CivilPhysical Schema
Alias: cvphys
Version: 1.0.0
Main schema for the physical modeling of elements used in Civil infrastructure.
This schema contains classes that are commonly used in various types of Civil projects, including Road, Rail and Site-related.
Table of contents
Entity Classes
Course (Course) EntityClass 
A bis:PhysicalElement modeling a layer, usually of a single material, whose length greatly exceeds its thickness and often also its width, laid on site on top of another horizontal or nearly horizontal element.
Base Class: LinearReferencing:LinearPhysicalElement
Inherited properties
| Name | Description | Type | Extended Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model | The bis:Model that contains this bis:Element. | navigation | |
| LastMod | The last modified time of the bis:Element. This is maintained by the core framework and should not be set directly by applications. | dateTime | |
| CodeSpec | The CodeSpec property identifies the bis:CodeSpec used to generate and validate the code value for this bis:Element. The combination of CodeSpec, CodeScope, and CodeValue properties must be unique for each bis:Element instance. | navigation | |
| CodeScope | The CodeScope property identifies the bis:Element that provides the uniqueness scope for the code value. The combination of CodeSpec, CodeScope, and CodeValue properties must be unique for each bis:Element instance. | navigation | |
| CodeValue | The CodeValue property stores a human-readable real-world identifier of the Entity represented by the bis:Element. The combination of CodeSpec, CodeScope, and CodeValue properties must be unique for each bis:Element instance. | string | |
| UserLabel | An optional friendly name given by the user (as opposed to the formal name stored in the CodeValue property). | string | |
| Parent | The parent bis:Element that owns this bis:Element. | navigation | |
| FederationGuid | The GUID used to federate this bis:Element across repositories. | binary | BeGuid |
| JsonProperties | A string property that users and/or applications can use to persist ad hoc JSON values. | string | Json |
| Category | The bis:SpatialCategory used to categorize this bis:GeometricElement3d | navigation | |
| InSpatialIndex | If true, this element will have an entry in the Spatial Index. | boolean | |
| Origin | The placement origin of this bis:Element. | point3d | |
| Yaw | The Yaw angle (in degrees) of the orientation of this bis:Element. | double | |
| Pitch | The Pitch angle (in degrees) of the orientation of this bis:Element. | double | |
| Roll | The Roll angle (in degrees) of the orientation of this bis:Element. | double | |
| BBoxLow | The 'low' point of the element-aligned bounding box of this bis:Element. | point3d | |
| BBoxHigh | The 'high' point of the element-aligned bounding box of this bis:Element. | point3d | |
| GeometryStream | Binary stream used to persist the geometry of this bis:Element. | binary | GeometryStream |
| TypeDefinition | Points to an instance of some specialization of TypeDefinition, which holds property values that vary per-type rather than per-instance of this Element. | navigation | |
| PhysicalMaterial | Indicates the bis:PhysicalMaterial of which the bis:PhysicalElement is made. | navigation |
A Course is distinctive from an earthworks element in that a course is a graded granular material (which can be bound or unbound) that is generally processed in some fashion, where as earthworks elements are soil earthen based structure that can be formed by removal and transport of general ground material. Structurally a Course does not have capacity to carry loads over open span, or to be removed or replaced as a single unit.
Courses shall have their Volume stored in their GeometryStream as a Polyface. Further classification of Course instances can be achieved via instances of CourseType. A Course instance can override the Physical Material specified by its corresponding CourseType via its PhysicalMaterial property.
Courses must be contained in PhysicalModels and can be linearly located, typically along an Alignment.
The kind of structure making use of a Course can be also understood via its Category. e.g. A Course instance that is part of a Pavement structure shall use the Domain-ranked cvphys:Pavement category.
Equivalent to IfcCourse.
CourseType (Course Type) EntityClass
Defines a shared set of properties whose values vary per-type of Course rather than per-instance.
Base Class: BisCore:PhysicalType
Inherited properties
| Name | Description | Type | Extended Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model | The bis:Model that contains this bis:Element. | navigation | |
| LastMod | The last modified time of the bis:Element. This is maintained by the core framework and should not be set directly by applications. | dateTime | |
| CodeSpec | The CodeSpec property identifies the bis:CodeSpec used to generate and validate the code value for this bis:Element. The combination of CodeSpec, CodeScope, and CodeValue properties must be unique for each bis:Element instance. | navigation | |
| CodeScope | The CodeScope property identifies the bis:Element that provides the uniqueness scope for the code value. The combination of CodeSpec, CodeScope, and CodeValue properties must be unique for each bis:Element instance. | navigation | |
| CodeValue | The CodeValue property stores a human-readable real-world identifier of the Entity represented by the bis:Element. The combination of CodeSpec, CodeScope, and CodeValue properties must be unique for each bis:Element instance. | string | |
| UserLabel | An optional friendly name given by the user (as opposed to the formal name stored in the CodeValue property). | string | |
| Parent | The parent bis:Element that owns this bis:Element. | navigation | |
| FederationGuid | The GUID used to federate this bis:Element across repositories. | binary | BeGuid |
| JsonProperties | A string property that users and/or applications can use to persist ad hoc JSON values. | string | Json |
| IsPrivate | If true, this bis:DefinitionElement should not be displayed in the GUI. | boolean | |
| Recipe | navigation | ||
| PhysicalMaterial | Indicates the bis:PhysicalMaterial of which bis:PhysicalElements of the given bis:PhysicalType are made. | navigation |
Instances of CourseType provide an additional classification that can be applied to Courses. Examples include Pavement, Ballast and Protection. An instance of CourseType can optionally specify a single Physical Material via its PhysicalMaterial property.
