Fix #3502. New select similar feature.

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

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ classes = (
     operator.SelectGlobalId,
     operator.SelectIfcClass,
     operator.SelectPset,
+    operator.SelectSimilar,
     operator.ShowAllElements,
     operator.ToggleFilterSelection,
     prop.BIMColour,
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ classes = (
     prop.IfcSelectorProperties,
     ui.BIM_PT_search,
     ui.BIM_PT_colour_by_property,
+    ui.BIM_PT_select_similar,
     ui.BIM_UL_colourscheme,
     ui.BIM_UL_ifc_class_filter,
     ui.BIM_UL_ifc_building_storey_filter,

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

@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@
 
 import bpy
 import json
+import ifcopenshell.util.element
 import blenderbim.tool as tool
 
 
 def refresh():
     SearchData.is_loaded = False
     ColourByPropertyData.is_loaded = False
+    SelectSimilarData.is_loaded = False
 
 
 class SearchData:
@@ -76,3 +78,28 @@ class ColourByPropertyData:
             except:
                 pass
         return [(str(g.id()), g.Name or "Unnamed", "") for g in sorted(results, key=lambda x: x.Name or "Unnamed")]
+
+
+class SelectSimilarData:
+    data = {}
+    is_loaded = False
+
+    @classmethod
+    def load(cls):
+        cls.is_loaded = True
+        cls.data = {}
+        cls.data["element_key"] = cls.element_key()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def element_key(cls):
+        obj = bpy.context.active_object
+        if not obj:
+            return []
+        element = tool.Ifc.get_entity(obj)
+        if not element:
+            return []
+        keys = [a.name() for a in element.wrapped_data.declaration().as_entity().all_attributes()]
+        psets = ifcopenshell.util.element.get_psets(element, psets_only=True)
+        for pset, properties in psets.items():
+            keys.extend([f"{pset}.{name}" for name in properties.keys() if name != "id"])
+        return [(k, k, "") for k in keys]

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

@@ -993,3 +993,21 @@ class AddToIfcGroup(Operator):
         bpy.ops.bim.edit_group()
         bpy.ops.bim.disable_group_editing_ui()
         return {"FINISHED"}
+
+
+class SelectSimilar(Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
+    bl_idname = "bim.select_similar"
+    bl_label = "Select Similar"
+    bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}
+
+    def _execute(self, context):
+        props = context.scene.BIMSearchProperties
+        obj = context.active_object
+        element = tool.Ifc.get_entity(obj)
+        value = ifcopenshell.util.selector.get_element_value(element, props.element_key)
+        for obj in context.visible_objects:
+            element = tool.Ifc.get_entity(obj)
+            if not element:
+                continue
+            if ifcopenshell.util.selector.get_element_value(element, props.element_key) == value:
+                obj.select_set(True)

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

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from ifcopenshell.util.selector import Selector
 import blenderbim.tool as tool
 from blenderbim.bim.prop import ObjProperty, StrProperty
 from blenderbim.bim.ifc import IfcStore
-from blenderbim.bim.module.search.data import SearchData, ColourByPropertyData
+from blenderbim.bim.module.search.data import SearchData, ColourByPropertyData, SelectSimilarData
 from bpy.types import PropertyGroup
 from blenderbim.tool.ifc import Ifc
 from . import ui, prop, operator
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ from bpy.props import (
 )
 
 
+def get_element_key(self, context):
+    if not SelectSimilarData.is_loaded:
+        SelectSimilarData.load()
+    return SelectSimilarData.data["element_key"]
+
+
 def get_saved_searches(self, context):
     if not SearchData.is_loaded:
         SearchData.load()
@@ -110,6 +116,7 @@ class BIMColour(PropertyGroup):
 
 
 class BIMSearchProperties(PropertyGroup):
+    element_key: EnumProperty(items=get_element_key, name="Element Key")
     filter_query: StringProperty(name="Filter Query")
     filter_groups: CollectionProperty(type=BIMFilterGroup, name="Filter Groups")
     facet: EnumProperty(

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

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 import bpy
 from bpy.types import Panel
-from blenderbim.bim.module.search.data import SearchData, ColourByPropertyData
+from blenderbim.bim.module.search.data import SearchData, ColourByPropertyData, SelectSimilarData
 
 
 class BIM_PT_search(Panel):
@@ -171,6 +171,30 @@ class BIM_PT_colour_by_property(Panel):
             self.layout.template_list("BIM_UL_colourscheme", "", props, "colourscheme", props, "active_colourscheme_index")
 
 
+class BIM_PT_select_similar(Panel):
+    bl_label = "Select Similar"
+    bl_idname = "BIM_PT_select_similar"
+    bl_space_type = "PROPERTIES"
+    bl_region_type = "WINDOW"
+    bl_context = "scene"
+    bl_options = {"DEFAULT_CLOSED"}
+    bl_parent_id = "BIM_PT_tab_grouping_and_filtering"
+
+    def draw(self, context):
+        if not SelectSimilarData.is_loaded:
+            SelectSimilarData.load()
+
+        props = context.scene.BIMSearchProperties
+
+        if SelectSimilarData.data["element_key"]:
+            row = self.layout.row(align=True)
+            row.prop(props, "element_key", text="")
+            row.operator("bim.select_similar", text="", icon="RESTRICT_SELECT_OFF")
+        else:
+            row = self.layout.row()
+            row.label(text=f"No Active Element")
+
+
 class BIM_UL_colourscheme(bpy.types.UIList):
     def draw_item(self, context, layout, data, item, icon, active_data, active_propname):
         props = context.scene.BIMWorkScheduleProperties

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/tool/drawing.py

@@ -888,8 +888,8 @@ class Drawing(blenderbim.core.tool.Drawing):
         try:
             shutil.move(src, dest)
         except:
-             # Perhaps the file is locked in Windows?
-             shutil.copy(src, dest)
+            # Perhaps the file is locked in Windows?
+            shutil.copy(src, dest)
 
     @classmethod
     def generate_drawing_name(cls, target_view, location_hint):
@@ -1387,11 +1387,13 @@ class Drawing(blenderbim.core.tool.Drawing):
         root = tree.getroot()
         rel_location = os.path.relpath(new_location, os.path.dirname(uri))
 
-        for g in root.findall('.//{http://www.w3.org/2000/svg}g[@data-type="drawing"][@data-id="' + str(reference.id()) + '"]'):
+        for g in root.findall(
+            './/{http://www.w3.org/2000/svg}g[@data-type="drawing"][@data-id="' + str(reference.id()) + '"]'
+        ):
             for foreground in g.findall('.//{http://www.w3.org/2000/svg}image[@data-type="foreground"]'):
-                foreground.attrib['{http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink}href'] = rel_location
+                foreground.attrib["{http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink}href"] = rel_location
             for background in g.findall('.//{http://www.w3.org/2000/svg}image[@data-type="background"]'):
-                background.attrib['{http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink}href'] = rel_location[0:-4] + "-underlay.png"
+                background.attrib["{http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink}href"] = rel_location[0:-4] + "-underlay.png"
         tree.write(uri, pretty_print=True, xml_declaration=True, encoding="utf-8")
 
     @classmethod