Fix bug where adding a representation to type instances didn't ensure it was added to a geometric type

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/geometry/operator.py

@@ -81,16 +81,6 @@ class AddRepresentation(bpy.types.Operator, Operator):
             ifc_representation_class=self.ifc_representation_class,
             profile_set_usage=tool.Ifc.get().by_id(self.profile_set_usage) if self.profile_set_usage else None,
         )
-        Data.load(tool.Ifc.get(), obj.BIMObjectProperties.ifc_definition_id)
-        element = tool.Ifc.get_entity(obj)
-        if element.is_a("IfcTypeProduct"):
-            if tool.Ifc.get_schema() == "IFC2X3":
-                types = element.ObjectTypeOf
-            else:
-                types = element.Types
-            if types:
-                for element in types[0].RelatedObjects:
-                    Data.load(tool.Ifc.get(), element.id())
 
 
 class SwitchRepresentation(bpy.types.Operator, Operator):

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/geometry/assign_representation.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import ifcopenshell.api
+import ifcopenshell.util.element
 
 
 class Usecase:
@@ -10,13 +11,16 @@ class Usecase:
 
     def execute(self):
         if self.settings["product"].is_a("IfcProduct"):
-            definition = self.settings["product"].Representation
-            if not definition:
-                definition = self.file.createIfcProductDefinitionShape()
-                self.settings["product"].Representation = definition
-            representations = list(definition.Representations) if definition.Representations else []
-            representations.append(self.settings["representation"])
-            definition.Representations = representations
+            product_type = ifcopenshell.util.element.get_type(self.settings["product"])
+            if (
+                product_type
+                and product_type.RepresentationMaps
+                and self.settings["representation"].RepresentationType != "MappedRepresentation"
+            ):
+                self.settings["product"] = product_type
+
+        if self.settings["product"].is_a("IfcProduct"):
+            self.assign_product_representation(self.settings["product"], self.settings["representation"])
         elif self.settings["product"].is_a("IfcTypeProduct"):
             if self.settings["product"].RepresentationMaps:
                 maps = list(self.settings["product"].RepresentationMaps)
@@ -44,9 +48,14 @@ class Usecase:
                     mapped_representation = ifcopenshell.api.run(
                         "geometry.map_representation", self.file, **{"representation": self.settings["representation"]}
                     )
-                    ifcopenshell.api.run(
-                        "geometry.assign_representation",
-                        self.file,
-                        **{"product": element, "representation": mapped_representation}
-                    )
+                    self.assign_product_representation(element, mapped_representation)
         ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.update_owner_history", self.file, **{"element": self.settings["product"]})
+
+    def assign_product_representation(self, product, representation):
+        definition = product.Representation
+        if not definition:
+            definition = self.file.createIfcProductDefinitionShape()
+            product.Representation = definition
+        representations = list(definition.Representations) if definition.Representations else []
+        representations.append(representation)
+        definition.Representations = representations

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/type/map_type_representations.py

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ class Usecase:
         if self.settings["related_object"].Representation:
             representations = self.settings["related_object"].Representation.Representations
         for representation in representations:
-            print('for each rep', representation)
             ifcopenshell.api.run(
                 "geometry.unassign_representation",
                 self.file,

src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/geometry/test_assign_representation.py

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import test.bootstrap
+import ifcopenshell.api
+
+
+class TestAssignRepresentation(test.bootstrap.IFC4):
+    def test_assigning_to_a_product(self):
+        wall = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcWall")
+        rep = self.file.createIfcShapeRepresentation()
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("geometry.assign_representation", self.file, product=wall, representation=rep)
+        assert wall.Representation.Representations == (rep,)
+
+    def test_assigning_to_a_product_with_existing_representations(self):
+        wall = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcWall")
+        rep = self.file.createIfcShapeRepresentation()
+        rep2 = self.file.createIfcShapeRepresentation()
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("geometry.assign_representation", self.file, product=wall, representation=rep)
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("geometry.assign_representation", self.file, product=wall, representation=rep2)
+        assert wall.Representation.Representations == (rep, rep2)
+
+    def test_assigning_to_a_type_product(self):
+        walltype = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcWallType")
+        rep = self.file.createIfcShapeRepresentation()
+        rep2 = self.file.createIfcShapeRepresentation()
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("geometry.assign_representation", self.file, product=walltype, representation=rep)
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("geometry.assign_representation", self.file, product=walltype, representation=rep2)
+        assert walltype.RepresentationMaps[0].MappedRepresentation == rep
+        assert walltype.RepresentationMaps[1].MappedRepresentation == rep2
+
+    def test_assigning_to_a_type_will_map_representations_to_instances(self):
+        wall = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcWall")
+        walltype = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcWallType")
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("type.assign_type", self.file, related_object=wall, relating_type=walltype)
+        context = self.file.createIfcGeometricRepresentationContext()
+        rep = self.file.createIfcShapeRepresentation(ContextOfItems=context)
+        rep2 = self.file.createIfcShapeRepresentation(ContextOfItems=context)
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("geometry.assign_representation", self.file, product=walltype, representation=rep)
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("geometry.assign_representation", self.file, product=walltype, representation=rep2)
+        assert wall.Representation.Representations[0].RepresentationType == "MappedRepresentation"
+        assert wall.Representation.Representations[0].Items[0].MappingSource.MappedRepresentation == rep
+        assert wall.Representation.Representations[0].Items[0].MappingSource == walltype.RepresentationMaps[0]
+        assert wall.Representation.Representations[1].RepresentationType == "MappedRepresentation"
+        assert wall.Representation.Representations[1].Items[0].MappingSource.MappedRepresentation == rep2
+        assert wall.Representation.Representations[1].Items[0].MappingSource == walltype.RepresentationMaps[1]
+
+    def test_assigning_to_an_instance_with_a_geometric_type_adds_it_to_both_the_instance_and_type(self):
+        context = self.file.createIfcGeometricRepresentationContext()
+        rep = self.file.createIfcShapeRepresentation(ContextOfItems=context)
+        rep2 = self.file.createIfcShapeRepresentation(ContextOfItems=context)
+
+        walltype = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcWallType")
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("geometry.assign_representation", self.file, product=walltype, representation=rep)
+
+        wall = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcWall")
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("type.assign_type", self.file, related_object=wall, relating_type=walltype)
+
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("geometry.assign_representation", self.file, product=wall, representation=rep2)
+        assert wall.Representation.Representations[0].RepresentationType == "MappedRepresentation"
+        assert wall.Representation.Representations[0].Items[0].MappingSource.MappedRepresentation == rep
+        assert walltype.RepresentationMaps[0].MappedRepresentation == rep
+        assert wall.Representation.Representations[1].RepresentationType == "MappedRepresentation"
+        assert wall.Representation.Representations[1].Items[0].MappingSource.MappedRepresentation == rep2
+        assert walltype.RepresentationMaps[1].MappedRepresentation == rep2
+
+    def test_assigning_to_an_instance_with_a_nongeometric_type_only_adds_it_to_the_instance(self):
+        context = self.file.createIfcGeometricRepresentationContext()
+        rep = self.file.createIfcShapeRepresentation(ContextOfItems=context)
+        walltype = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcWallType")
+        wall = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcWall")
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("type.assign_type", self.file, related_object=wall, relating_type=walltype)
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("geometry.assign_representation", self.file, product=wall, representation=rep)
+        assert wall.Representation.Representations[0].RepresentationType != "MappedRepresentation"
+        assert wall.Representation.Representations[0] == rep
+        assert not walltype.RepresentationMaps