Fix bug where assigning a type did not use existing representation data in the scene if the context had changed

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/tool/geometry.py

@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ class Geometry(blenderbim.core.tool.Geometry):
             modifier.solver = "EXACT"
             modifier.use_self = True
 
-
     @classmethod
     def delete_data(cls, data):
         bpy.data.meshes.remove(data)

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/tool/type.py

@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ import blenderbim.bim.helper
 
 class Type(blenderbim.core.tool.Type):
     @classmethod
-    def disable_editing(cls, obj):
-        obj.BIMTypeProperties.is_editing_type = False
+    def change_object_data(cls, obj, data, is_global=False):
+        if is_global:
+            obj.data.user_remap(data)
+        else:
+            obj.data = data
 
     @classmethod
-    def get_any_representation(cls, element):
-        if element.is_a("IfcProduct") and element.Representation and element.Representation.Representations:
-            return element.Representation.Representations[0]
-        elif element.is_a("IfcTypeProduct") and element.RepresentationMaps:
-            return element.RepresentationMaps[0].MappedRepresentation
+    def disable_editing(cls, obj):
+        obj.BIMTypeProperties.is_editing_type = False
 
     @classmethod
     def get_body_context(cls):
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ class Type(blenderbim.core.tool.Type):
             elif material.is_a("IfcMaterialLayerSetUsage"):
                 return "IfcExtrudedAreaSolid/IfcArbitraryProfileDefWithVoids"
 
+    @classmethod
+    def get_object_data(cls, obj):
+        return obj.data
+
     @classmethod
     def get_profile_set_usage(cls, element):
         material = ifcopenshell.util.element.get_material(element)