Add support for groups in selection queries

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/helper.py

@@ -328,6 +328,9 @@ def draw_filter(layout, filter_groups, data, module):
             elif ifc_filter.type == "location":
                 row = box.row(align=True)
                 row.prop(ifc_filter, "value", text="", icon="PACKAGE")
+            elif ifc_filter.type == "group":
+                row = box.row(align=True)
+                row.prop(ifc_filter, "value", text="", icon="OUTLINER_COLLECTION")
             elif ifc_filter.type == "query":
                 row = box.row(align=True)
                 row.prop(ifc_filter, "name", text="", icon="POINTCLOUD_DATA")

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/search/prop.py

@@ -116,8 +116,9 @@ class BIMSearchProperties(PropertyGroup):
             ("classification", "Classification", "", "OUTLINER", 4),
             ("location", "Location", "", "PACKAGE", 5),
             ("type", "Type", "", "FILE_VOLUME", 6),
-            ("query", "Query", "", "POINTCLOUD_DATA", 7),
-            ("instance", "GlobalId", "", "GRIP", 8),
+            ("group", "Group", "", "OUTLINER_COLLECTION", 7),
+            ("query", "Query", "", "POINTCLOUD_DATA", 8),
+            ("instance", "GlobalId", "", "GRIP", 9),
         ],
     )
     saved_searches: EnumProperty(items=get_saved_searches, name="Saved Searches")

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/tool/search.py

@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ class Search(blenderbim.core.tool.Search):
                 elif ifc_filter.type == "location":
                     comparison, value = cls.get_comparison_and_value(ifc_filter)
                     filter_group_query.append(f"location{comparison}{value}")
+                elif ifc_filter.type == "group":
+                    comparison, value = cls.get_comparison_and_value(ifc_filter)
+                    filter_group_query.append(f"group{comparison}{value}")
                 elif ifc_filter.type == "query":
                     keys = cls.wrap_value(ifc_filter, ifc_filter.name)
                     comparison, value = cls.get_comparison_and_value(ifc_filter)
@@ -173,6 +176,10 @@ class ImportFilterQueryTransformer(lark.Transformer):
         comparison, value = args
         return {"type": "location", "value": f"{comparison}{value}"}
 
+    def group(self, args):
+        comparison, value = args
+        return {"type": "group", "value": f"{comparison}{value}"}
+
     def query(self, args):
         keys, comparison, value = args
         return {"type": "query", "name": keys, "value": f"{comparison}{value}"}

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/selector.py

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ filter_elements_grammar = lark.Lark(
     filter_group: facet_list ("+" facet_list)*
     facet_list: facet ("," facet)*
 
-    facet: instance | entity | attribute | type | material | query | classification | location | property
+    facet: instance | entity | attribute | type | material | query | classification | location | property | group
 
     instance: not? globalid
     globalid: /[0-3][a-zA-Z0-9_$]{21}/
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ filter_elements_grammar = lark.Lark(
     property: pset "." prop comparison value
     classification: "classification" comparison value
     location: "location" comparison value
+    group: "group" comparison value
     query: "query:" keys comparison value
 
     pset: quoted_string | regex_string | unquoted_string
@@ -512,6 +513,19 @@ class FacetTransformer(lark.Transformer):
 
         self.elements = set(filter(filter_function, self.elements))
 
+    def group(self, args):
+        comparison, value = args
+
+        def filter_function(element):
+            result = False
+            for rel in getattr(element, "HasAssignments", []):
+                if rel.is_a("IfcRelAssignsToGroup") and rel.RelatingGroup:
+                    if self.compare(rel.RelatingGroup.Name, comparison, value):
+                        result = True
+            return result if comparison == "=" else not result
+
+        self.elements = set(filter(filter_function, self.elements))
+
     def query(self, args):
         keys, comparison, value = args