WIP assigning a class also assigns the spatial container if possible. See #1222.

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

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import blenderbim.bim.module.geometry.add_representation as add_representation
 import blenderbim.bim.module.geometry.assign_styles as assign_styles
 import blenderbim.bim.module.geometry.assign_representation as assign_representation
 import blenderbim.bim.module.geometry.add_object_placement as add_object_placement
+import blenderbim.bim.module.spatial.assign_container as assign_container
 from blenderbim.bim.ifc import IfcStore
 
 
@@ -136,8 +137,26 @@ class AssignClass(bpy.types.Operator):
                 )
                 usecase.execute()
 
+            relating_structure = None
+            for collection in obj.users_collection:
+                if "Ifc" in collection.name:
+                    relating_structure = self.file.by_id(
+                        bpy.data.objects.get(collection.name).BIMObjectProperties.ifc_definition_id
+                    )
+                    break
+
+            if relating_structure:
+                usecase = assign_container.Usecase(
+                    self.file,
+                    {
+                        "product": product,
+                        "relating_structure": relating_structure,
+                    },
+                )
+                usecase.execute()
+
             obj.name = "{}/{}".format(bpy.context.scene.BIMProperties.ifc_class, obj.name)
-            obj.BIMObjectProperties.ifc_definition_id = int(result.id())
+            obj.BIMObjectProperties.ifc_definition_id = int(product.id())
             if bpy.context.scene.BIMProperties.ifc_product == "IfcElementType":
                 self.place_in_types_collection(obj)
         return {"FINISHED"}

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

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Usecase:
         contained_in_structure = self.settings["product"].ContainedInStructure
         contains_elements = self.settings["relating_structure"].ContainsElements
 
-        if contained_in_structure == contains_elements:
+        if contains_elements and contained_in_structure == contains_elements:
             return
 
         if contained_in_structure:

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

@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ class Data:
         if not file:
             return
         product = file.by_id(product_id)
-        element = product.ContainedInStructure[0].RelatingStructure if product.ContainedInStructure else None
+        if product.ContainedInStructure:
-        cls.products[product_id] = {
+            structure = product.ContainedInStructure[0].RelatingStructure
-            "type": element.is_a() if element else None,
+            cls.products[product_id] = {"type": structure.is_a(), "Name": structure.Name, "id": int(structure.id())}
-            "Name": element.Name if element else None,
+        else:
-            "id": int(element.id()) if element else None
+            cls.products[product_id] = {"type": None, "Name": None, "id": None}
-        }

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

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class AssignContainer(bpy.types.Operator):
                 relating_structure = self.file.by_id(
                     bpy.data.objects.get(collection.name).BIMObjectProperties.ifc_definition_id
                 )
+                break
         if not relating_structure:
             return {"FINISHED"}
         usecase = assign_container.Usecase(