IfcCableSegmentTypeEnum

BACnet MVD

#### IfcCableSegmentTypeEnum

Natural language names

| Cable Segment Type Enum
| Énumération des types de segment de cable

Change log

Item | SPF | XML | Change | Description
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
IFC2x3 to IFC4
IfcCableSegmentTypeEnum |  |  |  |
BUSBARSEGMENT |  |  | ADDED |
CORESEGMENT |  |  | ADDED |

##### Semantic definitions at the type

Type definition

The IfcCableSegmentTypeEnum defines the range of different types of cable segment that can be specified.

> HISTORY New type in IFC2x2. Core and busbar segment added in IFC4.

Enumeration definition

Constant | Description
--- | ---
BUSBARSEGMENT | Electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several electrical circuits. Properties of a busbar are the same as those of a cable segment and are captured by the cable segment property set.
CABLESEGMENT | Cable with a specific purpose to lead electric current within a circuit or any other electric construction. Includes all types of electric cables, mainly several core segments or conductor segments wrapped together.
CONDUCTORSEGMENT | A single linear element within a cable or an exposed wire (such as for grounding) with the specific purpose to lead electric current, data, or a telecommunications signal.
CORESEGMENT | A self contained element of a cable that comprises one or more conductors and sheathing.The core of one lead is normally single wired or multiwired which are intertwined.
USERDEFINED | User-defined type.
NOTDEFINED | Undefined type.

##### Formal representations

XML Specification
`<xs:simpleType name="IfcCableSegmentTypeEnum">
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="busbarsegment"/>
<xs:enumeration value="cablesegment"/>
<xs:enumeration value="conductorsegment"/>
<xs:enumeration value="coresegment"/>
<xs:enumeration value="userdefined"/>
<xs:enumeration value="notdefined"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
`
EXPRESS Specification
`TYPE IfcCableSegmentTypeEnum = ENUMERATION OF (
BUSBARSEGMENT,
CABLESEGMENT,
CONDUCTORSEGMENT,
CORESEGMENT,
USERDEFINED,
NOTDEFINED);
END_TYPE;

EXPRESS-G diagram

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References: IfcCableSegment IfcCableSegmentType

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