ifcopenshell.api.cost.remove_cost_value

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ifcopenshell.api.cost.remove_cost_value.remove_cost_value(file, parent=None, cost_value=None) None

Removes a cost value

The cost value may be assigned either to a cost item, a construction resource, or another cost value (i.e. it is a subcomponent of a cost)

Parameters:
  • parent (ifcopenshell.entity_instance) – The IfcCostItem, IfcConstructionResource, or IfcCostValue that the IfcCostValue is assigned to.

  • cost_value – The IfcCostValue that you want to remove

Returns:

None

Return type:

None

Example:

schedule = ifcopenshell.api.run("cost.add_cost_schedule", model)
item = ifcopenshell.api.run("cost.add_cost_item", model, cost_schedule=schedule)

# This cost item will have a unit cost of 5 and a volume of 3
value = ifcopenshell.api.run("cost.add_cost_value", model, parent=item)
ifcopenshell.api.run("cost.edit_cost_value", model, cost_value=value,
    attributes={"AppliedValue": 5.0})

ifcopenshell.api.run("cost.remove_cost_value", model, parent=item, cost_value=value)