ifcopenshell.api.profile.copy_profile

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ifcopenshell.api.profile.copy_profile.copy_profile(file: ifcopenshell.file, profile: ifcopenshell.entity_instance) → ifcopenshell.entity_instance

Copies a profile

All profile’s psets are copied. The copied profile is not associated to any elements.

Parameters:

profile – The IfcProfileDef to copy

Returns:

The new copy of the profile

Example:

profile = ifcopenshell.api.profile.add_profile(model, ifc_class="IfcRectangleProfileDef")

# Let's duplicate the rectangle profile
profile_copy = ifcopenshell.api.profile.copy_profile(model, profile=profile)