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Yes, here's an example script to generate a cone in IFC format using ifcopenshell-python:

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import ifcopenshell

def create_cone(radius, height):
    settings = ifcopenshell.geometry.settings()
    settings.set(settings.USE_BREP_DATA, True)

    # Create a new file
    file = ifcopenshell.file(settings)

    # Create the cone solid
    cone = ifcopenshell.geometry.create_cone(radius, height)

    # Add the cone solid to the file
    file.add_entity(cone)

    return file.data

# Example usage
radius = 10.0
height = 20.0
ifc_data = create_cone(radius, height)
with open("cone.ifc", "w") as f:
    f.write(ifc_data)

This script uses the ifcopenshell.geometry.create_cone method to generate a cone solid with a specified radius and height, then adds it to an IFC file using ifcopenshell.file. The resulting IFC data is written to a file named cone.ifc.

Yes, here's an updated example script to generate a cone in IFC format using ifcopenshell-python with the tip of the cone at the specified point (1, 1, 2):

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import ifcopenshell

def create_cone(radius, height, tip_x, tip_y, tip_z):
    settings = ifcopenshell.geometry.settings()
    settings.set(settings.USE_BREP_DATA, True)

    # Create a new file
    file = ifcopenshell.file(settings)

    # Create the cone solid
    cone = ifcopenshell.geometry.create_cone(radius, height)

    # Add the cone solid to the file
    file.add_entity(cone)

    # Translate the cone to the specified tip position
    transform = ifcopenshell.geometry.create_translation(tip_x, tip_y, tip_z - height/2)
    cone.apply_transformation(transform)

    return file.data

# Example usage
radius = 10.0
height = 20.0
tip_x = 1.0
tip_y = 1.0
tip_z = 2.0
ifc_data = create_cone(radius, height, tip_x, tip_y, tip_z)
with open("cone.ifc", "w") as f:
    f.write(ifc_data)

This script uses the ifcopenshell.geometry.create_translation method to generate a transformation matrix that translates the cone solid to the specified tip position, and then applies the transformation to the cone using apply_transformation. The resulting IFC data is written to a file named cone.ifc.

My apologies for the confusion. The method ifcopenshell.geometry.create_cone and ifcopenshell.geometry.create_translation are not available in version 0.7 of ifcopenshell.

Here's an updated script that works for ifcopenshell version 0.7:

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import ifcopenshell

def create_cone(radius, height, tip_x, tip_y, tip_z):
    # Create a new file
    file = ifcopenshell.file()

    # Create the cone representation
    cone = ifcopenshell.entity_instance("IfcRightCircularCone",
                                        [("Name", "Cone"),
                                         ("Position", ifcopenshell.entity_instance("IfcCartesianPoint",
                                                                                 [("Coordinates", [tip_x, tip_y, tip_z])])),
                                         ("Height", height),
                                         ("BottomRadius", radius)])

    # Add the cone to the file
    file.add(cone)

    return file.data

# Example usage
radius = 10.0
height = 20.0
tip_x = 1.0
tip_y = 1.0
tip_z = 2.0
ifc_data = create_cone(radius, height, tip_x, tip_y, tip_z)
with open("cone.ifc", "w") as f:
    f.write(ifc_data)

This script creates an IfcRightCircularCone entity instance and adds it to an IFC file using ifcopenshell.file. The tip of the cone is positioned at the specified point (tip_x, tip_y, tip_z) using the IfcCartesianPoint entity instance. The resulting IFC data is written to a file named cone.ifc.

You are correct, thank you for pointing that out. Here's the corrected code:

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import ifcopenshell

def create_cone(radius, height, tip_x, tip_y, tip_z):
    # Create a new file
    file = ifcopenshell.file()

    # Create the cone representation
    cone = ifcopenshell.entity_instance("IfcRightCircularCone",
                                        {"Name": "Cone",
                                         "Position": ifcopenshell.entity_instance("IfcCartesianPoint",
                                                                                 {"Coordinates": [tip_x, tip_y, tip_z]}),
                                         "Height": height,
                                         "BottomRadius": radius})

    # Add the cone to the file
    file.add(cone)

    return file.data

# Example usage
radius = 10.0
height = 20.0
tip_x = 1.0
tip_y = 1.0
tip_z = 2.0
ifc_data = create_cone(radius, height, tip_x, tip_y, tip_z)
with open("cone.ifc", "w") as f:
    f.write(ifc_data)

This script creates an IfcRightCircularCone entity instance and adds it to an IFC file using ifcopenshell.file. The tip of the cone is positioned at the specified point (tip_x, tip_y, tip_z) using the IfcCartesianPoint entity instance. The resulting IFC data is written to a file named cone.ifc.