Equivalent to IfcCourseType.
Curb (Curb) EntityClass
A bis:PhysicalElement intended to separate surfacings of different surfaces and to provide physical delineation or containment.
Base Class: LinearReferencing:LinearPhysicalElement
Inherited properties
| Name | Description | Type | Extended Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model | The bis:Model that contains this bis:Element. | navigation | |
| LastMod | The last modified time of the bis:Element. This is maintained by the core framework and should not be set directly by applications. | dateTime | |
| CodeSpec | The CodeSpec property identifies the bis:CodeSpec used to generate and validate the code value for this bis:Element. The combination of CodeSpec, CodeScope, and CodeValue properties must be unique for each bis:Element instance. | navigation | |
| CodeScope | The CodeScope property identifies the bis:Element that provides the uniqueness scope for the code value. The combination of CodeSpec, CodeScope, and CodeValue properties must be unique for each bis:Element instance. | navigation | |
| CodeValue | The CodeValue property stores a human-readable real-world identifier of the Entity represented by the bis:Element. The combination of CodeSpec, CodeScope, and CodeValue properties must be unique for each bis:Element instance. | string | |
| UserLabel | An optional friendly name given by the user (as opposed to the formal name stored in the CodeValue property). | string | |
| Parent | The parent bis:Element that owns this bis:Element. | navigation | |
| FederationGuid | The GUID used to federate this bis:Element across repositories. | binary | BeGuid |
| JsonProperties | A string property that users and/or applications can use to persist ad hoc JSON values. | string | Json |
| Category | The bis:SpatialCategory used to categorize this bis:GeometricElement3d | navigation | |
| InSpatialIndex | If true, this element will have an entry in the Spatial Index. | boolean | |
| Origin | The placement origin of this bis:Element. | point3d | |
| Yaw | The Yaw angle (in degrees) of the orientation of this bis:Element. | double | |
| Pitch | The Pitch angle (in degrees) of the orientation of this bis:Element. | double | |
| Roll | The Roll angle (in degrees) of the orientation of this bis:Element. | double | |
| BBoxLow | The 'low' point of the element-aligned bounding box of this bis:Element. | point3d | |
| BBoxHigh | The 'high' point of the element-aligned bounding box of this bis:Element. | point3d | |
| GeometryStream | Binary stream used to persist the geometry of this bis:Element. | binary | GeometryStream |
| TypeDefinition | Points to an instance of some specialization of TypeDefinition, which holds property values that vary per-type rather than per-instance of this Element. | navigation | |
| PhysicalMaterial | Indicates the bis:PhysicalMaterial of which the bis:PhysicalElement is made. | navigation |
A Curb is typically a border of stone, concrete or other rigid material formed at the edge of a roadway or footway (Kerb, UK).
Curbs shall have their Volume stored in their GeometryStream as a Polyface. Further classification of Curb instances can be achieved via instances of CurbType. A Curb instance can override the Physical Material specified by its corresponding CurbType via its PhysicalMaterial property.
Curbs must be contained in PhysicalModels and can be linearly located, typically along an Alignment. Instances of Curb, by default, shall use the Domain-ranked cvphys:Curb category.
Equivalent to IfcKerb.
CurbType (Curb Type) EntityClass
Defines a shared set of properties whose values vary per-type of Curb rather than per-instance.
Base Class: BisCore:PhysicalType
Inherited properties
| Name | Description | Type | Extended Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model | The bis:Model that contains this bis:Element. | navigation | |
| LastMod | The last modified time of the bis:Element. This is maintained by the core framework and should not be set directly by applications. | dateTime | |
| CodeSpec | The CodeSpec property identifies the bis:CodeSpec used to generate and validate the code value for this bis:Element. The combination of CodeSpec, CodeScope, and CodeValue properties must be unique for each bis:Element instance. | navigation | |
| CodeScope | The CodeScope property identifies the bis:Element that provides the uniqueness scope for the code value. The combination of CodeSpec, CodeScope, and CodeValue properties must be unique for each bis:Element instance. | navigation | |
| CodeValue | The CodeValue property stores a human-readable real-world identifier of the Entity represented by the bis:Element. The combination of CodeSpec, CodeScope, and CodeValue properties must be unique for each bis:Element instance. | string | |
| UserLabel | An optional friendly name given by the user (as opposed to the formal name stored in the CodeValue property). | string | |
| Parent | The parent bis:Element that owns this bis:Element. | navigation | |
| FederationGuid | The GUID used to federate this bis:Element across repositories. | binary | BeGuid |
| JsonProperties | A string property that users and/or applications can use to persist ad hoc JSON values. | string | Json |
| IsPrivate | If true, this bis:DefinitionElement should not be displayed in the GUI. | boolean | |
| Recipe | navigation | ||
| PhysicalMaterial | Indicates the bis:PhysicalMaterial of which bis:PhysicalElements of the given bis:PhysicalType are made. | navigation |
Instances of CurbType provide an additional classification that can be applied to Curbs. An instance of CurbType can optionally specify a single Physical Material via its PhysicalMaterial property.
Equivalent to IfcKerbType.
Relationship Classes
CourseIsOfType RelationshipClass
A type-instance relation; one that indicates that the specific cp:Course is an instance of the defined cp:CourseType.
Base Class: BisCore:PhysicalElementIsOfType
Strength: Referencing
Strength Direction: Forward
Source
Target
CurbIsOfType RelationshipClass
A type-instance relation; one that indicates that the specific cp:Curb is an instance of the defined cp:CurbType.
Base Class: BisCore:PhysicalElementIsOfType
Strength: Referencing
Strength Direction: Forward
Source
Target
Last Updated: 12 February, 2024