Display the default container in the UI when creating new types

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

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class AuthoringData:
         cls.props = bpy.context.scene.BIMModelProperties
         if ifc_element_type:
             cls.ifc_element_type = None if ifc_element_type == "all" else ifc_element_type
+        cls.data["default_container"] = cls.default_container()
         cls.data["ifc_element_type"] = cls.ifc_element_type
         cls.data["ifc_classes"] = cls.ifc_classes()
         cls.data["relating_type_id"] = cls.relating_type_id()  # only after .ifc_classes()
@@ -74,6 +75,15 @@ class AuthoringData:
         cls.data["boundary_class"] = cls.boundary_class()
         cls.data["selected_material_usages"] = cls.selected_material_usages()
 
+    @classmethod
+    def default_container(cls) -> str | None:
+        props = bpy.context.scene.BIMSpatialDecompositionProperties
+        if props.default_container:
+            try:
+                return tool.Ifc.get().by_id(props.default_container).Name
+            except:
+                pass
+
     @classmethod
     def boundary_class(cls):
         declaration = tool.Ifc.schema().declaration_by_name("IfcRelSpaceBoundary")

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

@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ class BimToolUI:
     def draw_type_selection_interface(cls):
         # shared by both sidebar and header
         row = cls.layout.row(align=True)
+        row.label(text=f"Container: {AuthoringData.data['default_container']}", icon="OUTLINER_COLLECTION")
         if AuthoringData.data["ifc_classes"]:
             if not AuthoringData.data["ifc_element_type"]:
                 row.label(text="", icon="FILE_VOLUME")

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/spatial/data.py

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class SpatialDecompositionData:
         }
 
     @classmethod
-    def default_container(cls) -> str:
+    def default_container(cls) -> str | None:
         props = bpy.context.scene.BIMSpatialDecompositionProperties
         if props.default_container:
             try: