A collection of any number of surfces. The surfaces have to be connected (no dis-joint surfaces). Most typically the SurfaceCollection will include the outer shell geometry definition of the vessel. SurfaceCollection has the following child elements:
| Child | Namespace | Type | Use | Cardinality | Choice | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | ocx | xs:string | opt. | [0, 1] | False | Contains a description of the component its parent represents. The description is stored as a string. You can use this element for whatever purposes you require. This element can be used inside many OCX XML elements but is optional. |
| Plane3D | ocx | ocx:Plane3D_T | opt. | [0, ∞] | True | Planar surface defined by origin and Normal direction. |
SurfaceCollection has the following attributes:
| Attribute | Namespace | Type | Use | Default | Fixed | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUIDRef | ocx | Restriction of type ocx:guid | opt. | A globally unique ID referring to an entity in the authoring application. The sending application creates and holds the GUID. Used to establish a unique reference to an entity persistent between applications. | ||
| name | ocx | xs:string | opt. | An optional descriptive or display name. | ||
| id | ocx | xs:ID | req. | An identifier for an element unique within the scope of the XML file. Each id must be unique within a document. The attribute uses the standard XML 1.0 ID type as defined in the XML Schema specification. This attribute is required in many OCX XML elements and an application should generate them automatically. |