#### 8.7.3.3 IfcBoundedCurve

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An IfcBoundedCurve is a curve of finite length.

> NOTE Definition according to ISO/CD 10303-42:1992
> A bounded curve is a curve of finite arc length with identifiable end points.

> NOTE Entity adapted from bounded_curve defined in ISO10303-42.

> HISTORY New entity in IFC1.0

Informal Propositions:

1. A bounded curve has finite arc length.
2. A bounded curve has a start point and an end point.

XSD Specification:

<xs:element name="IfcBoundedCurve" type="ifc:IfcBoundedCurve" abstract="true" substitutionGroup="ifc:IfcCurve" nillable="true"/>
<xs:complexType name="IfcBoundedCurve" abstract="true">
<xs:complexContent>
<xs:extension base="ifc:IfcCurve"/>
</xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>

EXPRESS Specification:

ENTITY IfcBoundedCurve

| ABSTRACT SUPERTYPE OF(IfcCompositeCurve)

| SUBTYPE OF (IfcCurve);

END_ENTITY;

Inheritance Graph:

ENTITY IfcBoundedCurve

| ENTITY IfcRepresentationItem

| INVERSE

LayerAssignment | : | SET [0:1] OF IfcPresentationLayerAssignment FOR AssignedItems;
StyledByItem | : | SET [0:1] OF IfcStyledItem FOR Item;

| ENTITY IfcGeometricRepresentationItem

| ENTITY IfcCurve

| DERIVE

Dim | : | IfcDimensionCount := IfcCurveDim(SELF);

| ENTITY IfcBoundedCurve

END_ENTITY;

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