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When IFC models are verified, their values need to be converted to the default unit before comparison.
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The following table lists the measures that need to be converted, along with the metadata to support the conversion process.
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A full list of IFC Defined types can be found in the IFC documentation.
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The order of dimensional exponent units is `(m, kg, s, A, K, mol, cd)`.
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A full list of IFC-defined types can be found in the IFC documentation.
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| Ifc Defined Type name | Physical Quantity description | Unit | Unit Symbol | Default display | Dimensional exponents | Unit enumeration | IfcSIUnitName enumerations |
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| --------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | --------------- | ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
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| IFCFORCEMEASURE | Force | newton | N | N | (1, 1, -2, 0, 0, 0, 0) | IfcUnitEnum.FORCEUNIT | IfcSIUnitName.NEWTON |
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| IFCFREQUENCYMEASURE | Frequency | hertz | Hz | Hz | (0, 0, -1, 0, 0, 0, 0) | IfcUnitEnum.FREQUENCYUNIT | IfcSIUnitName.HERTZ |
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| IFCHEATFLUXDENSITYMEASURE | Heat flux density | | | W / m2 | (0, 1, -3, 0, 0, 0, 0) | IfcDerivedUnitEnum.HEATFLUXDENSITYUNIT | |
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| IFCHEATINGVALUEMEASURE | Heating | | | J / K | (2, 1, -2, 0, -1, 0, 0) | IfcDerivedUnitEnum.HEATINGVALUEUNIT | |
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| IFCHEATINGVALUEMEASURE | Heating | | | J / Kg | (2, 0, -2, 0, 0, 0, 0) | IfcDerivedUnitEnum.HEATINGVALUEUNIT | |
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| IFCILLUMINANCEMEASURE | Illuminance | lux | lx | lx | (-2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1) | IfcUnitEnum.ILLUMINANCEUNIT | IfcSIUnitName.LUX |
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| IFCINDUCTANCEMEASURE | Inductance | henry | H | Wb / A | (2, 1, -2, -2, 0, 0, 0) | IfcUnitEnum.INDUCTANCEUNIT | IfcSIUnitName.HENRY |
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| IFCINTEGERCOUNTRATEMEASURE | Count rate | | | 1 / s | (0, 0, -1, 0, 0, 0, 0) | IfcDerivedUnitEnum.INTEGERCOUNTRATEUNIT | |
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## Dimensional units
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Each of the dimensional exponents references the default SI unit
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| Position in the dimensional exponents list | Physical Quantity | SI Unit |
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| ------------------------------------------ | ----------------- | ------------------------- |
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| 1 | length | metre |
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| 2 | mass | kilogram |
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| 3 | time | second |
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| 4 | ampere | electric current |
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| 5 | kelvin | thermodynamic temperature |
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| 6 | mole | amount of substance |
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| 7 | candela | luminous intensity |
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Dimensional exponents are specified according to the [International System of Quantities](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_System_of_Quantities), as defined in ISO 80000-1. The order is: length, mass, time, electric current, thermodynamic temperature, amount of substance, and luminous intensity (m, kg, s, A, K, mol, cd). For example, speed (m/s) would be denoted as _(1, 0, -1, 0, 0, 0, 0)_.
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## Examples
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## Conversion examples
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In software values are typically presented in local units. The following table lists some examples how things are represented to the user and how they are represented in IDS.
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In software, values are typically presented in local units. The following table lists some examples of how things are represented to the user and how they are represented in IDS.
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| User Perspective | IDS value | Physical Quantity |
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