaseChamfer.md/b/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'BearingStrength.md/b/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'BoilingPoint.md/b/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'BottomCover.md/b/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CO2Content.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'COContent.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CarbonContent.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CenterCoreBaseHeight.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CenterCoreBaseWidth.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CenterCoreMiddleHeight.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CenterCoreSpacing.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CenterCoreTopHeight.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CenterCoreTopWidth.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CentreOfGravityInX.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CentreOfGravityInY.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CombustionTemperature.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CompStrength.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CompStrengthPerp.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CompactedVolume.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CompressiveStrength.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'Condition.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CoreBaseHeight.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CoreBaseWidth.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CoreMiddleHeight.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CoreSpacing.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CoreTopHeight.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CoreTopWidth.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'Count.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CrossSectionArea.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CurrentCarryingCapasity.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'DefinitionType.md/d/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'DimensionalChangeCoefficient.md/d/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'DissolvedSolidsContent.md/d/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'DraftBaseOffset.md/d/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'DraftSideOffset.md/d/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'DynamicViscosity.md/d/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'EavesHeight.md/e/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'EdgeDraft.md/e/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'ExhaustAirFlowRate.md/e/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'Exponent.md/e/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'FinishCeilingHeight.md/f/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'FinishFloorHeight.md/f/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'FlangeBaseFillet.md/f/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'FlangeChamfer.md/f/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'FlangeDepth.md/f

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@evandroAlfieri evandroAlfieri added the 4.3-4.4 Identifies PR that shall be merged in 4.3-main first then cherry-picked in 4.4-main too label Jun 3, 2026
Updated the description of PlacementRelTo to clarify its role in establishing the local coordinate system.
Clarified the description of PlacementRelTo to specify subtypes of IfcObjectPlacement.
Clarified the placement description of IfcLocalPlacement and updated the explanation regarding the world coordinate system.
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@TLiebich if the initial paragraph of Product Linear Placement CT needs amendments too, can you suggest the rewording? I'll add it to this PR. Thanks

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PR Validation -- schema generators

Checks:

  • ✓ EXPRESS schema valid
  • ✓ New entities present in structure.json
  • ✓ MD docs for new entities
  • ✓ PEnum convention
  • ✓ New UML Psets/Qtos emitted
  • ✓ Modified psets emitted
  • ✓ Schema SHACL validation

Detected:

  • New entities: (none)
  • New PEnums: (none)
  • New UML Psets/Qtos: (none)
  • UML files changed: (none)
  • MD docs changed (2): IfcLocalPlacement.md, IfcObjectPlacement.md
📋 EXPRESS schema diff (baseline vs PR head)

Express schema differences

0 items

Missing data

🎉 No issues 🎉

Type definitions

🎉 No issues 🎉

Entity definitions

🎉 No issues 🎉

Constraints

🎉 No issues 🎉

SHACL validation report

DefinitionForEnumLiteral

  • The resource 'IfcBridgePartTypeEnum.SURFACESTRUCTURE' has no definition
  • The resource 'IfcRailwayPartTypeEnum.DILATIONTRACK' has no definition

DefinitionForPropertyOrQuantity

  • The Property 'Pset_AirSideSystemInformation.AirFlowSensible' has no definition
  • The Property 'Pset_AirSideSystemInformation.TotalAirFlow' has no definition
  • The Property 'Pset_AirTerminalBoxPHistory.AirFlowCurve' has no definition
  • The Property 'Pset_AirTerminalOccurrence.AirFlowType' has no definition
  • The Property 'Pset_AirToAirHeatRecoveryTypeCommon.PrimaryAirFlowRateRange' has no definition
  • The Property 'Pset_AirToAirHeatRecoveryTypeCommon.SecondaryAirFlowRateRange' has no definition
  • The Property 'Pset_SpaceThermalPHistory.ExhaustAirFlowRate' has no definition
  • The Property 'Qto_WallBaseQuantities.GrossFootPrintArea' has no definition
  • The Property 'Qto_WallBaseQuantities.NetFootPrintArea' has no definition

DefinitionForResource

  • The resource 'IfcSurfaceFeature' has no definition
  • The resource 'IfcURIReference' has no definition

LeafEntityHasPredefinedType

  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcAlignmentCant' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcAlignmentHorizontal' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcAlignmentSegment' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcAlignmentVertical' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcAsset' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcBorehole' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcBuilding' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcBuildingStorey' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcCivilElement' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcDistributionCircuit' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcGeomodel' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcGeoslice' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcSite' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcStructuralCurveConnection' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcStructuralCurveMemberVarying' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcStructuralLinearAction' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcStructuralLoadCase' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcStructuralPlanarAction' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcStructuralPointAction' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcStructuralPointConnection' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcStructuralPointReaction' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcStructuralResultGroup' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcStructuralSurfaceConnection' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcStructuralSurfaceMemberVarying' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcWallStandardCase' has no PredefinedType attribute
  • Leaf IfcObject 'IfcZone' has no PredefinedType attribute

PropertyForDefinition

  • For document 'AcidityConcentration.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'ActualWork.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'AdjustmentRange.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'AdjustmentRangeStepValue.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'AdjustmentValues.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'AdmixturesDescription.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'AffectsSurroundings.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'Aggregation.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'AirflowCurve.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'AirflowSensible.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'AirflowType.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'AlkalinityConcentration.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'AppearanceGrade.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'ApplicableStructuralDesignMethod.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'Area.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'Arrangement.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'AssessmentOfRisk.md/a/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'BaseChamfer.md/b/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'BearingStrength.md/b/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'BoilingPoint.md/b/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'BottomCover.md/b/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CO2Content.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'COContent.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CarbonContent.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CenterCoreBaseHeight.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CenterCoreBaseWidth.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CenterCoreMiddleHeight.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CenterCoreSpacing.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CenterCoreTopHeight.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CenterCoreTopWidth.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CentreOfGravityInX.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CentreOfGravityInY.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CombustionTemperature.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CompStrength.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CompStrengthPerp.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CompactedVolume.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CompressiveStrength.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'Condition.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CoreBaseHeight.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CoreBaseWidth.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CoreMiddleHeight.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CoreSpacing.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CoreTopHeight.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CoreTopWidth.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'Count.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CrossSectionArea.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'CurrentCarryingCapasity.md/c/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'DefinitionType.md/d/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'DimensionalChangeCoefficient.md/d/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'DissolvedSolidsContent.md/d/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'DraftBaseOffset.md/d/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'DraftSideOffset.md/d/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'DynamicViscosity.md/d/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'EavesHeight.md/e/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'EdgeDraft.md/e/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'ExhaustAirFlowRate.md/e/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'Exponent.md/e/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'FinishCeilingHeight.md/f/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'FinishFloorHeight.md/f/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'FlangeBaseFillet.md/f/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'FlangeChamfer.md/f/properties/docs' a property cannot be found
  • For document 'FlangeDepth.md/f

SHACL report truncated -- full report in the workflow artifact bundle.

See workflow run for failure details.

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@TLiebich if the initial paragraph of Product Linear Placement CT needs amendments too, can you suggest the rewording? I'll add it to this PR. Thanks

there should be some wording that explains the difference between CT Product Linear Placement and CT Product Relative Positioning - @SergejMuhic - can you propose some sentences to clarify the differences and when to use which ?

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