API Reference > imodeljs-backend > Elements > GeometricElement GeometricElement Class An abstract base class to model real world entities that intrinsically have geometry. Extends Element Extended by GeometricElement3d GeometricElement2d Implements EntityProps ElementProps GeometricElementProps Methods Name Description calculateRange3d(): AxisAlignedBox3d getPlacementTransform(): Transform Get the Transform from the Placement of this GeometricElement is2d(): this is GeometricElement2d Type guard for instanceof GeometricElement2d is3d(): this is GeometricElement3d Type guard for instanceof GeometricElement3d Inherited methods Name Inherited from Description buildConcurrencyControlRequest(opcode: DbOpcode): void Element Add a request for locks, code reservations, and anything else that would be needed to carry out the specified operation. delete(): void Element Delete this Element from the iModel. forEachProperty(func: PropertyCallback, includeCustom: boolean = false): void Entity Call a function for each property of this Entity. getClassMetaData(): EntityMetaData | undefined Element Get the class metadata for this element. getDisplayLabel(): string Element Get a display label for this Element. getJsonProperty(nameSpace: string): any Element Get a JSON property of this element, by namespace getToolTipMessage(): string[] Element Get a list of HTML strings that describe this Element for the tooltip. getUserProperties(namespace: string): any Element Get a set of JSON user properties by namespace insert(): string Element Insert this Element into the iModel. removeUserProperties(nameSpace: string): void Element Remove a set of JSON user properties, specified by namespace, from this Element setJsonProperty(nameSpace: string, value: any): void Element setUserProperties(nameSpace: string, value: any): void Element Change a set of user JSON properties of this Element by namespace. update(): void Element Update this Element in the iModel. onAllInputsHandled(_id: Id64String, _iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic Element onBeforeOutputsHandled(_id: Id64String, _iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic Element onDelete(props: ElementProps, iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic Element Called before an Element is deleted. onDeleted(_props: ElementProps, _iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic Element Called after an Element was deleted. onInsert(props: ElementProps, iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic Element Called before a new Element is inserted. onInserted(props: ElementProps, iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic Element Called after a new Element was inserted. onUpdate(props: ElementProps, iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic Element Called before an Element is updated. onUpdated(props: ElementProps, iModel: IModelDb): void ProtectedStatic Element Called after an Element was updated. populateRequest(req: ConcurrencyControl.Request, props: ElementProps, _iModel: IModelDb, opcode: DbOpcode, original: ElementProps | undefined): void Static Element Disclose the codes and locks needed to perform the specified operation on this element Properties Name Type Description category Id64String The Id of the Category for this GeometricElement. geom undefined | GeometryStreamProps The GeometryStream for this GeometricElement. placement Accessor ReadOnly Placement2d | Placement3d The origin, orientation, and bounding box of this GeometricElement. Inherited properties Name Type Inherited from Description classFullName Accessor ReadOnly string Entity Get the full BIS class name of this Entity in the form "schema:class". classFullName Accessor StaticReadOnly string Entity Get the full BIS class name of this Entity in the form "schema:class" className Accessor ReadOnly string Entity The name of the BIS class associated with this class. code Code Element The Code for this element federationGuid undefined | GuidString Element A FederationGuid assigned to this element by some other federated database id Id64String Entity The Id of this Entity. iModel IModelDb Entity The IModelDb that contains this Entity jsonProperties [key: string]: any Element Optional json properties of this element. model Id64String Element The ModelId of the Model containing this element parent undefined | RelatedElement Element The parent element, if present, of this element. schema Static undefined Entity The Schema that defines this class. schemaName Accessor ReadOnly string Entity The name of the BIS Schema that defines this class userLabel undefined | string Element A user-assigned label for this element. Defined in core/backend/src/Element.ts Line 259 Last Updated: 13 June, 2024