buildingSMART / buildingSMART/IFC5-development
Optional attributes
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Description
It seems that attributes that were optional in the previous schema

now are not

In the provided Linear Placement example, a default value of 0 is used. But maybe sometimes "optionality" is necessary?
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Research direction
Start by comparing the previous schema with the current schema shown in the issue, then inspect the provided Linear Placement example and its default value of 0. Determine whether optional attributes are required for the IFC5 schema and document the agreed schema behavior and examples when the decision is made.
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Assessment
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100