WIP spatial operator now updates the blender collection structure. See #1222.

src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py

@@ -1835,8 +1835,6 @@ class IfcImporter:
         ):
             container = element.ContainedInStructure[0].RelatingStructure
             if container.is_a("IfcSpace"):
-                if self.ifc_import_settings.should_import_spaces and container.GlobalId in self.added_data:
-                    obj.BIMObjectProperties.relating_structure = self.added_data[container.GlobalId]
                 return self.place_object_in_spatial_tree(container, obj)
             elif element.is_a("IfcGrid"):
                 grid_collection = bpy.data.collections.get(obj.name)

src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/module/spatial/__init__.py

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ from . import ui, operator
 
 classes = (
     operator.AssignContainer,
+    operator.EnableEditingContainer,
+    operator.DisableEditingContainer,
     ui.BIM_PT_spatial,
 )
 

src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/module/spatial/operator.py

@@ -7,26 +7,49 @@ from blenderbim.bim.module.spatial.data import Data
 class AssignContainer(bpy.types.Operator):
     bl_idname = "bim.assign_container"
     bl_label = "Assign Container"
+    relating_structure: bpy.props.StringProperty()
+    related_element: bpy.props.StringProperty()
 
     def execute(self, context):
         self.file = IfcStore.get_file()
-        obj = bpy.context.active_object
+        related_element = bpy.data.objects.get(self.related_element) if self.related_element else bpy.context.active_object
-        props = obj.BIMObjectProperties
+        props = related_element.BIMObjectProperties
-        relating_structure = None
+        relating_structure = bpy.data.objects.get(self.relating_structure) if self.relating_structure else props.relating_structure
-        for collection in obj.users_collection:
+        if not relating_structure or not relating_structure.BIMObjectProperties.ifc_definition_id:
-            if "Ifc" in collection.name:
-                relating_structure = self.file.by_id(
-                    bpy.data.objects.get(collection.name).BIMObjectProperties.ifc_definition_id
-                )
-                break
-        if not relating_structure:
             return {"FINISHED"}
         assign_container.Usecase(
             self.file,
             {
                 "product": self.file.by_id(props.ifc_definition_id),
-                "relating_structure": relating_structure,
+                "relating_structure": self.file.by_id(relating_structure.BIMObjectProperties.ifc_definition_id),
             },
         ).execute()
         Data.load(props.ifc_definition_id)
+        bpy.ops.bim.disable_editing_container(obj=related_element.name)
+
+        for collection in related_element.users_collection:
+            collection.objects.unlink(related_element)
+        collection = bpy.data.collections.get(relating_structure.name)
+        collection.objects.link(related_element)
+        return {"FINISHED"}
+
+
+class EnableEditingContainer(bpy.types.Operator):
+    bl_idname = "bim.enable_editing_container"
+    bl_label = "Enable Editing Container"
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        bpy.context.active_object.BIMObjectProperties.relating_structure = None
+        bpy.context.active_object.BIMObjectProperties.is_editing_container = True
+        return {"FINISHED"}
+
+
+class DisableEditingContainer(bpy.types.Operator):
+    bl_idname = "bim.disable_editing_container"
+    bl_label = "Disable Editing Container"
+    obj: bpy.props.StringProperty()
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        obj = bpy.data.objects.get(self.obj) if self.obj else bpy.context.active_object
+        obj.BIMObjectProperties.is_editing_container = False
         return {"FINISHED"}

src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/module/spatial/ui.py

@@ -27,11 +27,17 @@ class BIM_PT_spatial(Panel):
         if props.ifc_definition_id not in Data.products:
             Data.load(props.ifc_definition_id)
 
-        row = self.layout.row(align=True)
+        if props.is_editing_container:
-        name = "{}/{}".format(
+            row = self.layout.row(align=True)
-            Data.products[props.ifc_definition_id]["type"], Data.products[props.ifc_definition_id]["Name"]
+            row.prop(props, "relating_structure", text="")
-        )
+            row.operator("bim.assign_container", icon="CHECKMARK", text="")
-        if name == "None/None":
+            row.operator("bim.disable_editing_container", icon="X", text="")
-            name = "This object is not spatially contained"
+        else:
-        row.label(text=name)
+            row = self.layout.row(align=True)
-        row.operator("bim.assign_container", icon="FILE_REFRESH", text="")
+            name = "{}/{}".format(
+                Data.products[props.ifc_definition_id]["type"], Data.products[props.ifc_definition_id]["Name"]
+            )
+            if name == "None/None":
+                name = "This object is not spatially contained"
+            row.label(text=name)
+            row.operator("bim.enable_editing_container", icon="GREASEPENCIL", text="")

src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/prop.py

@@ -1469,6 +1469,7 @@ class BIMObjectProperties(PropertyGroup):
     is_editing_attributes: BoolProperty(name="Is Editing Attributes")
     relating_object: PointerProperty(name="Aggregate", type=bpy.types.Object)
     is_editing_aggregate: BoolProperty(name="Is Editing Aggregate")
+    is_editing_container: BoolProperty(name="Is Editing Container")
     relating_type: PointerProperty(name="Type Product", type=bpy.types.Object)
     relating_structure: PointerProperty(name="Spatial Container", type=bpy.types.Object)
     psets: CollectionProperty(name="Psets", type=PsetQto)