typing

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/geometry/edit_object_placement.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import ifcopenshell.api.owner
 import ifcopenshell.util.unit
 import ifcopenshell.util.element
 import ifcopenshell.util.placement
-from typing import Optional, Union
+from typing import Optional, Union, Any
 
 NPArrayOfFloats = npt.NDArray[np.float64]
 
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ def edit_object_placement(
 
 
 class Usecase:
+    file: ifcopenshell.file
+    settings: dict[str, Any]
+
     def execute(self):
         if not hasattr(self.settings["product"], "ObjectPlacement"):
             return

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/file.py

@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ class file:
     units: dict[str, entity_instance] = {}
     history_size: int = 64
 
+    to_delete: Union[set[ifcopenshell.entity_instance], None] = None
+    """Entities for batch removal."""
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         f: Optional[ifcopenshell_wrapper.file] = None,

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

@@ -1416,6 +1416,7 @@ def unbatch_remove_deep2(ifc_file: ifcopenshell.file) -> ifcopenshell.file:
     :param ifc_file: The IFC file object
     :return: A newly loaded file with the elements removed.
     """
+    assert ifc_file.to_delete is not None
     ifc_string = ifc_file.to_string()
     lines = iter(ifc_string.split("\n"))
     ids_to_delete = iter(sorted([e.id() for e in ifc_file.to_delete]))
@@ -1517,7 +1518,7 @@ def remove_deep2(
                 if isinstance(attribute, tuple) and len(attribute) > 10:
                     subelement[i] = []
 
-    if getattr(ifc_file, "to_delete", None) is not None:
+    if ifc_file.to_delete is not None:
         ifc_file.to_delete.update(to_delete)
         return