New feature to bulk add smart annotations to objects

src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/__init__.py

@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ if bpy is not None:
         operator.ResizeText,
         operator.AddVariable,
         operator.RemoveVariable,
+        operator.PropagateTextData,
         prop.StrProperty,
         prop.Variable,
         prop.Classification,

src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/annotation.py

@@ -16,13 +16,17 @@ class Annotator:
         return float(sizes[str(size)])
 
     @staticmethod
-    def add_text():
+    def add_text(related_element=None):
         curve = bpy.data.curves.new(type='FONT', name='Text')
         curve.body = 'TEXT'
         obj = bpy.data.objects.new('Text', curve)
         obj.matrix_world = bpy.context.scene.camera.matrix_world
-        co1, co2 = Annotator.get_placeholder_coords()
+        if related_element is None:
-        obj.location = co1
+            location, co2 = Annotator.get_placeholder_coords()
+        else:
+            obj.data.BIMTextProperties.related_element = related_element
+            location = related_element.location
+        obj.location = location
         obj.hide_render = True
         font = bpy.data.fonts.get('OpenGost TypeB TT')
         if not font:

src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/cut_ifc.py

@@ -214,18 +214,7 @@ class IfcCutter:
 
         data = {}
         for text_obj in self.text_objs:
-            text_obj_data = {}
+            text_obj_data = self.get_text_variables(text_obj)
-            text_body = text_obj.data.body
-            for variable in text_obj.data.BIMTextProperties.variables:
-                element = self.get_ifc_element(variable.global_id)
-                if element:
-                    if '{{' in variable.prop_key:
-                        prop_key = variable.prop_key.split('{{')[1].split('}}')[0]
-                        prop_value = self.ifc_attribute_extractor.get_element_key(element, prop_key)
-                        variable_value = eval(variable.prop_key.replace('{{' + prop_key + '}}', str(prop_value)))
-                    else:
-                        variable_value = self.ifc_attribute_extractor.get_element_key(element, variable.prop_key)
-                    text_obj_data[variable.name] = variable_value
             if text_obj_data:
                 data[text_obj.name] = text_obj_data
 
@@ -234,6 +223,27 @@ class IfcCutter:
 
         self.template_variables = data
 
+    def get_text_variables(self, text_obj):
+        text_obj_data = {}
+        text_body = text_obj.data.body
+        related_element = text_obj.data.BIMTextProperties.related_element
+        if not related_element:
+            return
+        global_id = related_element.BIMObjectProperties.attributes.get('GlobalId')
+        if not global_id:
+            return
+        element = self.get_ifc_element(global_id.string_value)
+        for variable in text_obj.data.BIMTextProperties.variables:
+            if element:
+                if '{{' in variable.prop_key:
+                    prop_key = variable.prop_key.split('{{')[1].split('}}')[0]
+                    prop_value = self.ifc_attribute_extractor.get_element_key(element, prop_key)
+                    variable_value = eval(variable.prop_key.replace('{{' + prop_key + '}}', str(prop_value)))
+                else:
+                    variable_value = self.ifc_attribute_extractor.get_element_key(element, variable.prop_key)
+                text_obj_data[variable.name] = variable_value
+        return text_obj_data
+
     def get_product_shapes(self):
         if not self.should_recut:
             return

src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/operator.py

@@ -2405,7 +2405,11 @@ class AddAnnotation(bpy.types.Operator):
         if not bpy.context.scene.camera:
             return {'FINISHED'}
         if self.data_type == 'text':
-            obj = annotation.Annotator.add_text()
+            if bpy.context.selected_objects:
+                for selected_object in bpy.context.selected_objects:
+                    obj = annotation.Annotator.add_text(related_element=selected_object)
+            else:
+                obj = annotation.Annotator.add_text()
         else:
             obj = annotation.Annotator.get_annotation_obj(self.obj_name, self.data_type)
             obj = annotation.Annotator.add_line_to_annotation(obj)
@@ -2443,3 +2447,26 @@ class RemoveVariable(bpy.types.Operator):
     def execute(self, context):
         bpy.context.active_object.data.BIMTextProperties.variables.remove(self.index)
         return {'FINISHED'}
+
+
+class PropagateTextData(bpy.types.Operator):
+    bl_idname = 'bim.propagate_text_data'
+    bl_label = 'Propagate Text Data'
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        source = bpy.context.active_object
+        for obj in bpy.context.selected_objects:
+            if obj == source:
+                continue
+            obj.data.body = source.data.body
+            obj.data.align_x = source.data.align_x
+            obj.data.align_y = source.data.align_y
+            obj.data.BIMTextProperties.font_size = source.data.BIMTextProperties.font_size
+            obj.data.BIMTextProperties.symbol = source.data.BIMTextProperties.symbol
+            while len(obj.data.BIMTextProperties.variables) > 0:
+                obj.data.BIMTextProperties.variables.remove(0)
+            for variable in source.data.BIMTextProperties.variables:
+                new_variable = obj.data.BIMTextProperties.variables.add()
+                new_variable.name = variable.name
+                new_variable.prop_key = variable.prop_key
+        return {'FINISHED'}

src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/prop.py

@@ -377,7 +377,6 @@ class StrProperty(PropertyGroup):
 
 class Variable(PropertyGroup):
     name: StringProperty(name="Name")
-    global_id: StringProperty(name="Global ID")
     prop_key: StringProperty(name="Property Key")
 
 
@@ -415,6 +414,7 @@ class BIMTextProperties(PropertyGroup):
         ('None', 'None', ''),
         ('rectangle-tag', 'Rectangle Tag', ''),
         ], update=refreshFontSize, name='Symbol')
+    related_element: PointerProperty(name='Related Element', type=bpy.types.Object)
     variables: CollectionProperty(name='Variables', type=Variable)
 
 

src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/ui.py

@@ -658,10 +658,14 @@ class BIM_PT_text(Panel):
         props = context.active_object.data.BIMTextProperties
 
         row = layout.row()
-        row.prop(props, 'font_size')
+        row.operator('bim.propagate_text_data')
 
+        row = layout.row()
+        row.prop(props, 'font_size')
         row = layout.row()
         row.prop(props, 'symbol')
+        row = layout.row()
+        row.prop(props, 'related_element')
 
         row = layout.row()
         row.operator('bim.add_variable')
@@ -671,8 +675,6 @@ class BIM_PT_text(Panel):
             row.prop(variable, 'name')
             row.operator('bim.remove_variable', icon='X', text='').index = index
             row = layout.row()
-            row.prop(variable, 'global_id')
-            row = layout.row()
             row.prop(variable, 'prop_key')