Support for exporting IFCZIP files. See #834

src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/__init__.py

@@ -139,11 +139,11 @@ if bpy is not None:
 
     def menu_func_export(self, context):
         self.layout.operator(operator.ExportIFC.bl_idname,
-             text="Industry Foundation Classes (.ifc)")
+             text="Industry Foundation Classes (.ifc/.ifczip)")
 
     def menu_func_import(self, context):
         self.layout.operator(operator.ImportIFC.bl_idname,
-             text="Industry Foundation Classes (.ifc)")
+             text="Industry Foundation Classes (.ifc/.ifczip)")
 
     def on_register(scene):
         prop.setDefaultProperties(scene)

src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/export_ifc.py

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import json
 import time
 import datetime
 import os
+import zipfile
+import tempfile
 from pathlib import Path
 from mathutils import Vector, Matrix
 from .helper import SIUnitHelper
@@ -1146,7 +1148,7 @@ class IfcExporter():
         self.relate_to_objectives(self.ifc_parser.rel_associates_constraint_objective_type)
         self.relate_structural_members_to_connections()
         self.relate_objects_to_groups()
-        self.file.write(self.ifc_export_settings.output_file)
+        self.write_ifc_file()
 
     def set_common_definitions(self):
         # Owner history doesn't actually work like this, but for now, it does :)
@@ -2422,6 +2424,20 @@ class IfcExporter():
     def convert_si_to_unit(self, co):
         return co / self.ifc_parser.unit_scale
 
+    def write_ifc_file(self):
+        extension = self.ifc_export_settings.output_file.split('.')[-1]
+        if extension == 'ifczip':
+            with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as unzipped_path:
+                filename, ext = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(self.ifc_export_settings.output_file))
+                tmp_name = '{}.ifc'.format(filename)
+                tmp_file = os.path.join(unzipped_path, tmp_name)
+                self.file.write(tmp_file)
+                with zipfile.ZipFile(self.ifc_export_settings.output_file,
+                        mode='w', compression=zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED, compresslevel=9) as zf:
+                    zf.write(tmp_file)
+        elif extension == 'ifc':
+            self.file.write(self.ifc_export_settings.output_file)
+
 
 class IfcExportSettings:
     def __init__(self):

src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/operator.py

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ colour_list = [
 
 class ExportIFC(bpy.types.Operator):
     bl_idname = "export.ifc"
-    bl_label = "Export .ifc file"
+    bl_label = "Export IFC"
     filename_ext = ".ifc"
     filepath: bpy.props.StringProperty(subtype='FILE_PATH')
 
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ class ExportIFC(bpy.types.Operator):
         logging.basicConfig(
                 filename=context.scene.BIMProperties.data_dir + 'process.log',
                 filemode='a', level=logging.DEBUG)
-        output_file = bpy.path.ensure_ext(self.filepath, '.ifc')
+        extension = self.filepath.split('.')[-1]
+        if extension == 'ifczip':
+            output_file = bpy.path.ensure_ext(self.filepath, '.ifczip')
+        else:
+            output_file = bpy.path.ensure_ext(self.filepath, '.ifc')
         ifc_export_settings = export_ifc.IfcExportSettings.factory(context, output_file, logger)
         ifc_parser = export_ifc.IfcParser(ifc_export_settings)
         qto_calculator = export_ifc.QtoCalculator()
@@ -63,7 +67,7 @@ class ExportIFC(bpy.types.Operator):
 
 class ImportIFC(bpy.types.Operator, ImportHelper):
     bl_idname = "import.ifc"
-    bl_label = "Import .ifc file"
+    bl_label = "Import IFC"
     filename_ext = ".ifc"
     filter_glob: bpy.props.StringProperty(default="*.ifc;*.ifczip", options={'HIDDEN'})