Fix #3484. You can now have project-specific pset templates distributed with your project in a relative path. Defaults to pset/.

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

@@ -715,6 +715,7 @@ class LoadProjectElements(bpy.types.Operator):
         print("Import finished in {:.2f} seconds".format(time.time() - start))
         context.scene.BIMProjectProperties.is_loading = False
 
+        tool.Project.load_pset_templates()
         tool.Project.load_default_thumbnails()
         tool.Project.set_default_context()
         tool.Project.set_default_modeling_dimensions()

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/prop.py

@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ class BIMProperties(PropertyGroup):
     data_dir: StringProperty(
         default=os.path.join(cwd, "data") + os.path.sep, name="Data Directory", update=update_data_dir
     )
+    pset_dir: StringProperty(default=os.path.join("psets") + os.path.sep, name="Default Psets Directory")
     ifc_file: StringProperty(name="IFC File", update=update_ifc_file)
     last_transaction: StringProperty(name="Last Transaction")
     should_section_selected_objects: BoolProperty(name="Section Selected Objects", default=False)

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/schema.py

@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 # along with BlenderBIM Add-on.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import os
+import bpy
 import json
 import ifcopenshell
 import ifcopenshell.util.pset
-import bpy
 from pathlib import Path
 
 cwd = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/ui.py

@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ class BIM_ADDON_preferences(bpy.types.AddonPreferences):
         row.prop(context.scene.BIMProperties, "data_dir")
         row.operator("bim.select_data_dir", icon="FILE_FOLDER", text="")
 
+        row = self.layout.row(align=True)
+        row.prop(context.scene.BIMProperties, "psets_dir")
         row = self.layout.row(align=True)
         row.prop(context.scene.DocProperties, "sheets_dir")
         row = self.layout.row(align=True)

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/tool/project.py

@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ import bpy
 import ifcopenshell
 import ifcopenshell.util.unit
 import blenderbim.core.tool
+import blenderbim.bim.schema
 import blenderbim.tool as tool
 from blenderbim.bim.ifc import IfcStore
+from pathlib import Path
 
 
 class Project(blenderbim.core.tool.Project):
@@ -51,6 +53,13 @@ class Project(blenderbim.core.tool.Project):
             ifc_class = sorted(tool.Ifc.get().by_type("IfcElementType"), key=lambda e: e.is_a())[0].is_a()
             bpy.ops.bim.load_type_thumbnails(ifc_class=ifc_class, offset=0, limit=9)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def load_pset_templates(cls):
+        pset_dir = tool.Ifc.resolve_uri(bpy.context.scene.BIMProperties.pset_dir)
+        if os.path.isdir(pset_dir):
+            for path in Path(pset_dir).glob("*.ifc"):
+                blenderbim.bim.schema.ifc.psetqto.templates.append(ifcopenshell.open(path))
+
     @classmethod
     def run_aggregate_assign_object(cls, relating_obj=None, related_obj=None):
         return blenderbim.core.aggregate.assign_object(