API Reference > imodeljs-backend > Elements > PhysicalElement PhysicalElement Class An Element that is spatially located, has mass, and can be touched. Extends SpatialElement Extended by PhysicalObject Inherited methods Name Inherited from Description buildConcurrencyControlRequest(opcode: DbOpcode): void SpatialElement Add a request for locks, code reservations, and anything else that would be needed to carry out the specified operation. calculateRange3d(): Range3d SpatialElement delete(): void SpatialElement Delete this Element from the iModel. forEachProperty(func: PropertyCallback, includeCustom: boolean = true): void SpatialElement Call a function for each property of this Entity. getClassMetaData(): undefined | EntityMetaData SpatialElement Get the class metadata for this element. getDisplayLabel(): string SpatialElement Get a display label for this Element. getJsonProperty(nameSpace: string): any SpatialElement Get a JSON property of this element, by namespace getPlacementTransform(): Transform SpatialElement Get the Transform from the Placement of this GeometricElement getPredecessorIds(): Id64Set SpatialElement Get the Ids of this element's predecessors. getToolTipMessage(): string[] SpatialElement Get a list of HTML strings that describe this Element for the tooltip. getUserProperties(namespace: string): any SpatialElement Get a set of JSON user properties by namespace insert(): string SpatialElement Insert this Element into the iModel. is2d(): this is GeometricElement2d SpatialElement Type guard for instanceof GeometricElement2d is3d(): this is GeometricElement3d SpatialElement Type guard for instanceof GeometricElement3d removeUserProperties(nameSpace: string): void SpatialElement Remove a set of JSON user properties, specified by namespace, from this Element setJsonProperty(nameSpace: string, value: any): void SpatialElement setUserProperties(nameSpace: string, value: any): void SpatialElement Change a set of user JSON properties of this Element by namespace. update(): void SpatialElement Update this Element in the iModel. is(otherClass: undefined): boolean Static SpatialElement return whether this Entity class is a subclass of another Entity class onAllInputsHandled(_id: string, _iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic SpatialElement Called on an element in a graph after all of its inputs have been processed and before its outputs are processed. onBeforeOutputsHandled(_id: string, _iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic SpatialElement Called when a root element in a subgraph is changed and before its outputs are processed. onChildAdd(_arg: OnChildElementPropsArg): void ProtectedStatic SpatialElement Called when an existing element is about to be updated so that an instance of this class will become its new parent. onChildAdded(_arg: OnChildElementIdArg): void ProtectedStatic SpatialElement Called after an existing element has been updated so that an instance of this class is its new parent. onChildDelete(_arg: OnChildElementIdArg): void ProtectedStatic SpatialElement Called when an element with an instance of this class as its parent is about to be deleted. onChildDeleted(_arg: OnChildElementIdArg): void ProtectedStatic SpatialElement Called after an element with an instance of this class as its parent was successfully deleted. onChildDrop(_arg: OnChildElementIdArg): void ProtectedStatic SpatialElement Called when an element with an instance of this class as its parent is about to be updated change to a different parent. onChildDropped(_arg: OnChildElementIdArg): void ProtectedStatic SpatialElement Called after an element with an instance of this class as its previous parent was updated to have a new parent. onChildInsert(_arg: OnChildElementPropsArg): void ProtectedStatic SpatialElement Called when a new element with an instance of this class as its parent is about to be inserted. onChildInserted(_arg: OnChildElementIdArg): void ProtectedStatic SpatialElement Called after a new element with an instance of this class as its parent was inserted. onChildUpdate(_arg: OnChildElementPropsArg): void ProtectedStatic SpatialElement Called when an element with an instance of this class as its parent is about to be updated. onChildUpdated(_arg: OnChildElementIdArg): void ProtectedStatic SpatialElement Called after an element with an instance of this the class as its parent was updated. onCloned(_context: IModelCloneContext, _sourceProps: ElementProps, _targetProps: ElementProps): void ProtectedStatic SpatialElement Called during the iModel transformation process after an Element from the source iModel was cloned for the target iModel. onDelete(arg: OnElementIdArg): void ProtectedStatic SpatialElement Called before an Element is deleted. onDeleted(_arg: OnElementIdArg): void ProtectedStatic SpatialElement Called after an Element was deleted. onInsert(arg: OnElementPropsArg): void ProtectedStatic SpatialElement Called before a new Element is inserted. onInserted(arg: OnElementIdArg): void ProtectedStatic SpatialElement Called after a new Element was inserted. onSubModelDelete(_arg: OnSubModelIdArg): void ProtectedStatic SpatialElement Called when a sub-model of an instance of this class is being deleted. onSubModelDeleted(_arg: OnSubModelIdArg): void ProtectedStatic SpatialElement Called after a sub-model of an instance of this class was deleted. onSubModelInsert(_arg: OnSubModelPropsArg): void ProtectedStatic SpatialElement Called when an instance of this class is being sub-modeled by a new Model. onSubModelInserted(_arg: OnSubModelIdArg): void ProtectedStatic SpatialElement Called after an instance of this class was sub-modeled by a new Model. onUpdate(arg: OnElementPropsArg): void ProtectedStatic SpatialElement Called before an Element is updated. onUpdated(arg: OnElementIdArg): void ProtectedStatic SpatialElement Called after an Element was updated. populateRequest(req: ConcurrencyControl.Request, props: ElementProps, iModel: IModelDb, opcode: DbOpcode, original: undefined | ElementProps): void Static SpatialElement Disclose the codes and locks needed to perform the specified operation on this element Properties Name Type Description physicalMaterial undefined | RelatedElement If defined, the PhysicalMaterial that makes up this PhysicalElement. Inherited properties Name Type Inherited from Description category string SpatialElement The Id of the Category for this GeometricElement. classFullName Accessor ReadOnly string SpatialElement Get the full BIS class name of this Entity in the form "schema:class". classFullName Accessor StaticReadOnly string SpatialElement Get the full BIS class name of this Entity in the form "schema:class" className Accessor ReadOnly string SpatialElement The name of the BIS class associated with this class. code Code SpatialElement The Code for this element federationGuid undefined | string SpatialElement A FederationGuid assigned to this element by some other federated database geom undefined | GeometryStreamProps SpatialElement The GeometryStream for this GeometricElement. id string SpatialElement The Id of this Entity. iModel IModelDb SpatialElement The IModelDb that contains this Entity jsonProperties Readonly { T } SpatialElement Optional json properties of this element. model Readonly string SpatialElement The ModelId of the Model containing this element parent undefined | RelatedElement SpatialElement The parent element, if present, of this element. placement Placement3d SpatialElement schema Static undefined SpatialElement The Schema that defines this class. schemaName Accessor ReadOnly string SpatialElement The name of the BIS Schema that defines this class typeDefinition undefined | TypeDefinition SpatialElement userLabel undefined | string SpatialElement A user-assigned label for this element. Defined in core/backend/src/Element.ts Line 663 Last Updated: 12 June, 2024