Fix #5065. Restore "Import IFC" menu item for those wishing to purely work with IFC geometry instead of native ifc

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

@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ def register():
         bpy.utils.register_tool(workspace.ExploreTool, after={"builtin.transform"}, separator=True, group=False)
     bpy.types.Scene.BIMProjectProperties = bpy.props.PointerProperty(type=prop.BIMProjectProperties)
     bpy.app.handlers.load_post.append(decorator.toggle_decorations_on_load)
+    bpy.types.TOPBAR_MT_file_import.append(ui.file_import_menu)
     bpy.types.TOPBAR_MT_file.prepend(ui.file_menu)
     bpy.types.TOPBAR_MT_file_context_menu.prepend(ui.file_menu)
     wm = bpy.context.window_manager

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

@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ class LoadProject(bpy.types.Operator, IFCFileSelector):
             if not self.is_existing_ifc_file():
                 return {"FINISHED"}
 
-            if tool.Blender.is_default_scene():
+            if self.should_start_fresh_session and tool.Blender.is_default_scene():
                 for obj in bpy.data.objects:
                     bpy.data.objects.remove(obj)
 
@@ -743,6 +743,8 @@ class LoadProject(bpy.types.Operator, IFCFileSelector):
 
             if not self.is_advanced:
                 bpy.ops.bim.load_project_elements()
+                if not self.should_start_fresh_session:
+                    bpy.ops.bim.convert_to_blender()
         except:
             blenderbim.last_error = traceback.format_exc()
             raise

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

@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ from blenderbim.bim.ifc import IfcStore
 from blenderbim.bim.module.project.data import ProjectData, LinksData
 
 
+def file_import_menu(self, context):
+    op = self.layout.operator("bim.load_project", text="IFC (Geometry Only) (.ifc/.ifczip/.ifcxml)")
+    op.should_start_fresh_session = False
+
+
 class BIM_MT_project(Menu):
     bl_idname = "BIM_MT_project"
     bl_label = "New IFC Project"