Support for setting the BCF author. You can also now edit basic BCF topic metadata.

src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/operator.py

@@ -516,13 +516,14 @@ class LoadBcfProject(bpy.types.Operator):
         import bcfplugin
 
         bcfplugin.openProject(self.filepath)
-        bpy.context.scene.BCFProperties.name = bcfplugin.getProjectName()
         bcf.BcfStore.topics = bcfplugin.getTopics()
         while len(bpy.context.scene.BCFProperties.topics) > 0:
             bpy.context.scene.BCFProperties.topics.remove(0)
         for topic in bcf.BcfStore.topics:
             new = bpy.context.scene.BCFProperties.topics.add()
             new.name = topic[0]
+        # Note: set this last, as we use it to check whether or not the project has been loaded
+        bpy.context.scene.BCFProperties.name = bcfplugin.getProjectName()
         return {"FINISHED"}
 
     def invoke(self, context, event):

src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/prop.py

@@ -910,8 +910,43 @@ class Constraint(PropertyGroup):
     user_defined_qualifier: StringProperty(name="Custom Qualifier")
 
 
+def updateBcfProjectName(self, context):
+    import bcfplugin
+    bcfplugin.setProjectName(self.name)
+
+
+def updateBcfTopicAttribute(context, name, value):
+    import bcfplugin
+    props = bpy.context.scene.BCFProperties
+    topic = bcf.BcfStore.topics[props.active_topic_index][1]
+    if getattr(topic, name) != value:
+        setattr(topic, name, value)
+        bcfplugin.modifyElement(topic, props.author)
+
+
+def updateBcfTopicName(self, context):
+    if bpy.context.scene.BCFProperties.name:
+        updateBcfTopicAttribute(context, "title", self.name)
+
+
+def updateBcfTopicType(self, context):
+    updateBcfTopicAttribute(context, "type", self.topic_type)
+
+
+def updateBcfTopicStatus(self, context):
+    updateBcfTopicAttribute(context, "status", self.topic_status)
+
+
+def updateBcfTopicPriority(self, context):
+    updateBcfTopicAttribute(context, "priority", self.topic_priority)
+
+
+def updateBcfTopicStage(self, context):
+    updateBcfTopicAttribute(context, "stage", self.topic_stage)
+
+
 class BcfTopic(PropertyGroup):
-    name: StringProperty(name="Name")
+    name: StringProperty(name="Name", update=updateBcfTopicName)
 
 
 class BcfTopicLabel(PropertyGroup):
@@ -947,11 +982,6 @@ def refreshBcfTopic(self, context):
     RefreshBcfTopic.refresh(context)
 
 
-def setBcfProjectName(self, context):
-    import bcfplugin
-    bcfplugin.setProjectName(self.name)
-
-
 class RefreshBcfTopic:
     props: None
     topic: None
@@ -1604,15 +1634,16 @@ class BIMProperties(PropertyGroup):
 
 
 class BCFProperties(PropertyGroup):
-    name: StringProperty(default="", name="Project Name", update=setBcfProjectName)
+    name: StringProperty(default="", name="Project Name", update=updateBcfProjectName)
+    author: StringProperty(default="john@doe.com", name="Author Email")
     topics: CollectionProperty(name="BCF Topics", type=BcfTopic)
     active_topic_index: IntProperty(name="Active BCF Topic Index", update=refreshBcfTopic)
     viewpoints: EnumProperty(items=getBcfViewpoints, name="BCF Viewpoints")
     topic_guid: StringProperty(default="", name="Topic GUID")
-    topic_type: StringProperty(default="", name="Topic Type")
-    topic_status: StringProperty(default="", name="Topic Status")
-    topic_priority: StringProperty(default="", name="Topic Priority")
-    topic_stage: StringProperty(default="", name="Topic Stage")
+    topic_type: StringProperty(default="", name="Topic Type", update=updateBcfTopicType)
+    topic_status: StringProperty(default="", name="Topic Status", update=updateBcfTopicStatus)
+    topic_priority: StringProperty(default="", name="Topic Priority", update=updateBcfTopicPriority)
+    topic_stage: StringProperty(default="", name="Topic Stage", update=updateBcfTopicStage)
     topic_creation_date: StringProperty(default="", name="Topic Date")
     topic_creation_author: StringProperty(default="", name="Topic Author")
     topic_modified_date: StringProperty(default="", name="Topic Modified Date")

src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/ui.py

@@ -1671,6 +1671,9 @@ class BIM_PT_bcf(Panel):
         row = layout.row()
         row.prop(props, "name")
 
+        row = layout.row()
+        row.prop(props, "author")
+
         if not props.topics:
             return
 
@@ -1684,26 +1687,21 @@ class BIM_PT_bcf(Panel):
         row.prop(props, "viewpoints")
         row.operator("bim.activate_bcf_viewpoint", icon="SCENE", text="")
 
-        row = layout.row()
-        row.prop(props, "topic_type", text="Type")
-        row = layout.row()
-        row.prop(props, "topic_status", text="Status")
-        row = layout.row()
-        row.prop(props, "topic_priority", text="Priority")
-        row = layout.row()
-        row.prop(props, "topic_stage", text="Stage")
-        row = layout.row()
-        row.prop(props, "topic_creation_date", text="Date")
-        row = layout.row()
-        row.prop(props, "topic_creation_author", text="Author")
-        row = layout.row()
-        row.prop(props, "topic_modified_date", text="Modified On")
-        row = layout.row()
-        row.prop(props, "topic_modified_author", text="Modified By")
-        row = layout.row()
-        row.prop(props, "topic_assigned_to", text="Assigned To")
-        row = layout.row()
-        row.prop(props, "topic_due_date", text="Due Date")
+        col = layout.column(align=True)
+        col.prop(props, "topic_type", text="Type")
+        col.prop(props, "topic_status", text="Status")
+        col.prop(props, "topic_priority", text="Priority")
+        col.prop(props, "topic_stage", text="Stage")
+        col.prop(props, "topic_assigned_to", text="Assigned To")
+        col.prop(props, "topic_due_date", text="Due Date")
+
+        col = layout.column(align=True)
+        col.enabled = False
+        col.prop(props, "topic_creation_date", text="Date")
+        col.prop(props, "topic_creation_author", text="Author")
+        col.prop(props, "topic_modified_date", text="Modified On")
+        col.prop(props, "topic_modified_author", text="Modified By")
+
 
         layout.label(text="Header Files:")
         for index, f in enumerate(props.topic_files):