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Class: MaterialLayer

BIM. MaterialLayer

Defines a layer within a construction, being simply a material and thickness.

new MaterialLayer( [config])

Creates a new BIM layer.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
config object <optional>

An optional configuration object.
Properties of config:
Name Type Argument Description
material string <optional>

The material within this layer.
thickness string <optional>

The thickness of the material in mm, defaults to BIM.Material#defaultThickness.
Author:
  • drajmarsh

Members

:boolean

isMaterialLayer <readonly>

A flag identifying this object as a material layer.

Type
  • boolean
:BIM.Material

material

The material this layer is made from.

Type
:number

thickness

The thickness of the material layer, in mm.

This should be the dimension of this material measured in a direction perpendicular to the main path of heat conduction through the construction.

Type
  • number