8.9.2.3 IfcBSplineCurveForm
8.9.2.3.1 Semantic definition
The IfcBSplineCurveForm represents a part of a curve of some sppecific form.
8.9.2.3.2 Type values
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
CIRCULAR_ARC
 | 
 An arc of a circle, or a complete circle represented by a B-spline curve.  | 
ELLIPTIC_ARC
 | 
 An arc of an ellipse, or a complete ellipse, represented by a B-spline curve.  | 
HYPERBOLIC_ARC
 | 
 An arc of finite length of one branch of a hyperbola represented by a B-spline curve.  | 
PARABOLIC_ARC
 | 
 An arc of finite length of a parabola represented by a B-spline curve.  | 
POLYLINE_FORM
 | 
 A connected sequence of line segments represented by degree 1 B-spline basis functions.  | 
UNSPECIFIED
 | 
 A B-spline curve for which no particular form is specified.  | 
8.9.2.3.3 Formal representation
TYPE IfcBSplineCurveForm = ENUMERATION OF
	(CIRCULAR_ARC
	,ELLIPTIC_ARC
	,HYPERBOLIC_ARC
	,PARABOLIC_ARC
	,POLYLINE_FORM
	,UNSPECIFIED);
END_TYPE;