Add latest features into readme

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Dion Moult
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- Specify nested and hosted element relationships.
- Specify predefined door attributes as defined in the IFC4 specification.
- Specify predefined window attributes as defined in the IFC4 specification.
- Specify surface styles either defined as part of a material or assigned
directly to an object's representation.
- Colour coding by IFC class to visually spot mistakes
Some more experimental features:
- Cut sections for documentation with OpenCascade
- Export gbXML files that are linked to your IFC file to do energy analysis
- QA module to generate Gherkin unit tests to validate your BIM models
- HTML formatter to generate reports from QA results
- COBie spreadsheet extraction to import into CAFM systems
## Demo
[See demo video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD3v3eu2AjY)
It's only just started, so everything can and will change. But if you want to
check it out:
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[here](https://thinkmoult.com/blenderbim/).
3. Launch Blender. Go to `Edit->Preferences->Add-ons->Install...`. Browse to
the downloaded `.zip` file from step 2.
4. Enable the checkboxes next to the two Import-Export IFC Blender plugins
which show up.
4. Enable the checkbox next to the Import-Export IFC Blender plugin which will
show up.
5. All done! You will find an import and export IFC option in the `File` menu.
By default, Blender BIM will export whatever you have selected. The objects you
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usually something like `IfcProject/Foo`. You can then nest spatial structures
underneath to create a hierarchy.
## Pictures
![UI](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/business6/uploads/buildingsmart1/original/1X/ce820c3ee22adcffae59b40f98ff23379f7e3547.png)
![Blender screenshot](blender-screenshot.png)
... this Blender files creates this IFC file ...