ifcopenshell.api.cost.copy_cost_item

Module Contents

class ifcopenshell.api.cost.copy_cost_item.Usecase

copy_indirect_attributes(from_element, to_element)

duplicate_cost_item(cost_item)

execute()

ifcopenshell.api.cost.copy_cost_item.copy_cost_item(file: ifcopenshell.file, cost_item: ifcopenshell.entity_instance) → ifcopenshell.entity_instance | list[ifcopenshell.entity_instance]

Copies all cost items and related relationships

The following relationships are also duplicated:

• The copy will have the same attributes and property sets as the original cost item

• The copy will be assigned to the parent cost schedule

• The copy will have duplicated nested cost items

Parameters:

cost_item (ifcopenshell.entity_instance) – The cost item to be duplicated

Returns:

The duplicated cost item or the list of duplicated cost items if the latter has children

Return type:

ifcopenshell.entity_instance or list[ifcopenshell.entity_instance]

Example: .. code:: python

# We have a cost item cost_item = CostItem(name=”Design new feature”, deadline=”2023-03-01”)

# And now we have two duplicated_cost_item = project.duplicate_cost_item(cost_item)