You can now reinsert windows and doors into other hosts

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/model/opening.py

@@ -40,29 +40,33 @@ class AddElementOpening(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
     bl_idname = "bim.add_element_opening"
     bl_label = "Add Element Opening"
     bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}
-    voided_building_element: bpy.props.StringProperty()
-    filling_building_element: bpy.props.StringProperty()
+    voided_obj: bpy.props.StringProperty()
+    filling_obj: bpy.props.StringProperty()
 
     def _execute(self, context):
-        voided_obj = bpy.data.objects.get(self.voided_building_element)
-        filling_obj = bpy.data.objects.get(self.filling_building_element)
+        voided_obj = bpy.data.objects.get(self.voided_obj)
+        filling_obj = bpy.data.objects.get(self.filling_obj)
         filling = tool.Ifc.get_entity(filling_obj)
 
         if not voided_obj or not filling_obj:
             return {"FINISHED"}
 
         element = tool.Ifc.get_entity(voided_obj)
-        local_location = voided_obj.matrix_world.inverted() @ context.scene.cursor.location
-        raycast = voided_obj.closest_point_on_mesh(local_location, distance=0.01)
+        target = context.scene.cursor.location
+        raycast = voided_obj.closest_point_on_mesh(voided_obj.matrix_world.inverted() @ target, distance=0.01)
         if not raycast[0]:
-            return {"FINISHED"}
+            target = filling_obj.matrix_world.col[3].to_3d().copy()
+            raycast = voided_obj.closest_point_on_mesh(voided_obj.matrix_world.inverted() @ target, distance=0.5)
+            if not raycast[0]:
+                return {"FINISHED"}
+
+        axis = [voided_obj.matrix_world @ Vector((0, 0, 0)), voided_obj.matrix_world @ Vector((1, 0, 0))]
 
         # In this prototype, we assume openings are only added to axis-based elements
-        axis = [voided_obj.matrix_world @ Vector((0, 0, 0)), voided_obj.matrix_world @ Vector((1, 0, 0))]
         new_matrix = voided_obj.matrix_world.copy()
-        new_matrix.col[3] = tool.Cad.point_on_edge(context.scene.cursor.location, axis).to_4d()
+        new_matrix.col[3] = tool.Cad.point_on_edge(target, axis).to_4d()
         if filling.is_a("IfcWindow"):
-            new_matrix[2][3] = context.scene.cursor.location[2]
+            new_matrix[2][3] = target[2]
         filling_obj.matrix_world = new_matrix
         bpy.context.view_layer.update()
 

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/model/product.py

@@ -147,9 +147,7 @@ class AddConstrTypeInstance(bpy.types.Operator):
         ):
             if instance_class in ["IfcWindow", "IfcDoor"]:
                 # TODO For now we are hardcoding windows and doors as a prototype
-                bpy.ops.bim.add_element_opening(
-                    voided_building_element=building_obj.name, filling_building_element=obj.name
-                )
+                bpy.ops.bim.add_element_opening(voided_obj=building_obj.name, filling_obj=obj.name)
         elif self.link_to_scene:
             if collection_obj and collection_obj.BIMObjectProperties.ifc_definition_id:
                 obj.location[2] = collection_obj.location[2] - min([v[2] for v in obj.bound_box])

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

@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ class AddOpening(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
         element1 = tool.Ifc.get_entity(obj1)
         element2 = tool.Ifc.get_entity(obj2)
         if type(element1) == type(element2):
+            if element1 and element2:
+                if element1.is_a("IfcWindow") or element1.is_a("IfcDoor"):
+                    obj1, obj2 = obj2, obj1
+                bpy.ops.bim.add_element_opening(voided_obj=obj1.name, filling_obj=obj2.name)
             return {"FINISHED"}
         if element2 and not element1:
             obj1, obj2 = obj2, obj1

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

@@ -49,18 +49,6 @@ class BIM_PT_voids(Panel):
         row = self.layout.row(align=True)
         if len(context.selected_objects) == 2:
             op = row.operator("bim.add_opening", icon="ADD", text="Add Opening")
-            for obj in context.selected_objects:
-                if (
-                    "IfcOpeningElement" in obj.name
-                    or "IfcOpeningStandardCase" in obj.name
-                    or not obj.BIMObjectProperties.ifc_definition_id
-                ):
-                    op.opening = obj.name
-                elif len(obj.children) == 1 and not obj.children[0].BIMObjectProperties.ifc_definition_id:
-                    op.opening = obj.children[0].name
-                else:
-                    op.obj = obj.name
-
             opening_id = None
             obj_name = None
             for obj in context.selected_objects: