From 60e4de5ffa4b32c4134691631dbea84fea9a86d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dion Moult <dion@thinkmoult.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 22:33:26 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] You can now align the view to the edited profile, for angled
 profiles

---
 .../blenderbim/bim/module/cad/__init__.py     |  1 +
 .../blenderbim/bim/module/cad/operator.py     | 30 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../blenderbim/bim/module/cad/workspace.py    |  1 +
 3 files changed, 32 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/cad/__init__.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/cad/__init__.py
index 8285a64ebc..9cd2103ca9 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/cad/__init__.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/cad/__init__.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import bpy
 from . import operator, prop, workspace
 
 classes = (
+    operator.AlignViewToProfile,
     operator.AddIfcArcIndexFillet,
     operator.AddIfcCircle,
     operator.CadArcFrom2Points,
diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/cad/operator.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/cad/operator.py
index b1cd820911..0e4e83bd77 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/cad/operator.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/cad/operator.py
@@ -751,3 +751,33 @@ class AddIfcArcIndexFillet(bpy.types.Operator):
         bm.verts.index_update()
         bm.edges.index_update()
         bmesh.update_edit_mesh(obj.data)
+
+
+class AlignViewToProfile(bpy.types.Operator):
+    bl_idname = "bim.align_view_to_profile"
+    bl_label = "Align View To Profile"
+    #            __ ___
+    #          .'. -- . '.
+    #         /U)  __   (O|
+    #        /.'  ()()   '.\._
+    #      .',/;,_.--._.;;) . '--..__
+    #     /  ,///|.__.|.\\\  \ '.  '.''---..___
+    #    /'._ '' ||  ||  '' _'\  :   \   '   . '.
+    #   /        ||  ||        '.,    )   )   :  \
+    #  :'-.__ _  ||  ||   _ __.' _\_ .'  '   '   ,)
+    #  (          '  |'        ( __= ___..-._ ( (.\\
+    # ('\      .___ ___.      /'.___=          \.\.\
+    #  \\\-..____________..-'///
+
+    @classmethod
+    def poll(cls, context):
+        obj = context.active_object
+        return bool(obj) and obj.type == "MESH"
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode="OBJECT")
+        bpy.ops.view3d.view_axis(type="TOP", align_active=True)
+        region_3d = bpy.context.area.spaces.active.region_3d
+        region_3d.view_perspective = "ORTHO"
+        bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode="EDIT")
+        return {"FINISHED"}
diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/cad/workspace.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/cad/workspace.py
index 61d8cc06e6..91356412fa 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/cad/workspace.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/cad/workspace.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class CadTool(WorkSpaceTool):
             row.label(text="", icon="EVENT_SHIFT")
             row.label(text="", icon="EVENT_Q")
             row.operator("bim.edit_extrusion_profile", text="Save Profile")
+            row.operator("bim.align_view_to_profile", text="", icon="AXIS_FRONT")
             row.operator("bim.disable_editing_extrusion_profile", text="", icon="CANCEL")
 
             row = layout.row(align=True)