Quick way to get search strings from selections: https://community.osarch.org/discussion/comment/23305/#Comment_23305

src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/material/operator.py

@@ -61,7 +61,15 @@ class SelectByMaterial(bpy.types.Operator):
     material: bpy.props.IntProperty()
 
     def execute(self, context):
-        core.select_by_material(tool.Material, tool.Spatial, material=tool.Ifc.get().by_id(self.material))
+        material=tool.Ifc.get().by_id(self.material)
+        core.select_by_material(tool.Material, tool.Spatial, material=material)
+        
+        # copy selection query to clipboard
+        material_name = material.Name
+        result = f'material="{material_name}"'  
+        bpy.context.window_manager.clipboard = result
+        self.report({"INFO"}, f"({result}) was copied to the clipboard.")
+        
         return {"FINISHED"}
 
 

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

@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ class SelectIfcClass(Operator):
             if element := tool.Ifc.get_entity(obj):
                 classes.add(element.is_a())
                 predefined_types.add(ifcopenshell.util.element.get_predefined_type(element))
+        result = ''
         for cls in classes:
             for element in tool.Ifc.get().by_type(cls):
                 if (
@@ -527,6 +528,15 @@ class SelectIfcClass(Operator):
                     continue
                 if obj := tool.Ifc.get_object(element):
                     tool.Blender.select_object(obj)
+
+            # copy selection query to clipboard
+            if not result:
+                result = f"{cls}"
+            else:
+                result += f", {cls}"
+            bpy.context.window_manager.clipboard = result
+            self.report({"INFO"}, f"({result}) was copied to the clipboard.")
+
         return {"FINISHED"}
 
 
@@ -748,3 +758,25 @@ class SelectSimilar(Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
                 )
             else:
                 self.report({"INFO"}, f"Selected all objects that share the same ({key}) value")
+        
+        
+        # copy selection query to clipboard
+        if not self.calculate_sum:
+            result = ''
+            if value == True:
+                value = "TRUE"
+            if value == False:
+                value = "FALSE"      
+            if key == "predefined_type":
+                key = "PredefinedType"    
+            if isinstance(value, list) and value:  
+                for item in value:
+                    sub_result = f'{key} = "{item}"'
+                    if not result:
+                        result = sub_result
+                    else:
+                        result += f", {sub_result}"
+            else:
+                result = f'{key} = "{value}"'  
+            bpy.context.window_manager.clipboard = result
+            self.report({"INFO"}, f"({result}) was copied to the clipboard.")

src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/type/operator.py

@@ -198,12 +198,26 @@ class SelectSimilarType(bpy.types.Operator):
                 continue
             relating_types.add(relating_type)
 
+        result = '' 
         for relating_type in relating_types:
             related_objects = ifcopenshell.util.element.get_types(relating_type)
+            
             for element in related_objects:
                 obj = tool.Ifc.get_object(element)
                 if obj and obj in context.visible_objects:
                     obj.select_set(True)
+
+            # copy selection query to clipboard
+            related_objects_class = related_objects[0].is_a()
+            relating_type_name = relating_type.Name
+            if not result:
+                result = f"{related_objects_class}, type=\"{relating_type_name}\""
+            else:
+                result += f" + {related_objects_class}, type=\"{relating_type_name}\""
+            bpy.context.window_manager.clipboard = result
+            self.report({"INFO"}, f"({result}) was copied to the clipboard.")
+
+            
         return {"FINISHED"}