ifcopenshell.api.geometry.remove_representation

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ifcopenshell.api.geometry.remove_representation.remove_representation(file: ifcopenshell.file, representation: ifcopenshell.entity_instance, should_keep_named_profiles: bool = True) → None

Remove a representation.

Also purges representation items and their related elements like IfcStyledItem, tessellated facesets colours and UV map.

By default, named profiles are assumed to be significant (i.e. curated as part of a profile library) and will not be removed.

Parameters:

• representation – IfcRepresentation to remove. Note that it’s expected that IfcRepresentation won’t be in use before calling this method (in such elements as IfcProductRepresentation, IfcShapeAspect) otherwise representation won’t be removed.

• should_keep_named_profiles – If true, named profile defs will not be removed as they are assumed to be significant.