You can now assign parameterized profiles to material profiles. Thanks Jesusbill!

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/material/assign_profile.py

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+class Usecase:
+    def __init__(self, file, **settings):
+        self.file = file
+        self.settings = {"material_profile": None, "profile": None}
+        for key, value in settings.items():
+            self.settings[key] = value
+
+    def execute(self):
+        if (
+            self.settings["material_profile"].Profile
+            and len(self.file.get_inverse(self.settings["material_profile"].Profile)) == 1
+        ):
+            self.file.remove(self.settings["material_profile"].Profile)
+        self.settings["material_profile"].Profile = self.settings["profile"]

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/material/edit_profile.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ class Usecase():
         self.settings = {
             "profile": None,
             "attributes": {},
+            "profile_attributes": {},
             "material": None
         }
         for key, value in settings.items():
@@ -13,3 +14,5 @@ class Usecase():
         for name, value in self.settings["attributes"].items():
             setattr(self.settings["profile"], name, value)
         self.settings["profile"].Material = self.settings["material"]
+        for name, value in self.settings["profile_attributes"].items():
+            setattr(self.settings["profile"].Profile, name, value)

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/profile/add_parameterized_profile.py

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class Usecase:
+    def __init__(self, file, **settings):
+        self.file = file
+        self.settings = {"ifc_class": None}
+        for key, value in settings.items():
+            self.settings[key] = value
+
+    def execute(self):
+        return self.file.create_entity(self.settings["ifc_class"])

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/profile/data.py

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+class Data:
+    is_loaded = False
+    profiles = {}
+
+    @classmethod
+    def purge(cls):
+        cls.is_loaded = False
+        cls.profiles = {}
+
+    @classmethod
+    def load(cls, file):
+        if not file:
+            return
+        cls.profiles = {}
+        for profile in file.by_type("IfcProfileDef"):
+            cls.profiles[profile.id()] = profile.get_info()
+        cls.is_loaded = True