diff --git a/src/Mod/Arch/ifcWriter.py b/src/Mod/Arch/ifcWriter.py
index 588801e28..0180dbdef 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Arch/ifcWriter.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Arch/ifcWriter.py
@@ -283,8 +283,9 @@ class IfcDocument(object):
         pno = create(self._fileobject,"IfcPersonAndOrganization",[self._person,self._org,None])
         app = create(self._fileobject,"IfcApplication",[self._org,version,application,uid()])
         self._owner = create(self._fileobject,"IfcOwnerHistory",[pno,app,None,"ADDED",None,pno,app,now()])
-        self.Placement = self.addPlacement()
-        self._repcontext = create(self._fileobject,"IfcGeometricRepresentationContext",[None,'Model',3,1.E-05,self.Placement,None])
+        self.Placement = self.addPlacement(local=False)
+        dim0 = create(self._fileobject,"IfcDirection",getTuple((0,1,0)))
+        self._repcontext = create(self._fileobject,"IfcGeometricRepresentationContext",[None,'Model',3,1.E-05,self.Placement,dim0])
         dim1 = create(self._fileobject,"IfcDimensionalExponents",[0,0,0,0,0,0,0])
         dim2 = create(self._fileobject,"IfcSIUnit",[dim1,"LENGTHUNIT","MILLI","METRE"])
         dim3 = create(self._fileobject,"IfcSIUnit",[dim1,"AREAUNIT",None,"SQUARE_METRE"])