Resolve nested complex quantity paths in the selector (#2041)

get_element_value could not reach the members of an IfcPhysicalComplexQuantity
(or IfcComplexProperty) by their natural path. util.element expands a complex
quantity into a dict whose nested members live under a "properties" sub-dict,
but the selector's dict navigation only looked at the top level, so
"Qto_Custom.Layer1.Width" returned None and IfcCsv exported nothing for it.
Only the internal "Qto_Custom.Layer1.properties.Width" path worked.

When a key is not a direct member of the value dict, descend into its
"properties" sub-dict so nested quantities/properties resolve with the
natural "Set.Complex.Nested" path. Direct keys still take priority, so the
explicit ".properties." path stays backward compatible and the regex branch
is untouched.

Verified: Qto_Custom.Layer1.Width -> 0.1 and Layer1.Height -> 2.5 (were
None), the sibling simple NetArea still resolves, the legacy .properties.
path still works, and IfcCsv now exports the nested value. test_selector.py:
38 passed (adds test_selecting_a_nested_complex_quantity).

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
(cherry picked from commit 21122c0d28)

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/selector.py

@@ -546,8 +546,15 @@ def _get_element_value(element: ifcopenshell.entity_instance, keys: list[str]) -
                 value = results or None
                 if value and len(value) == 1:
                     value = value[0]
+            elif key in value:
+                value = value[key]
             else:
-                value = value.get(key, None)
+                # A nested complex quantity/property (IfcPhysicalComplexQuantity /
+                # IfcComplexProperty) is represented as a dict whose nested members
+                # live under a "properties" sub-dict. Descend into it so that nested
+                # values are reachable with the natural "Qto.Complex.Nested" path.
+                subprops = value.get("properties")
+                value = subprops.get(key, None) if isinstance(subprops, dict) else None
         elif isinstance(value, (list, tuple, set)):  # If we use regex
             if isinstance(key, str) and key.isnumeric():
                 try: